THE new Chairman, Military Pensions Board (MPB), AVM Paul Irumheson, on Monday took over command of the board with a promise to improve on the recent progress made by his predecessor. Irumheson took over from Rear Adm. Sabiru Lawal, whose tenure came to an end recently. He also promised to …
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THE meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date. Newsextra24 reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national …
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FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has disowned his wife, Taiwo Obasan, barely 24 hours after she pleaded with all Yoruba worldwide to forgive him over his statement at Iseyin, Oyo state during Friday’s inauguration of projects executed by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde. Taiwo in a report titled, “Oyo Kings: A …
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By, David Hundeyin I unmasked the people behind Boko Haram and detailed their funding infrastructure and pipelines in granular detail. I revealed the existence of a cross-border human trafficking network in West Africa, which has operatives embedded in Nigeria’s embassies and high commissions in countries like Cote d’Ivoire. I even …
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EDO State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. Shaibu arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but could not enter because the gate leading to his office was placed under lock and key. He …
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A middle-aged man identified as John was swept away by rain in Umuahia on Sunday evening. The incident happened at about 7:20 pm in the Uzuakoli Road area of Umuahia during torrential rain in the Abia State capital. The victim, who until his death was a commercial tricycle operator popularly …
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OPERATIVES of the Bauchi State Police Command have gunned down 10 suspected terrorists and rescued 39 victims in Yankari Forest. This followed a successful joint security operation referred to as Operation Sharan Daji. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakili, a …
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JOINT troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police have neutralised three combatants of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a fierce encounter. Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, said in a statement on …
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GUNMEN have reportedly abducted several passengers on the Otukpo – Enugu expressway, along Olanyega/Ogbodo road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the the incident occurred at about 2:30 pm on Sunday. Trojan News Media learnt that the incident caused panic among motorists plying that …
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SOME chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, including the party’s Youth Leader, Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party. Odede and others switched allegiance from Gov. Douye Diri to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the November 11 poll in …
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