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Imo Governor Uzodimma Appoints Brother As Deputy Chief Of Staff

9 months ago1623 min

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has appointed his brother, Ferdinand Uzodimma, as his Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of General Services. The appointment which takes effect immediately was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku. The governor also reappointed Cosmos Iwu as the Secretary to the State Government; Nnamdi Anyaehie as his Chief of Staff and Sydney Agbor as the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge...

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Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship

9 months ago825 min

Some female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, are feared dead after a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday, during the distribution of palliatives to the students. Several other students reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the stampede. The National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, who confirmed the incident to journalists, described it as horrible. Baduku said that all the students involved in the stampede...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Release 15 Abducted Students In Sokoto State After Payment Of Ransom

9 months ago2794 min

          Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have released the abducted 15 students of the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State.      A top military source around the community, Gidan Bakuso, in the Gada local government area of the state told SaharaReporters on Friday morning.      “All the students have been freed and they are reunited back to their families. I can’t tell you how much was paid (as ransom) but...

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BREAKING: Catherine, Princess of Wales Diagnosed With Cancer, Begins Chemotherapy

9 months ago2745 min

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun chemotherapy, she announced in a video message on Friday, in which she described the past two months as “incredibly tough for our entire family.” Her diagnosis follows that of King Charles III, who announced his own cancer diagnosis and treatment in early February. It comes after a period of intense uncertainty about the health of Catherine, who underwent abdominal surgery in January and largely disappeared from...

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Nigerian Defence Headquarters Declares Finland-based Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Wanted For Terrorism, Others

9 months ago2793 min

Ekpa is the Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile (BRGIE).    The Defence Headquarters has declared 97 persons wanted for terrorism, insurgency, and violent crimes in the country.    One of the persons on the wanted list is Finland-based Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed disciple of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.    Ekpa is the Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile (BRGIE).    The Director,...

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Bauchi Government Denies Spending Over N5billion On Foodstuffs, Refreshments In 2023, Releases Breakdown

9 months ago8513 min

The Bauchi State government has denied a media report that the state spent over N5billion on foodstuff and refreshments which is more than the combined budget for provision of water facilities, education and health services.   SaharaReporters published on March 14, a Wikki Times review of the Bauchi State budget performance documents, showing that the state spent N6.490billion on food, meal subsidies, refreshments and entertainment in 2023.   The review shows that meal subsidies to...

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Nigerian Police Arrest Kidnappers’ Gang Leader Behind Catholic Church Attack

9 months ago1264 min

  The police in Kaduna State in collaboration with military have arrested a suspected notorious kidnappers’ gang leader, Saidu Yakubu, also known as “Ismail.”   A statement on Saturday by the Command’s spokesman ASP Mansir Hassan, said that the suspect was arrested on Friday, March 22, 2024.   According to the statement, the gang was allegedly behind the September 7, 2023 attack at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Fadan Kamanta, Kafanchan Diocese, in the Jema’ah Local...

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BREAKING: Labour Party Crisis: Nigeria Labour Congress Writes INEC Chairman, LP Legal Adviser Not To Validate ‘Illegal National Convention’

9 months ago939 min

As the crisis in the Labour Party continues to fester, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Legal Adviser of the Labour Party to desist from validating the “illegal Labour Party National Convention” scheduled for March 27, 2024.   In separate letters dated March 22, 2024, addressed to the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the LP National Legal Adviser and obtained by SaharaReporters, NLC warned...

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Bandits Release All 287 Nigerian Schoolchildren Abducted In Kaduna State

9 months ago802 min

The schoolchildren, aged five to 18 were abducted on March 7 from Kuriga primary and secondary schools in the state. Bandits have released all the 287 pupils and students abducted from Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria.   The schoolchildren, aged five to 18 were abducted on March 7 from Kuriga primary and secondary schools in the state.   The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani confirmed their release in...

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Defence Headquarters Says It Rescued 137 Nigerian Schoolchildren Kidnapped From Kaduna Schools In Neighbouring Zamfara, Not 287

9 months ago916 min

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has said that schoolchildren abducted in Kaduna on March 7, 2024, were rescued in Zamfara State.   It however gave the number of those rescued as 137 and not 287 reportedly kidnapped when terrorists invaded LEA School in Kuriga.   The schoolchildren, aged five to 18 were abducted on Thursday, March 7 from the Kuriga primary and secondary schools in the state and the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N1 billion...

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