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Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:09:36 GMT
We Won't Allow Destruction of School System, Buhari Warns Terrorists, Bandits
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday sent a strong warning to terrorists and bandits targeting public schools saying government will not allow the destruction of the school system in the country.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:05:00 GMT
Kaduna Kidnapped Victims Plead for Help
[Vanguard] Kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Kaduna, have appealed to the Government not to use force to rescue them as their captors warned that such moves would lead to the killing of all the students.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:31:33 GMT
Sexual Harassment Saga Rocks Nollywood As Rising Actress Shares Her Story
[Vanguard] Allegations of sexual harassment are about to rock the Nigerian movie industry again after rising actress, Nweke Anwulika Tonia has narrated how an Asaba-based movie producer attempted to sleep with her before giving her a role in his movi...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:13:05 GMT
Don't Use Force to Rescue Us, Kidnapped Forestry College Students Plead With Govt
[Vanguard] Kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Kaduna, have appealed to the Government not to use force to rescue them as their captors warned that such moves would lead to the killing of all the students.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:10:37 GMT
Afrima Advocates Better Pay for Women in the Culture Industry
[Vanguard] In solidarity with the United Nations International Women's Day 2021, IWD 2021, the All African Music Awards, AFRIMA, during the week joined the rest of the world to honour the strength of women,calling for accelerated gender parity and be...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:00:47 GMT
State Funeral for Rivers Billionaire
[Vanguard] ABONEMA, the historical Kalabari town in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state stood still Saturday as Governor Nyesom Wike, chief host, led the state funeral for Rivers billionaire and philanthropist, High Chief O B Lulu-Briggs i...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:49:07 GMT
Memories of 2016 MMM Scheme Re-Echoed in a New Movie
[Vanguard] Memories of the infamous 2016 MMM scheme, where Nigerians lost billions of naira which they invested in that scam, re-echoed last Sunday night, when a new movie,"Ponzi" premiered in Lagos.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:47:00 GMT
Insurgency - Again, Service Chiefs Storm Maiduguri
[Vanguard] As the military intensified the fight against insurgency in Borno, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, and Service Chiefs have arrived in Maiduguri, for the second time in one month to assess the situation on the ground.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:42:20 GMT
I Narrowly Escaped Being Abducted, I've Lost Interest in Schooling - Student
[Vanguard] It was wailing, cries and lamentation yesterday by parents and other close relations of the students who were kidnapped at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation on the outskirts of Kaduna, on Thursday night as they besieged the sch...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:35:27 GMT
Army Foils Another Kidnap Attempt On Kaduna School
[Premium Times] The Kaduna State government says 39 students have been confirmed missing from the earlier abduction Thursday night.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:32:40 GMT
Court Declines to Strike Out Fani-Kayode Suit
[Vanguard] A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo, yesterday, declined to strike out the suit Ms. Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Fani-Kayode, filed to take custody of their four kids...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:11:33 GMT
Okonjo-Iweala in Abuja to Engage Govt Officials
[This Day] The newly-appointed Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Saturday arrived Nigeria on a five-day working visit, two weeks after she assumed leadership of the global body.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:13:41 GMT
Critics of Coronavirus Restrictions Gather in German Cities
[Vanguard] Thousands of opponents of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic took to the streets of German cities on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:59:14 GMT
Nigerian Hausa Songs Win Streaming Service
[Vanguard] When Danish national Martin Nielsen moved to Kenya to work with a venture capital firm, he quickly switched gears after spotting an opportunity in streaming music and selling downloads.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:54:05 GMT
Insecurity - Igbo Governors, Elders to Hold Summit in Imo
[Vanguard] The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said that the governors of the Southeast region, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Igbo elders would be gathering in Imo state, to discuss strategies to end the insecurity in the Igboland.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:15:56 GMT
Days of Honeymoon Over in Nollywood, New DGN President, Victor Okhai
[Vanguard] Newly elected president of Directors Guild of Nigeria,DGN, Mr Victor Okhai has taken a quick swipe at the deteriorating state of film making in Nigeria, declaring that the days of honeymoon are over in Nollywood.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:42:02 GMT
Nigeria's Covid-19 Infections Surpass 160,000
[Premium Times] According to NCDC data published Friday night, a total of 144,059 people have recovered after treatment.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:16:12 GMT
Kaduna Kidnap - 180 Rescued, Many Students Still Missing - Official
[Premium Times] A Kaduna official says said many of the rescued victims were students but "several students" are still missing.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:45:10 GMT
Supreme Court Orders EFCC to Return N9 Billion to Ex-First Bank Director, Dauda
[Premium Times] The Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No: SC.212/2020, EFCC v. Dauda Lawal.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:50:39 GMT
Press Briefing On U.S. Efforts to Combat Terrorism in Africa
[State Department] Digital press briefing on U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in Africa, featuring John T. Godfrey, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Michael C. Gonzales, Dep...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:41:41 GMT
Pinnick Knows Fate Today As CAF Elects New President
[Leadership] Abuja -- President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick, will today contest with other top African oppositions to win one out of the six seats in the FIFA Council during the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:56:03 GMT
Gunmen Attack Kaduna School, Kidnap Students
[Premium Times] The attack on the federal institution in Kaduna occurred in the early hours of Friday.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:09:14 GMT
Death Tally From Covid-19 Surpasses 2,000
[Premium Times] An average of 10 people died daily from COVID-19 in the past week in Nigeria.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:21:14 GMT
Govt Deceives Citizens, Raises Petrol Price
[Premium Times] The NNPC said on March 1 there was no plan to raise fuel prices.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:40:10 GMT
Buhari Restates Shoot On Sight Order for Illegal Possessors of AK-47
[Premium Times] The President apprised the meeting with efforts by the government to improve the security situation in the country.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:39:50 GMT
Alleged Covid-19 Fraud - Court Remands Nigerian for Obtaining $8,000 Benefit From U.S.
[Premium Times] The defendant allegedly represented himself as an American citizen affected by COVID-19, and obtained $8,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) from Virginia, United States.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:44:23 GMT
Govs - Govt Can't Force Federal Salary Structure On States
[This Day] Abuja -- State governors yesterday accused the federal government of negotiating minimum wage with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and trying to impose it on states.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:33:17 GMT
Hours After Students Abduction, Army Rescues 180, Several Students Missing
[Vanguard] Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday, rescued 180 citizens, many of them students, at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna .

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:33:15 GMT
No Hike in Petrol Price for Now - Marketers
[Vanguard] Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) say there is no hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:33:10 GMT
PDP Govs Inaugurate Finance, Legal Affairs, Legislative Liaison Committees
[This Day] Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have inaugurated three committees of the forum, namely Finance, Legal Affairs and Legislative Liaison.



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