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Fresh crisis looms in Aso Rock as Buratai removes top army officers from NSA office

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The crisis between two top Nigerian security chiefs, the Chief of Army Staff Tukur Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai and the National Security Adviser retired Major Gen. Babagana Monguno, heightened on Tuesday when the former removed senior army officers from the office of the latter allegedly without sending replacements. Although President Muhammadu Buhari has not formally reinstated Mr Monguno as NSA,...

Ikpeazu Promises Teachers, Other Workers Regular Payment Of Salaries, Improved Welfare

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The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised the regular payment of salaries and wages to teachers and other workers in the state. He made this assurance on Thursday when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Nasiru Idris and the General Secretary of the Union, Dr. Mike Ike Ene at Government...

Ikpeazu Promises Teachers, Other Workers Regular Payment Of Salaries, Improved Welfare

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The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised the regular payment of salaries and wages to teachers and other workers in the state. He made this assurance on Thursday when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Nasiru Idris and the General Secretary of the Union, Dr. Mike Ike Ene at Government...

Many feared dead as robbers attack First, Polaris Banks in Ondo

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It was like a scene in one of the Hollywood scenes when gunmen stormed Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday evening and attacked two banks in the community. The two banks affected were First Bank and Polaris Bank situated in the central part of the community. Four-persons were said to have been killed in the robbery...

Inspector detained for murder hangs self in Lagos

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A police inspector, Okon Essien, who was accused of extra-judicial killing, has committed suicide. The policeman hanged himself on Wednesday in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba. A source told our correspondent that Essien was brought to the SCIID on Tuesday for allegedly killing a man at the Dangote refinery. Essien, who was arrested along with...

NECO releases November/December 2019 SSCE result

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The National Examination Council has released the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations. Mr Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE). Mr Abubakar Gana, Acting Registrar of the council, made this...

President Buhari inducts three helicopters to tackle insecurity

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The President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, inducted three attack helicopters – two Agusta 109P helicopter and one Mi-171E helicopter, saying the Federal Government would do all it can to tackle insecurity. The President noted in his address that the government would not fail the trust Nigerians reposed in him, adding that the diversification of the economy to the non-oil sector...

African countries looking up to Nigeria for leadership – Sen. Ali

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African countries are looking up to Nigeria to provide leadership for good governance in line with the core principles of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Sen. Abba Ali, Chairman, National Governing Council (NGC), APRM Nigeria, made this known at the meeting of the National Governing Council of APRM in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday. He gave a progress report on the...

Impressed By His Achievements, Ohafia Traditional Rulers Honour Local Govt TC Chairman (Photos)

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The Ohafia South Traditional Rulers' Council on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 honoured the local government Transition Committee Chairman, Hon. Fred Eke Idika at the Palace of HRH Eze A.N. Iro of Akanu Ukwu Autonomous Community. According to the Chairman of the Ohafia South Traditional Rulers' Council - HRM Eze Igwe Ojike, the Honour was in full recognition of his track...

Impressed By His Achievements, Ohafia Traditional Rulers Honour Local Govt TC Chairman (Photos)

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The Ohafia South Traditional Rulers' Council on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 honoured the local government Transition Committee Chairman, Hon. Fred Eke Idika at the Palace of HRH Eze A.N. Iro of Akanu Ukwu Autonomous Community. According to the Chairman of the Ohafia South Traditional Rulers' Council - HRM Eze Igwe Ojike, the Honour was in full recognition of his track...

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