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Breaking: Boko Haram invades Gwoza LGA of Borno
File image By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Armed members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Monday evening invaded Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state shooting sporadically as residents flee
Kogi govt pays retirees N2.9bn gratuity, pension
Kogi government said on Monday that it spent N2.9 billion on payment of gratuity and monthly pensions to its retired civil servants in the first quarter of this year. The
Police, local hunters, comb forest in Osun as gunmen kidnap three travellers
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Combined operatives of Police and local hunters have been combing forest areas in Osu, Atakumosa-West local government area of Osun state as unknown gunmen kidnapped motorists in
Total withdraws all staff from gas project in Mozambique after attack
The French energy company Total on Monday announced it would completely withdraw its employees from a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique in view of the tense security situation.
Imams appeal to Kaduna govt to shelve tuition fees increment
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai The Kaduna State Council of Imams and Ulama has appealed to Kaduna State Government to shelve its plan to hike the tuition fee paid by
Attempted Jailbreak: Prison warder, drug dealer arrested in Kano
By Bashir Bello, Kano A prison warder, Aminu Ibrahim attached to Kano Correctional Centre, and a drug dealer have been arrested in connection with the last Thursday night uproar and
Burundi Frees 1,300 Prisoners Under Presidential Pardon
Evariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi’s President. (Photo by Tchandrou NITANGA / AFP) Burundi on Monday freed some 1,300 prisoners in the first stage of a presidential pardon aimed at emptying
Plateau records 121 deaths from malaria
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Ndam, on Monday, said that the state recorded 121 deaths caused by malaria in 2020. Ndam disclosed this in an occasion to
UTME Registration: JAMB to reimburse candidates affected by multiple SMS charges
By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA PROSPECTIVE candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, affected by multiple Short Message Service, SMS charges in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME
Zimbabwe says malaria prevalence falls 79%
Zimbabwe managed to cut malaria prevalence by 79 percent in the last 17 years, Vice President and Health and Child Care Minister Constantino Chiwenga, said. Chiwenga said that the country
