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CDSSJ to hold 2023 AGM in Jos
The 2023 AGM/Reunion of Old Students Association, Command Day Secondary School, (CDSSJ) Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos, Plateau State popularly called “Ex-Commandos,” is set to hold the 2023 AGM in September. The barracks, which was formally called Rukuba Military Cantonment, the Old Students promises to be the biggest and…
Read More »Unwanted pregnancies in Nigeria may rise to 700,000 in 2023 says report
Nigeria may experience an unprecedented rise in unwanted pregnancies in 2023 up to 700,000 according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund. The organization attributes this to the challenge of funding family planning in the country. It stated this at an event to mark the 2023 World…
Read More »Hushpuppi’s associate, Woodberry sentenced to eight years in prison
A US court has convicted Mr Woodberry, with real name, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, an associate of Hushpuppi, a convicted fraudster. Mr Woodberry, was sentenced on July 11 by Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, after being convicted on…
Read More »Ex-Benue governor, Sam Ortom’s automobile shop raided
The Asset Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Tuesday, raided an automobile shop owned by ex-Governor Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the state capital. Some vehicles were seized during the operation. The committee reportedly used towing vans to pull out some vehicles after attempts…
Read More »Nnamdi Kanu: Group advises President Tinubu on peace dialogue
A civil society group, Congress of Civil Society Group (CCSG) Abia State Chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with a view to stemming insecurity in the Southeast geo-political zone. The group which made this…
Read More »Vigilante tortured to death over phone
A member of the Digbolukolu Local Security Outfit identified simply as Ezekiel, aka Baba Malu, has been tortured to death by his colleagues on the premises of the Langbasa Health Centre in the Ajah area of Lagos State. According to a report by Newsexpress, members of the security outfit…
Read More »Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma: Full report of the Committee set up by Governor Chukwuma Soludo
7th July, 2023 Prof. C.C Soludo, Governor, Anambra State. Mr. Governor, REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EJIKEME JOY MMESOMA’S JAMB SCORE CONTROVERSY Recall Mr. Governor that with the recent release of scores of candidates who applied for admission by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and subsequent announcement…
Read More »Katsina flood destroys over 200 houses, kills 10
10 persons were reportedly killed and over 200 houses destroyed in Katsina State Capital and in Bindawa LGA of the state as downpour overwhelmed buildings and roads in the neighbourhoods causing havoc. According to residents of the affected area in Katsina metropolis, the heavy rain started at about 4pm on…
Read More »Drama as driver bites off VIO officer’s ear
A Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO), has lost his ear to a driver after the said officer’s ear was bitten off. The incident reportedly happened in Warri as a Sienna car driver (name withheld) bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO) identified as Papu Prosper during a…
Read More »114 Nigerians seeking asylum in Canada rejected
About 114 Nigerians seeking asylum in Canada have been rejected. According to The Punch newspaper, Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board says it turned down 114 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection between January and June, 2023. According to data from the Refugee Protection Division of the IRBC the board,…
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