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• Air Force kills several terrorists in Borno, Niger airstrikes

  05-05-2024 18:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The NAF spokesman said the mission was conducted following credible intelligence which revealed the migration of terrorists into the village.The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Hadin Kai and Whirl Punch in the North East and North Central killed several terrorists in airstrikes in Borno and Niger.This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja.Gabkwet said the air components had
  
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• Abia records 109 cases of stooling, vomiting but no cholera

  18-06-2024 20:36 via pulse.ng
  
  Officials want residents to practice sanitation including proper hand-washing and maintaining personal hygiene.Abia Government says that there was no confirmed case of cholera in the state, though it recorded 109 cases of stooling and vomiting in six of its 17 Local Government Areas.Dr Orie Agomoh, Director, Public Health and Disease Control in the Ministry of Health confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Umuahia.Agomoh said that the 109 cases of stooling and vomiting s
  
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• Nigerians use charcoal stove as kerosene price soars

  18-06-2024 20:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Nigerians want the government to make all cooking energy sources affordable and available for the masses.Some Enugu residents have jettisoned their kerosene stoves, opting for charcoal stoves instead due to high cost of kerosene which currently sells for between ₦1,350 and ₦1,600 per litre.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who conducted a market survey on charcoal on Tuesday in Enugu, observed that many people now prefer charcoal for cooking due to its affordable price.
  
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• Stop storing cooked food in refrigerator for over days - NAFDAC

  18-06-2024 17:13 via pulse.ng
  
  Findings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that around 600 million people, or nearly one in ten globally, become sick from eating contaminated food each year, leading to 420,000 deaths annually.The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has warned Nigerians against keeping cooked food in refrigerators for more than three days, citing the risk of contamination by harmful pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses and can be fatal.This advisory was part of a statement released o
  
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• VIDEO: Rivers on edge as furious youths destroys Wike's statue

  18-06-2024 15:46 via pulse.ng
  
  One protester shouted, "No more Wike," as the group collectively destroyed the statue of the ex-Rivers State governor mounted at the Obi Akpor Local Government Secretariat.Protesting youths have dismantled a statue of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, in the Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Disputes over the tenure of local government chairmen are believed to have sparked the demonstration. This incident starkly underlines the deep-rooted and intense con
  
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• Yusuf donates 12 cows to prison inmates to give them 'sense of belonging'

  18-06-2024 15:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf enjoined the inmates to be of good conduct and remain resilient as they pass through reformatory programmes.Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has donated 12 cows and food items to inmates in all Custodial Centres in the state to celebrate Eid-el Kabir.Yusuf, who donated to the Chairperson of the State Committee for Prerogative of Mercy, Hajiya Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, said that the gesture would give the inmates a sense of belonging. He enjoined the inmates to be of good conduct and remain resilie
  
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• Kogi Govt bans traditional processions in Koton Karfe to maintain peace

  18-06-2024 15:07 via pulse.ng
  
  The ban is aimed at maintaining peace in Koton karfe and its environs in Kogi Local Government Area (LGA).The Kogi Government has banned Traditional procession in Koton Kafe in Kogi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state for security reasons.The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja.Fanwo said that security reports indicated that all was not well in the Koton Kafe community, following alleged plans by some people to foment tr
  
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• Nigeria spends ₦884 billion to import palm oil every year

  18-06-2024 14:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The Association president described the expenses as unhealthy for national development.Alphonsus Inyang, National President of the association stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the expenses as unhealthy for national development.Inyang said the amount could be saved and injected into the economy if the palm oil sub-sector was given due attention by successive governments. The president said that Nigeria which was self-sufficient in
  
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• Edo elders criticise Labour Party supporters for insulting Oba of Benin

  18-06-2024 13:21 via pulse.ng
  
  The Oba of Benin recently told the Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, that he has no birth relation to the Benin royal family.Some elders in Edo State have strongly condemned the "unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses" being directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, by supporters of the Labour Party and its gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata.These elders, who operate under the Edo Socio-Cultural Advancement and Good Governance Initiati
  
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• Governor Yusuf extends Eid-il-Kabir greetings to Tinubu, Kwankwaso

  18-06-2024 12:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf described Eid-Kabir as a unique festival ordained by the Almighty for Muslims to sacrifice a lamb in commemoration of obedience and faith.Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has felicitated with President Bola Tinubu on the celebration of the Eid-il-Kabir festival.Yusuf also extended felicitation to the former governor of the state and presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwakwaso.This is contained in a statement issu
  
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• AGN holds candlelight service for late Nollywood veterans Mr Ibu in FCT

  18-06-2024 12:05 via pulse.ng
  
  The thespians, alongside fans and friends of the late veterans, gathered for the procession at the Unity Fountain on Monday night in Abuja.The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN)has organised a candlelight procession to pay tribute to late Nollywood actors John Okafor, popularly known as ‘Mr Ibu’, Amaechi Muonagor and Zulu Adigwe.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thespians, alongside fans and friends of the late veterans, gathered for the procession at the Unity Fountain on
  
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• Omokri defends plan to buy Tinubu new presidential jet amid Obi's criticism

  18-06-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Reno Omokri labelled Peter Obi's assertions as another 'Gbajue lie.'Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, accused Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, of spreading false information about purchasing a presidential jet for President Bola Tinubu. Omokri stated that, contrary to Obi’s assertions, the Nigerian government has no plans to acquire a new private jet for Tinubu. He emphasised that the proposal to replace Tinubu’s presidential jet di
  
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• Reactions trail Obasanjo's visit to Remi Tinubu

  18-06-2024 10:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Obasanjo’s visit has since sparked controversy among Nigerians on social media, who have questioned his loyalty to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo became the talk of the nation on Monday, June 17, when he visited Remi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, in Lagos. Busola Kukoyi, a media aide to the President’s wife, revealed that Obasanjo’s visit was a personal gesture to extend his best wishes to her for Eid-el-Kabir.
  
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• Despite economic challenges, I won't abandon Nigeria - Tinubu

  18-06-2024 10:31 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu challenged Nigerians to have a change of mindset about Nigeria if the nation is to overcome its current challenges.President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians must have a change of value system for the nation to make progress.The President said this in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el Kabir on Monday evening.The delegation, led by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, included the Deputy Senate
  
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• Lagosians should expect afternoon and evening rains for the next 3 days

  18-06-2024 10:05 via pulse.ng
  
  Strong winds may precede the rains in areas where thunderstorms are likely to occur, public should take adequate precaution.The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and cloudiness from Tuesday to Thursday across the country.NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja, forecasts morning thunderstorms on Tuesday over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Gombe states.It envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Bauchi, Katsi
  
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• Tension builds in Rivers as Fubara replaces 23 council boss

  18-06-2024 09:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Two LGA Chairmen in the state have declared their intent to step down in accordance with the State’s Local Government Law of 2018. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has instructed the Heads of Administration in the state’s 23 Local Government Areas to assume the responsibilities of the outgoing council chairmen, whose three-year terms ended at midnight on Monday. This announcement was made by Governor Fubara in a state broadcast on Tuesday morning. He explained that the move
  
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• 1 Nigerian, 14 Jordanian pilgrims die from heatstroke in Saudi Arabia

  18-06-2024 09:54 via pulse.ng
  
  The heat reached 47C (116.6F) in Mecca on Sunday, a temperature that was forecast to continue on Monday.A Nigerian pilgrim, who was on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones, collapsed and eventually died due to heatstroke.Head of Nigeria’s Medical Team for the 2024 Hajj, Dr Abubakar Adamu, confirmed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Mina, Saudi Arabia.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had around 11 am stopp
  
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• Police capture notorious terrorist gang leader terrorising Yobe residents

  18-06-2024 09:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The command has been on the trail of Mohammed for his criminal activities.The Police Command in Yobe announced on Monday it had captured Haruna Mohammed, 40, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”.Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokesperson, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID).“He has been involved in terrorising towns, villages and neighbouring states through menacing phone calls, d
  
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• Peter Obi faults move to buy new presidential jet, presidency reacts

  18-06-2024 09:38 via pulse.ng
  
  The Presidency quickly responded to Obi’s remark, calling it insensitive and questioning whether Obi preferred risking the President’s life by using faulty aircraft. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to expand the Presidential fleet.This reaction follows a suggestion by the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence to buy new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-Pre
  
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• Sowore labels Obasanjo ‘Baba Gbajue’ over his Sallah visit to Tinubu’s wife

  18-06-2024 08:56 via pulse.ng
  
  ‘Gbajue’, a Yoruba slang recently popularised by Professor Wole Soyinka, is a metaphor for fraudulent people.Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections has described former president Olusegun Obasanjo as ‘Baba Gbajue’ following the ex-president’s Sallah visit to the First Lady, Remi Tinubu.In a post on Monday, June 17, 2024, the special assistant on media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, said Obasanjo visit
  
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• Edo PDP wants Shaibu to resign for supporting APC governorship candidate

  18-06-2024 07:36 via pulse.ng
  
  The PDP says Shaibu can't be a member of the party and be working against its candidate.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has berated the former deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, for declaring support for another party’s candidate.The party said it's contradictory for Shaibu to remain in the PDP and regard Asue Ighodalo, the party’s governorship candidate as an outsider.Recall that on Sunday, June 16, 2024, Shaibu, a PDP member, declared support for the candi
  
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• UNICEF warns Nigeria to prevent cholera from spreading in schools

  17-06-2024 22:11 via pulse.ng
  
  UNICEF also wants to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease.Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for extensive measures to protect school children.The organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease.The chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucrier, who made the call on Monday in a statement, said th
  
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• How eating too many Sallah meats can cause you problems

  17-06-2024 22:02 via pulse.ng
  
  Excessive meat at celebrations can have negative impact on health.Dr Sani Giade of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBTH), Bauchi, has advised Nigerians to avoid excessive consumption of meat as it could increase the risk of gastroenteritis.Giade gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi.He said that eating excessive meat at celebrations can have negative impact on health, especially for those who tend to store meat for sev
  
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• Abuja road named after Wole Soyinka

  17-06-2024 21:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The government says the road named after the author is not the Murtala Muhammed Expressway.The Federal Government says the Murtala Muhammed Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has not been renamed as Wole Soyinka Way.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement issued by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Monday in Abuja said, such an idea was never contemplated by this administration."For the record, on June 4, President Bola Tinubu inaugurat
  
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• Tinubu embarks on another foreign trip

  17-06-2024 21:42 via pulse.ng
  
  The inauguration of Ramaphosa follows his re-election as South African president.President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the inauguration of Ramaphosa follows his re-election as president for a second term.Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Monday that President Tinubu would return to Nigeria after the cer
  
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• CSOs back Shippers Council Regulatory Bill

  17-06-2024 17:03 via pulse.ng
  
  This crucial legislation seeks to enable the Nigerian Shippers Council to efficiently oversee the shipping sector, safeguard shippers' interests, and foster economic development.The Bill for an Act to Repeal the Nigeria Shippers’ Council Act and enact the Shipping and Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill and Related Matter has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives.This crucial legislation aims to empower the Nigerian Shippers Council to effectively regulate the shipping
  
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• Gov Yusuf gives reason for ordering arrest of deposed emir

  17-06-2024 16:18 via pulse.ng
  
  It was gathered that the Kano State Government ordered the arrest of Ado Bayero as his entrance into Kano shortly after his dethronement posed a serious security threat.Governor Abba Yusuf justified his decision to arrest the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, for which the court awarded Bayero N10 million in damages.According to the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature, Yusuf called for Bayero’s arrest because the former emir returned to reclaim the palace just two days after his de
  
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• Uganda strains under growing refugee influx from Sudan

  17-06-2024 16:00 via pulse.ng
  
  Uganda is facing a significant challenge as it continues to welcome a rising number of refugees, with over 33,000 new arrivals from Sudan since the start of 2024, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This number includes 19,000 individuals who have arrived in Kampala alone, escaping the ongoing conflict in Sudan that has persisted for over a year. The majority of these refugees hail from Khartoum and possess university-level education, indicating a loss of valuable human capit
  
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• Kano Police condemn booing of Emir Sanusi II during Eid prayers

  17-06-2024 15:21 via pulse.ng
  
  The incident occurred when the Emir took a different route, as part of his religious obligation.The Police Command in Kano State has expressed displeasure over the booing entourage of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II by some individuals while he was returning to his palace after Eid prayers.This is contained in a Statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano on Monday. He said that the incident occurred when the Emir took a different route, as part of his religious obli
  
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• Soludo says Muslims enriched Anambra’s social fabric with diversity

  17-06-2024 15:08 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor urged the Muslim faithful to continue their support and prayers for the Anambra government and Nigeria.Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Monday commended the Muslim community for their valuable contributions to the peaceful development enjoyed in the state.Soludo gave the commendation in his Sallah message in Awka, to felicitate with Muslim faithful on the celebration of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir. He said the Muslim community also contributed to enriching the diversity of the state&rsq
  
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