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OPHK troops kill over 20 Boko Haram terrorists, destroy camp in Adamawa
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Tactical Team,
Otti assures deceased pensioners’ families as Abia begins N60bn gratuity payments
— Shops for new VC for ABSU By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured the next-of-kin of deceased pensioners that his administration will pay
Norway’s King Harald dies at 89
OSLO — Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, the Royal Palace announced on Friday. Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35am local time
Yobe ADC denies mass defection to Wike-backed PDP faction
By Soni Daniel DAMATURU — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Yobe State has denied reports that some of its members and supporters have defected en masse to the faction
ASUU-FG Agreement: Ondo Medical Varsity shuts down as ASUU begins indefinite strike
— As state-owned varsities shut over agreement By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMEDO), has commenced a total
SSANU demands payment of 124-month hazard allowance arrears at AAUA
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), South-West Zone, has called on the Ondo State Government and the management of Adekunle Ajasin University,
FG unveils five-year plan to curb alcohol-related harm
…Policy targets drink-driving, underage access, illicit market…Nigeria loses over N428bn revenue yearly to illicit spirits, winesBy Chioma Obinna The Federal Government has launched a new five-year national alcohol policy aimed
Joint troops neutralise over 21 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists in Adamawa
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with a Special Tactical Team from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have neutralised more than
Oladipo was a gem, elevated journalism standards in Nigeria — Adams
By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS — The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described the late Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, as
Environmental degradation greatest problem facing Anambra — Soludo
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has identified environmental degradation and flooding as the state’s number one existential threat, saying about 98 per cent of
