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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:51:39 +0000
US Denies Offering New Type Of Work Visa To Nigerians
The US Mission in Nigeria has debunked claims that it is offering a new type of work visa to Nigerians.  In a statement on Friday, the diplomatic embassy denied a press release purportedly from the US Mission, claiming to offer new work...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:34:09 +0000
How Fulani Men Recruited Me Into Kidnapping Gang In Ibadan — Suspect
A suspected kidnapper, Muhammed Hammed has said that he was recruited into a kidnapping gang at a beer parlour by some Fulani in Ibadan, Oyo State. He disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists at the Osun state police com...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:53:45 +0000
Prison Officials, Inmates Injured In Attempted Jailbreak In Bauchi
Two officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Bauchi State have sustained injuries, after a riot at the facility.  Spokesman for the NCS in the state, Abubakar Adam, in an interview with Channels Television on Friday, said the r...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:47:39 +0000
Why WAEC Rescheduled May/June 2021 Exam To August
The West African Examinations Council, on Friday, confirmed that the May/June 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will start from August 6th and end on September 30th. In a statement signed by the council's acting Head of...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:33:59 +0000
Wike Bans Meeting Of Igbo Group In Rivers
Rivers Governor Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has placed a ban on a planned meeting of some Igbo residents in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state over fears that such a meeting could spark fresh unrest in the area. The m...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:24:59 +0000
I Won’t Pay Ransom Even If My Son Is Kidnapped By Bandits – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he will never pay ransom to bandits even if they kidnap his son. The governor disclosed this in a radio chat on Friday in Kaduna to underscore his governme...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:15:29 +0000
Ezekwesili Knocks Omojuwa Over Embattled Alpha Reach, Demands Apology, Financial Documents
A former Minister of Education and co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls movement, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed a social media contractor, Japheth Omojuwa, saying she was never a director of his company, Alpha Reach, as claimed. Ezekwesili ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:47:48 +0000
BREAKING: American Rapper, DMX Is Dead
American rapper, DMX has died. He had reportedly tested positive for coronavirus while in the hospital fighting for his life. The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according t...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:20:45 +0000
Imo Jailbreak: Nigerian Correctional Service Releases Names, Pictures Of Inmates Who Escaped From Prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service, on Friday, has unveiled some of the inmates who escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo state during Monday's jailbreak. The names and pictures of the inmates are being released in batches by the N...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:09:29 +0000
Muslim Military Women Free To Wear Hijab If That Will Protect Them From Bullets —CAN
General Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria, Joseph Daramola, has said the Armed Forces and para-military organisations in the country can permit Muslim female officers to wear the Islamic veil, commonly known as hijab if it will s...



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