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Jailbreaks: Custodial centres need rehabilitation, reforms, says expert

An Abuja-based Security expert, Dr Yusuf Suberu has called for urgent infrastructure and other reforms to decongest the custodial centres in Nigeria. Suberu made the call in an interview with the News…

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Tinubu: Partnerships must deliver real gains to citizens

President Bola Tinubu says bilateral partnerships must be mutually beneficial, transformative and translate into real gains for ordinary citizens. Tinubu said this at the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum in…

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NLC sacks Abure-led Labour Party leadership

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the return of the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure and his National Working Committee at a national convention recently held in…

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Arik Air blames poor weather for PH flight cancellation

Arik Air on Thursday said its leaving of its passengers stranded at the Port Harcourt Airport on March 2 was unintentional and due to bad weather. A statement signed by…

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Cleric tells traders, selling fake products can land you in hell

A cleric, Pastor Godwin Kalu, has cautioned traders to desist from selling fake products, warning that it could land them in hell. Kalu, Presiding Pastor, Divine Encounter Church, Satellite Town,…

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FCTA promises economic progress for women

Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Dr Mariya Mahmoud, and Dr Adedayo Benjamin-Laniyi, Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCT Administration, have promised accelerated economic progress for women in the…

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Ramadan: Tinubu hosts cabinet members to Iftar

President Bola Tinubu, has hosted members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to a Ramadan breaking of fast (Iftar). The event at the banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa is…

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Group charges Wike on how to change Abuja

The Crusade for Greater Nigeria on Poverty Eradication and Social Matters (CFGN), has urged Mr Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, continue with his transformation efforts in the capital city in…

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Respect Muslim faithful, don’t eat in public during fasting hours, says cleric

The Chief Imam, Falomo Lagos Central Mosque, Dr Tajudeen Adebayo, said the public should respect the sensibility of the fasting Muslim faithful by avoiding eating in their presence. Adebayo said…

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Mathematics Day: Centre boss urges support to aid teaching, learning

Prof. Promise Mebine, the Director/Chief Executive, National Mathematical Centre, (NMC), has called for more support towards aiding the teaching and learning of mathematics to promote national development. Mebine said this…

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