A Ghanaian soldier Captain Maxwell Mahama was on Monday morning lynched by some residents of Denkyira Boase, a community in the Upper Denkyira West District who mistook him for an armed robber. Mahama, who was carrying out his daily jogging routine and not on uniform, was killed after some women saw him with his pistol and alerted…
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At least three persons are reportedly dead after suspected naval officers attacked a police station in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday. According to Premium Times, the naval officers attacked and burnt down the police station following a row with some police officers earlier in the day. Some naval officers had allegedly ran the red…
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Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State, speaking during his panel session titled office of the citizen Former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke has called on Nigerians, especially young people, to play a pivotal role in leadership and governance. Mr. Duke made this call at the Nigeria Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders…
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday, announced the appointment of Olusegun Adekunle as the Alternate Chairman of the Economic Commission Board. OPEC made the announcement in a statement released in Abuja on Friday by Idang Alibi, Director Press Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Alibi said: In a welcome development, OPEC announced the appointment of Nigeria’s Mr Olusegun Adekunle as…
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign if he truly loves the country, as ill-heath is not allowing the President to effectively discharge his constitutional duties. Fayose, who addressed newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, said being an avowed corruption fighter, Buhari is now under moral burden to save Nigeria…
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has signed into law two bills that would give easy access to credit facility for Nigerians. The bills which have now become ‘Acts’ were the Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act, 2017 (otherwise known as Collateral Registry Act) and the Credit Reporting Act, 2017. A statement signed the spokesman to the…
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A young man, who attempted to steal a fan from a branch of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Onifade Town, Ayobo area of Ogun State yesterday, was apprehended. The suspect, identified as Dele, told the mob that almost lynched him that he stole the fan because he needed money to buy garri, rice and…
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday handed over the recently released Chibok Girls, abducted by Boko Haram terrorists to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development for rehabilitation. The 82 girls were released after the Federal Government agreed to swap them for some members of the terror group. Recall that 21 girls were released in October…
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The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday berated former president Goodluck Jonathan over his recent comment on the N2billion Ecological Fund made available to states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during his tenure. In a statement issued in Kaduna by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, the governor said…
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Former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, has revealed that he would still take a shot at the presidency if he has the opportunity. Duke made this known in Lagos on Tuesday when he spoke at a programme, ‘The Nigerian Symposium for Emerging Leaders’ explaining that it was because of his preference for the…
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