Pensioners in Benue State, under the Concerned Pensioners Association, on Wednesday staged a protest over the non-payment of long-standing gratuities and pension arrears, some dating back to the year 2000.The …
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NCAA Suspends Operator, Grounds Jet After Road Landing Incident in Delta
by Torkuma Gborby Torkuma GborThe Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operating permit of a private flight operator following an unusual incident in which a private jet reportedly made an emergency landing …
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Senate Opens Probe into Killing of Benue Health Worker, Rising Insecurity in Benue South
by Torkuma Gborby Torkuma GborThe Senate has mandated its security-related committees to investigate the killing of a health worker, Ojama Emie, as well as the escalating wave of insecurity in parts of Benue South …
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Armed bandits have launched an attack on Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving three people dead, including a vice principal and a …
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The Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area in Osun State, Mr. Debo Farounbi, has been abducted by armed men during an attack on Ora, a border community between Osun …
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NDLEA Dismantles Syndicates Recruiting Women into Illicit Drug Trade
by Torkuma Gborby Torkuma GborThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has recorded major breakthroughs in breaking up drug trafficking networks that target and exploit women for illicit drug operations across Nigeria.Femi Babafemi, Director of …
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The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has dismissed ongoing discussions around a proposed single six-year tenure for presidents and governors, arguing that the idea does …
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Obi Demands N5bn, Public Apology From Okonkwo Over Defamation Claims
by Torkuma Gborby Torkuma GborThe presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has issued a demand for ₦5 billion in damages and a public apology from actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged …
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Nigerian Man Jailed in U.S. for Identity Fraud, Fake Employment Documents
by Torkuma Gborby Torkuma GborA 32-year-old Nigerian, Atuchukwu Onyeanusi, has been sentenced in the United States after being found guilty of fraud-related offences involving the use of false identity and immigration documents to secure …
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The Edo State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence indicating a possible kidnapping plot targeting students.The affected institutions are …
