ONE person was killed and 17 others injured in a fire incident at Kalari Muna Elbadawy Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Principal …
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GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom hs condemned the violent clash over ownership of a fish pond between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups living at the Wurukum riverside communities in Makurdi Local …
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KANO: Hisbah arrests 78 for alleged immorality, indecent dressing
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 1 minutes readTHE State Hisbah Board has arrested 78 persons who attended an overnight party in the state for alleged acts of immorality and indecent dressing. The partygoers were arrested during a …
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PLATEAU: Four killed during attack on miners, travellers – Military
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 1 minutes readMILITARY taskforce, otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven, has confirmed that a total of four persons were killed during two separate attacks on miners and travellers in Jos North Local …
THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of five nominees as Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). Also confirmed were four other nominees as Commissioners of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory …
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Don’t store petrol at home, Fire Service caution Nigerians
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 1 minutes readTHE Ag. Controller General, Federal Fire Service (FFS), Dr Karebo Pere Samson, has cautioned Nigerians to resist the temptation of storing Premium Motor Spirits (PMS), popularly known as Petrol, in …
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Cholera killed 3,062 in 33 states, Abuja last year – FG
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 1 minutes readTHE Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, says Nigeria recorded 111,062 cases of cholera with 3,062 deaths in 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory last year. He said this …
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SOKOTO: Sardauna’s grandson, Hassan Danbaba, laid to rest
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 2 minutes readTHE remains of the grandson of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria and Magajin Garin Sokoto, Hassan Ahmad Danbaba, has been buried. Danbaba’s remains were brought to Sokoto by a …
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TARABA: Fire destroys yams worth N200m in Wukari market
by Mike Jimohby Mike Jimoh 1 minutes readFIRE in the early hours of yesterday destroyed yam tubers worth N200 million at Wukari Yam Market in Wukari Local Government Area. The council chairman, Adi Grace, confirmed the incident …
THE private residence of a Kaduna based Islamic Scholar, Shaikh Ahmad Gumi, has been gutted by fire. The incident happened this afternoon. Details of the fire incident remained unknown and …