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The spirit of Easter
Christians all over the world are in the Easter mood, beginning from today which is Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the Cross of Calvary where He shed His blood over 2,000 […]
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Picture: Onnoghen after CCT judgement
Justice Walter Onnoghen after the CCT judgement Thursday in Abuja Photo: Ayuba Raji
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Picture: Nigeria Customs Service distributing seized items to orphanage homes and IDPs in 3 states
Nigeria Customs Service distributing seized items to orphanage homes and IDPs in Kwara, Kogi and Osun states, Wednesday Photo: Mujidat Oyewole/NAN
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$6bn Q1 FDIs in Nigeria
The recent revelation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the country attracted $6 billion foreign investments in the first three months of the year is a welcome development. The trend is an apparent […]
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Picture: FCT indigenes unleash protest at NASS entrance over alleged killing of their people
Coalition of FCT indigenes protesting alleged killing of their people by soldiers at Giri, Kpakubu, Ido Sarki, Zuba and Tungan Maje at the entrance of the National Assembly, in Abuja Tuesday Photo: Ayuba Raji
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Picture: JAMB Registrar receiving an award of excellence from NUC presented by a representative of education minister
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar receiving an award of excellence from representative of education minister, Mr Sonny Echono (right) and Executive Secretary National Universities Commission Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, during the national summit on […]
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Neglect of public schools
Recently, the President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Dr. Sally Bolujoko, ruffled feathers in the nation’s educational circle when she enjoined political leaders and civil servants to enroll their children […]
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Picture: Buhari in the company of other African leaders at the Conference of Heads of State of CEN-SAD
President Muhammadu Buhari (middle), Chadian President Idris Deby Itno (2nd left), President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou (right), President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe (2nd right) during the Extra Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of […]
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Maternal and child health care challenges
The recent declaration of a state of emergency on public health in relation to maternal and child deaths occurring at the primary healthcare centres could not have come at a better time. Making the declaration […]
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The VVF onslaught must be checked (Video included)
The recent revelation that about 12,000 new cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) are recorded annually in Nigeria with 5,000 cases treated must have ruffled feathers in the health care circles. Dr. Aliyu Muhammad El-Ladan, […]
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Photo: 2019 JAMB CBT examination in Kaduna University ICT Centre on Thursday
Candidates writing the 2019 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination at Kaduna State University ICT Center in Kaduna Thursday Photo: Ibrahim Bashir/HB/NAN
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Curbing SIM card swap fraud
The explanation by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the effect that it made the process of replacing lost, stolen or damaged Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards more stringent in order to protect telecommunications consumers […]
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The alert on fake cholera vaccine
The recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to the effect that there is currently in circulation, fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine circulating in Bangladesh has reignited the […]
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Execution of Nigerian drug traffickers
Last week, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the execution of one of their own for drug related offences in Saudi Arabia. The widow, named Kudirat Afolabi and a mother of two, was […]
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Picture: Buhari tete-a-tete with UAE Deputy Prime Minister at the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai
President Muhammadu Buhari (middle); UAE Deputy Prime Minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2nd left); Bolivia President of Juan Evo Morales (right) and others, during the Annual Investment Meeting, in Dubai Monday
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NAFIU’s move on public assets declaration
Two of the three pillars of the Buhari administration, the fight against corruption and insecurity, got a major boost last week with the disclosure by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) that the assets of […]
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Sport for development and peace
Today is being observed as International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The day is set aside to draw the attention of the international community to the important roles sport has historically played in […]
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Picture: NAF, Police collabo on strategic operations
The director of Information Technology, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, Air Commodore Amos Bulus (left), briefing the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (2nd left); Acting IGP Adamu Mohammed (2nd right) and the director-general, […]
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Corruption in the police
The recent survey released by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) rating the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the most corrupt institution in the country must have sounded like a broken record to close […]
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Picture: Kaduna state DCP display 3 dead suspected kidnapper of foreigners and their “ammo”
Kaduna state Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr Onah Sunday (left), displaying corpses of three suspected kidnappers of foreign staff at Mother Cat Construction Company who were killed after a gun battle with police at Mando, […]
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HIV risk among 16,000 Kaduna children
The recent disclosure by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) that 6,000 newborns in Kaduna state are at risk of contracting HIV in 2019 if elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV interventions […]
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Obasanjo’s admonition to PDP
In an apparent endorsement of the result of the February 23, 2019 presidential election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites, who lack […]
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FG’s new policy on constituency projects
The anti-corruption war of the Buhari administration was taken a notch higher last week with the federal government’s warning that it will not pay for any zonal intervention and constituency projects not executed satisfactorily and […]
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Slow pace of mechatronics training
Last Tuesday, the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu, revealed that the federal government has rolled out plans to train about 3,200 youths in mechatronics this year as part […]