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• FRSC confirms 7 dead in Ibadan-Iseyin road crash

  17-05-2024 10:57 via pulse.ng
  
  The deceased were five male adults, one female adult and one female child.Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of seven persons in a road accident that occurred on the Ibadan-Iseyin road on Thursday.The Public Relations Officer, FRSC, Oyo Sector Command, Mayowa Odewo, said in a statement that the deceased were five male adults, one female adult and one female child. Odewo said that 15 people also sustained varying degrees of injuries out of the 22 people involved in the crash
  
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• The value of ₦40,000 in 2015 equivalent to over ₦500,000 today - Dagogo

  15-06-2024 14:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The former House of Representatives member described the current living standards and situation in the country as grim.A former member of the National Assembly, Dr Farah Dagogo, has lamented the continued plummeting of the value of the Nigerian currency, noting that ₦40,000 in 2015 is equivalent to over ₦500,000 in today's economy.Dagogo, who represented Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives while in office, said this in a special Eid-ul-Adha message to Mu
  
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• NAFDAC lifts ban on sachet alcoholic beverages after intense pressure

  15-06-2024 13:53 via pulse.ng
  
  The House committee said it reached an agreement with NAFDAC for a temporary lifting of the ban on alcoholic beverages pending the full recovery of the economy.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has agreed to temporarily suspend the ban on the production and distribution of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country.The decision was disclosed by the deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, who said the House and the agency had re
  
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• NAFDAC bows to pressure, lifts ban on sachet alcoholic beverages

  15-06-2024 13:53 via pulse.ng
  
  The House committee said it reached an agreement with NAFDAC for a temporary lifting of the ban on alcoholic beverages pending the full recovery of the economy.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has agreed to temporarily suspend the ban on the production and distribution of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country.The decision was disclosed by the deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, who said the House and the agency had re
  
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• Fouani MD, 3 foreigners abducted while travelling by boat in Lagos

  15-06-2024 13:21 via pulse.ng
  
  Sources say the kidnappers have reached out and asked for a $1.5m ransom to release the captives.Armed men have abducted the Managing Director of a famous electronics distribution company, Fouani Nigeria Limited, along with three Lebanese while travelling by boat in Lagos.Fouani is a multinational company which represents LG, Hisense, Maxi, Huawei, and Jinko, among others.According to a source who spoke to Punch Online under the condition of anonymity, the incident happened around Falomo Bridge
  
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• Emirship Tussle: I know why you're hurt - Sanusi aims dig at Ado Bayero

  15-06-2024 12:16 via pulse.ng
  
  A Kano Federal High Court recently ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the human rights violation case brought against the state government by Bayero over the latter's dethronement.Amid the ongoing emirship supremacy in the North-West State, the 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has aimed a dig at the deposed Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.The state government disposed of Bayero and four other emirs after Governor Abba Kabir signed the repealed Kano State Emirates Law to pave the
  
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• Court refusal to reverse removal of pro-Wike lawmakers sparks fresh reaction

  15-06-2024 11:36 via pulse.ng
  
  Amaewhule and others had approached the apex court seeking to vacate the Interlocutory Injunction of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.In a landmark verdict by Justice Charles Wali, the Rivers State High Court recently ordered Martins Chike Amaewhule and 26 others to stop parading as speaker and lawmakers in the state’s legislative arm.In a ruling delivered on May 30, Wali stopped the lawmakers from conducting legislative sittings anywhere, including within the legislative quarters, pe
  
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• Kanu committed no crime - Niger Delta communities beg Tinubu to release him

  15-06-2024 08:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Kanu is currently in detention over his involvemecnt with IPOB, a Biafra group seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria.Association of Nigeria Delta Communities has argued that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has committed no crime against the Nigerian state thereby urging President Bola Tinubu to set him free.The association’s claim is contained in a letter to Tinubu dated June 13 and jointly signed by its President, Isa Mohamme
  
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• Youths burn down man's house in Ebonyi community after cleric's revelation

  15-06-2024 07:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Okorie frowned at the practice where people relied on unfounded revelations and superstitions to witch-hunt innocent citizens in society.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Ebonyi has waded into the crisis of gross human rights abuse in Agharoza, Iboko Community in the Izzi Local Government Area.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that trouble erupted in the community on Thursday when the youths allegedly set ablaze the house of their kinsman, John Ekpono.The action followed a sp
  
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• Lawmakers want purchase of new aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima to avoid mishap

  15-06-2024 07:13 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu and Shettima have been forced to use chartered flights for their recent engagements after the presidential jets broke down.To avoid foreseen and unforeseen mishap, the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has asked the federal government to immediately purchase new aircraft for the use of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima.The committee's recommendation is contained in a report issued after its investigation into the airworthiness and s
  
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• Lawal begins payment of ₦30k minimum wage, June salary to Zamfara workers

  15-06-2024 06:43 via pulse.ng
  
  Zamfara was one of the states yet to implement the ₦30,000 minimum wage since the law was signed in 2019 by former President Buhari.Governor Dauda Lawal has commenced the payment of ₦30,000 minimum wage to Zamfara workers as earlier promised.Lawal recently held a meeting with the leadership of labour unions in the state where he pledged to commence the payment of the minimum wage starting in June.Disclosing the development in a statement on Friday, June 14, 2024, Lawal's spokesperson
  
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• NACHON urges Nigerian pilgrims to avoid direct sunlight over health risks

  15-06-2024 06:23 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that on Saturday morning, pilgrims will proceed from Mina to the plain of Arafat for the major ritual of standing.The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has advised Nigerian pilgrims to use umbrellas to protect themselves from the scorching sun.The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Mina, a valley located eight kilometres South-East of the city of Mecca.NAN reports that this ye
  
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• Customs boss, Adeniyi reacts to age falsification report

  14-06-2024 22:33 via pulse.ng
  
  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online news medium had reported that Adeniyi falsified his age and had spent 43 years in service.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, on Friday described as unfounded, a report that he falsified his age to remain in public service.In a statement, Adeniyi said that the report lacked credibility and could be best described as junk.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online news medium had reported that Adeniyi falsified h
  
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• Customs intercepts ₦4bn illicit drugs at Tin Can Island Port

  14-06-2024 22:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Adeniyi said that the proceeds from illicit drugs were often used to finance disruptions by non-state actors, which was inimical to national security and the economy.The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi said the service intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs including cannabis indica, prohibited codeine and other illicit drugs from Canada and India.Adeniyi made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday, saying that the intercepted drugs were valued at &#
  
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• Your visit is a recognition of what stage we are, Tinubu tells FBI director

  14-06-2024 22:23 via pulse.ng
  
  He told the FBI Director that his administration had prioritised education as a tool against poverty, which was generally believed to be a driver of criminal activities.President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes.The President made the call during a meeting with FBI Director, Christopher Asher Wray, at the State H
  
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• Flood: Lagos demolishes OPC shrines, gates, fences, security post in Okota

  14-06-2024 22:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Adedeji said for the operation on Friday, some people deliberately blocked the waterways by building fences, shanties and houses on the way.The Lagos State Government has demolished some street gates, security posts and fences of houses constructed on drainage channels and canals in the Okota area of the state.The operation was carried out on Friday by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) and Ministry for Environment, led by Corps Marshall, Maj. Olaniyi Cole rtd.A Corresponden
  
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• Ghana to experience 21-day power outage due to gas supply issue from Nigeria

  14-06-2024 21:21 via pulse.ng
  
  The Ghanaian power companies have informed citizens to brace up for three-week load management.Ghanaians will experience a three-week disruption to power supply across the country due to a shortage in gas supply, the state-owned electricity companies have announced.In a joint statement on Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), said the reduction in gas supply from their West African neighbour is expected to last for three weeks.Th
  
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• Edo Guber: APC camp swells as Shaibu, Ogbeide-Ihama collapse structure

  14-06-2024 20:44 via pulse.ng
  
  Shaibu has thrown his weight behind the APC candidate after his impeachment as the Edo State deputy governor.Two former governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Shaibu and Hon. Omoregbe Ogbeide-Ihama, have collapsed their structures for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo ahead of the September 21, governorship election.Shaibu and Ogbeide-Ihama contested for the PDP governorship ticket but lost to Governor Godwin Obaseki's preferred
  
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• No country grows without good power sector Minister to go tough on vandals

  14-06-2024 19:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to adequately protect Nigeria’s power infrastructures against vandals.Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of the second batch of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals.Tunji-Ojo said the ministry would collaborate with the Ministry of Power to stop power transmission and generation points vandalisation.“It is not acceptable for millions of dollars to
  
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• Cholera: Visit hospital early to prevent death - Health professional

  14-06-2024 19:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The Apex Nurse advised the Lagos State residents to take advantage of the State Health Insurance scheme tagged “Ilera Eko” to access healthcare at a very subsidised rate.Mrs Temitayo Olotu, the Apex Nurse/ Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Friday called for early presentation of cholera patients in hospitals to prevent death.Olotu made the call at a three-day programme and medical outreach organised by the Nursing Department of the hospita
  
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• Bedridden sports coach begs Soludo, other Nigerians for help

  14-06-2024 19:11 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that he still loves football and wanted to go back to what he loved doing, including helping young people to discover and develop their talents in sports.An Awka-based grassroots football and gymnastics coach, Benson Udeh, bedridden for eight years, has appealed to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and other public-spirited Nigerians to come to his aid.Udeh, who is bedridden with a spinal cord injury, appealed on Friday when he spoke with newsmen from his sick bed in Awka.He said that with
  
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• Nigeria deploys 197 military personnel for peacekeeping mission in Gambia

  14-06-2024 19:02 via pulse.ng
  
  According to him, the country’s political crisis has affected the lives of many innocent civilians and their presence will sustain the existing peace and stability in the region.The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peacekeeping mission in the Gambia.The Chief of Operations Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Boniface Sinjen announced Jaji, Kaduna State, at the graduation of troops of Nigerian Company 9 Economic Community of West African States Missio
  
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• Nigerians to enjoy long weekend as FG declares June 17, 18, public holidays

  14-06-2024 18:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Tunji-Ojo also urged them to use the period to pray for unity, prosperity and the stability of the country.The Federal Government has declared Monday 17 and Tuesday 18, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, on Friday in Abuja.She stated that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulate
  
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• F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows

  14-06-2024 18:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Christopher A. Wray, who is meeting with officials in Nigeria and Kenya.
  
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• 15-man robbery gang attacks bank, FCT police captures only 3

  14-06-2024 17:28 via pulse.ng
  
  The security forces engaged the 15-man robbery gang in an intense gun duel after the robbers had attacked the bank with dynamite in an attempt to rob. The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in a combined operation with the Nigerian Military has foiled a bank robbery attempt in Abaji Area Council of the FCT.The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Benn
  
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• UNICAL: 4 departments at risk of losing NUC accreditation - Here's why

  14-06-2024 17:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The NUC notified that if a program receives interim accreditation twice consecutively, it will be denied full accreditation.The accreditation of four undergraduate courses at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) might be at risk, as confirmed in the list of fully accredited programs released by the National Universities Commission (NUC).Documents signed by the Acting Director of Accreditation at NUC, Engr. Abraham Chundusu, titled “Summary of Results from the October/November 2023 Comprehens
  
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• Another REA staff faces trial for alleged ₦1.85 billion fraud

  14-06-2024 17:12 via pulse.ng
  
  The total of the proceeds of fraud shared by all the accused officials was to the tune of ₦1.85 billion.Henrietta Okojie, a staff of the Account and Finance Department of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) was, on Friday, arraigned at a Federal High court, in Abuja over her alleged involvement in a ₦1.85 billion fraud.Okojie was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice Emeka Nwite on a four-count charge.When the ma
  
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• Gov Lawal told to end blame game over insecurity in Zamfara

  14-06-2024 16:43 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Lawal has been accused of neglecting his constitutional duties and failing to deliver on the democratic promises he made to the people of Zamfara. Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sani Shinkafi, has criticised Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal for blaming others for the state’s security issues.Shinkafi, who is also the Executive Director of Patriot for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, made this remark in Abuja on Friday, June 14
  
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• FCT residents lament rising transport fares, call for govt intervention

  14-06-2024 16:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The hike in transport fares has also led to the high cost of commodities and services.Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to decry the increasing hike in transport fares.According to the residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, the hike in transport fares has also led to the high cost of commodities and services.The residents said that as a result of this development, their finances could no longer cater for their other needs
  
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• FRSC deploys breathalysers to detect drunk driving at motor parks, highways

  14-06-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The essence of the deployment is to check and stop drivers who controls the wheel under the influence alcohol and other substances.The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed says breathalysers have been deployed to motor parks and highways to check drunk driving.Mohammed, while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said the deployment was in collaboration with the Beer Sectorial Group (BSG). He said that the essence of the deployment was to check and stop drivers w
  
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