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Terrorist Hub Was Target, Says Buratai

A former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has described the recent airstrike on Jilli Market as a necessary military action against a terrorist stronghold. Buratai, in a statement yesterday, said the strike was based on credible intelligence indicating that Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters were using the market for logistics and operations....
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N’Delta Stakeholders Oppose Calls To Decentralise Tompolo’s Pipeline Security Contract

Niger Delta ex-militants, Board of Trustees (BoT), Critical Stakeholders Forum (CSF) and the Foundation for Heritage Advancement and Development in Niger Delta (FHADND) yesterday rejected calls from the decentralisation of the pipeline security contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL). They praised the National Assembly for dismissing three petitions against the firm owned...
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Kano APC Stakeholders Nominate Sule Garo Deputy Gov

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Group in Kano have, after an intense meeting that lasted up to 4am yesterday, nominated Murtala Sule Garo as the state’s new deputy governor that will succeed Aminu Abdussalam who refused to decamp alongside Governor Abba Kyari Yusuf to APC. Earlier on, reports hints that the stakeholders...
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Why Private Universities Should Access TETFund

Al-Hikmah University Vice-Chancellor Lateef Oladimeji yesterday renewed calls for private universities to be included in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) programme. According to him, the exclusion of private universities from the Fund is unjust and counterproductive. Speaking in Ilorin, the professor frowned on the legal framework barring private institutions from accessing TETFund despite their...
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Patrick Doyle Loses Daughter Hours After Birth

Veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle, has announced the loss of his newborn daughter, Omayinuwa Doyle. The actor made this announcement in a post shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, April 12, noting that the baby girl passed away on Saturday, April 11, just a day after her birth. Doyle expressed gratitude for the brief...
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MURIC Makes Case For Muslim Candidates In S’West

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) yesterday advised political parties in the South West to field Muslim candidates if they want Muslims to vote for them. In a statement, Director Ishaq Akintola insists that Muslim governors must emerge from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun, with Muslim deputy governors in Ekiti and Ondo. The group said: ”Although...
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Sumedha Energy, Ibom Developers Honored For Job Creation

Sumedha Energy Limited, a joint venture with NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Ibom Developers FZE, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to job creation and community development in Akwa Ibom State. The recognition was conferred at the Annual Dinner and Award Night of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
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Oku Ibom Ibibio Mourns King Dandeson Jaja

Oku Ibom Ibibio and President General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr) Solomon Daniel Etuk, has mourned the loss of His Majesty, King (Dr.) Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Jeki V. Ntenyin Etuk described the transition of King Jaja, the revered Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom and former Chairman of the...
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