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Gunmen kill six near UNIZIK school gate

Hoodlums, suspected to be cultists have invaded Ifite-Awka, near the school gate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, killing no fewer than six persons. According to eyewitnesses who spoke to our correspondent on Thursday, the gun-wielding hoodlums invaded the vicinity in the early hours of Thursday and opened fire on some persons, suspected to...
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Keyamo seeks WMO support for improved meteorological services

The Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has visited the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, Prof Andrea Saulo, to solicit operational support for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency. The minister centred his request on areas of capacity building, and launching a national roadmap in respect of the Early-Warnings-for-All initiative by the United Nations...
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Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan released from jail

Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was released from jail on Thursday, his party said, nine months after she was imprisoned alongside him in the runup to elections. In the days before the February polls, Bibi was convicted of graft and illegal marriage alongside opposition leader Khan in what he claimed...
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Bauchi dam in good condition – FG

The Federal Government’s Technical Subcommittee on Dam Evaluation has assured the public that the Gubi Dam in Bauchi State is in satisfactory condition, following an inspection on Wednesday. The subcommittee, led by the Director of Dams and Reservoir Operations at the Ministry of Water Resources, Aliyu Ibrahim, conducted the assessment as part of a nationwide...
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Obi calls for Nigeria’s shift to production economy

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, called for Nigeria to embrace productivity and improve its trade contributions to the Commonwealth. Speaking as the guest speaker at Liverpool John Moores University on the topic “Harnessing the Commonwealth Advantage for Trade and Investment,” Obi, via a statement on Thursday, stressed the need for Nigeria...
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Police nab cleric for defiling 12-year-old in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday said its operatives have arrested one Alfa Jubril Dalamun, residing at No. 8 Imososi Street in Ago Iwoye for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl (name withheld). The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Thursday. Odutola explained that...
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US govt fines American airlines $50m for maltreating persons with disabilities

The United States government has fined American Airlines $50m for maltreating persons with disabilities. The Department of Transportation has fined American Airlines $50 million for violating laws that protect individuals with disabilities. The DOT stated that its investigation into American Airlines revealed instances of unsafe physical assistance, which sometimes led to injuries and undignified treatment...
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First Bank fixes October 26 for system migration 

First Bank has announced plans to transition to a new cloud-based procurement and financial platform as part of its ongoing strategy to improve operational efficiency and service delivery. The migration, scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 26, is expected to result in temporary service disruptions, the tier one lender with over 42 million customers said...
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