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Nigeria now headquarters of poverty, insurrection, joblessness — NULGE

By Boluwaji Obahopo LOKOJA—Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, yesterday, in Lokoja, Kogi State, said it was lamentable that Nigeria had become the headquarters of poverty, insurrection, joblessness and all sorts of evil in Africa. NUlGE’s National President, Ambali Olatunji, who spoke at the 7th Quadrennial Delegates Conference and Inauguration of newly elected executive to …

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2023: If Elected President, WASSCE Fees Would Be Paid for Every Nigerian Child, Says Tinubu

APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to offset the WAEC fees of secondary school leavers Tinubu made the vow will addressing some APC women groups in a trending video shared on social media The frontline presidential aspirant of the ruling party also stated that Nigeria needs stability for women to thrive in …

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International peace difficult to maintain without meeting needs of young people -UN official

The United Nations has said maintaining International peace would be difficult without deliberate actions to meet the needs of the billions of young people The Director, United Nations Information Centre Nigeria, Ronald Kayanja said this at the Covenant International Model United Nations on Monday. Model UN is an important platform for young people to discuss …

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Only those vaccinated against COVID-19 will serve from next year – NYSC

“We want to ensure that we adhere strictly to the non-pharmaceutical safety protocols of COVID-19,’’ the Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said on Monday in Abuja. He was addressing the 2021 Batch “C’’ Stream II set of corps members in a virtual meeting. Mr Emeka Mgbemena, NYSC’s spokesman said in a statement that the director-general gave …

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Hoodlums macheted EndSARS protester who testified before Lekki panel -Adegboruwa

Hoodlums have attacked and macheted an EndSARS protester, Kamsiyochukwu Ibe, who testified before a Lagos judicial panel on the alleged role of the military and the police in the Lekki shooting of October 20, 2021, one of the panel members, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said. The senior advocate also raised the alarm over the alleged …

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150 days after ban, Nigerians await truce between FG, Twitter

Uncertainty continues to trail Federal Government’s plan to lift the ban placed on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, in Nigeria, 150 days after, and exactly a month since President Muhammadu Buhari promised to unban Twitter. However, sources monitoring development between the government and social media giant disclosed to The Guardian yesterday that the ban could be …

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Missing Person

Today, Monday, marks the 13th day Vanguard National Assembly, NASS, reporter, Tordue Salem, disappeared. His colleagues are marking it by storming Police Headquarters, Abuja, asking the Inspector-General of Police, IG, Usman Alkali Baba, to provide answers on Salem’s whereabouts. The journalists, bearing placards with inscriptions such as ‘Free Tordue now’, ‘Enough is enough’, ‘Stop violence against …

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Southeast on lockdown, jubilant mood as Kanu pleads not guilty

By Bridget Chiedu Onochie (Abuja), Godwin Ijediogor (Asaba), Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri), Uzoma Nzeagwu (Awka) and Nnamdi Akpa (Abakaliki)   Men of the Nigeria State Secret Police (SSS) escorts Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu (2nd L), outside the Federal High Court during the trial of the IPOB leader who is facing a 7-count amended charge …

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Breaking: Protesters storm, Lekki Tollgate, Abuja, Enugu to mark Endsars anniversary

Despite the warnings from the Lagos state Police Command that it would not tolerate any form of protest in the state, Protesters on Wednesday stormed Lekki Toll Gate to register their grievances over police brutality and wanton killings of innocent youths in the country. Protesters were using their vehicles to protest, shouting that they want …

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