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Matawalle seeks prayers to end banditry in Zamfara
GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle has appealed to the people of the state to intensify prayers for God’s intervention to end banditry in the state.
Matawalle made the call today during a…
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Bandits release five of 73 kidnapped Zamfara students
FIVE out of the seventy-three abducted students of Government Day Secondary School Kaya, Maradun Local Government Area have been returned to Kaya by their abductors.
Recall that the…
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70 convicted soldiers deserve pardon, Falana tells Buhari
A SENIOR Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, yesterday urged President Buhari to grant pardon to 70 soldiers convicted for mutiny during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.…
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Nasarawa lawmaker, Samuel Tsebe, escapes assassination attempt
A MEMBER of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Samuel Tsebe, yesterday escaped assassination.
The lawmaker, who represents Akwanga South Constituency in the Assembly, was attacked…
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FG approves N89.6bn for road, airport projects
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N89.6 billion for the execution of road and airport contracts in the country.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and…
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Ex-minister Aisha Abubakar’s first son dies in car accident
ALIYU Abubakar, first son of the former minister of state for industry, trade and investment Aisha Abubakar, has died in an auto crash.
The minister’s three other children who were…
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Zamfara imposes curfew in 13 LGAs, closes schools
THE State government today imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on 13 local government areas.
Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, announced the curfew at a media briefing in Gusau.
He said…
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NLC vows to fight proposed increment in electricity tariff
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to deploy the industrial mechanisms granted in labour laws to defend workers’ rights and resist an increase in electricity tariff.
This was…
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Kidnappers of Oyedepo’s church members reduce ransom to N3m
Abductors of three members of Living Faith Church International, a church founded by Bishop David Oyedepo, in Kogi have reportedly reduced their demand for ransom from N30 million to N3…
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Again bandits attack Zamfara school, abduct students
Gunmen have abducted students of Kaya Junior Secondary School in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Details of the incident are still sketchy but the armed men were said…
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