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• Niger speaker to hold mass wedding for 100 female orphans of bandit attack

  11-05-2024 17:25 via pulse.ng
  
  The Speaker, representing Mariga Constituency, characterised the endeavour as part of his constituency empowerment project to ease the plight of the underprivileged.Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, has revealed intentions to arrange marriages for 100 female orphans who lost their parents to banditry in Mariga Local Government Area.Speaking to reporters in Minna, the state capital, Sarkindaji assured them he would cover the grooms' dowries and that he had a
  
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• Train services continue on Kaduna-Abuja route after Sunday accident

  26-05-2024 23:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Meanwhile, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it had deployed a team to the site where the Abuja-bound train from Kaduna derailed.The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured passengers that normal train services between Kaduna-Rigasa, Idu Abuja would continue despite a derailment on Sunday morning.Yakub Mahmood, the NRC Deputy Director of Public Relations, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, said the derailment of its coach at Jere station woul
  
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• 30m Nigerians to benefit from Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road - Tinubu

  26-05-2024 23:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The president emphasised the urgency of investing in long-lasting infrastructure projects that would benefit people for many years to come.President Bola Tinubu, says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will provide direct employment for millions of people and benefit over 30 million citizens.Tinubu said this at the official commissioning of the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and the design procurement of the 1000km Sokoto-Badagry super highway on Sunday in Lagos.He said that
  
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• Tinubu inaugurates Lagos-Calabar Coastal road construction, praises Chagoury

  26-05-2024 23:28 via pulse.ng
  
  President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, inaugurated the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying it would revolutionise transportation in Nigeria and boost the unique economic strength of each zone.The President spoke from the Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos end of the project, which would traverse nine states along Nigeria’s coastal shoreline.Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said it would link the A1, A2, A3, and A4 highway
  
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• Your policies are wrongly implemented, Obasanjo lambasts Tinubu

  26-05-2024 21:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Obasanjo said Tinubu's misapplication of policies has left the economy comatose with foreign investors not motivated to come in.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a damning evaluation of President Bola Tinubu's one year in office, saying his policies were wrongly implemented.The elder statesman's opinion was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Sunday, May 26, 2024.Akinyemi quoted Obasanjo to have spoken at a Colloquium: “Nigeria&rsqu
  
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• Obaseki begins payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to Edo workers

  26-05-2024 20:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The commissioner urged the workers to be committed to their duties to reciprocate the gesture by the state government.The Edo Government began the payment of the ₦70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state this month in fulfilment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024.It would be recalled that Gov. Godwin Obaseki had, during the inauguration of the Labour House in Benin, announced the increment in workers’ minimum wage from ₦40,000 to ₦70,000.Obas
  
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• Tinubu inaugurates 27km road in Bayelsa, pledges commitment to Niger Delta

  26-05-2024 20:09 via pulse.ng
  
  Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Tinubu said that his administration was serious about delivering democracy dividends to Nigerians.President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his government’s commitment towards the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.Tinubu made the statement at the inauguration of the 27km Ogbia-Nembe road in Bayelsa.NAN reports that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) jointly funded the multimillio
  
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• Hajj 2024: Nigeria loses second pilgrim in Mecca in 2 days

  26-05-2024 20:02 via pulse.ng
  
  The chairman urged the family of the deceased to take heart and accept the will of God Almighty in good faith, observing that no soul would live beyond its designated time.Another pilgrim from Kebbi has passed away after a brief illness in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, died on Sunday after a brief illness.Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare B
  
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• 3 arrested for trying to smuggle hard drugs into police cell for a suspect

  26-05-2024 19:56 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that the investigation was ongoing and further developments would be communicated in due course.The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have arrested three suspects for allegedly hiding hard drugs in a loaf of bread.The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna.Hassan said, “The three suspects were arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs in a loaf of bread into a police cell to
  
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• Obaseki takes free rice distribution to Edo Central

  26-05-2024 19:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor said that the gesture was to provide support to the most vulnerable in the society.Governor Godwin Obaseki has commenced the distribution of rice to some residents of Edo Central Senatorial District as a way of cushioning the effect of the current economic hardship in the country.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution is being done in collaboration with the state chapter of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN).While kick-starting the exercise on Sunday
  
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• FG drags 36 governors to Supreme Court over LG autonomy

  26-05-2024 18:29 via pulse.ng
  
  The FG sued the 36 governors through their respective state Attorney-Generals.The Federal Government has dragged all 36 state governors in the country before the Supreme Court over alleged abuse and misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas LGAs.In a suit marked SC/CV/343/2024 and filed on behalf of the government by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, the FG sought recognition of LGAs as an autonomous third tier of government in
  
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• Automotive Council commends Tinubu's vision for auto industry

  26-05-2024 16:40 via pulse.ng
  
  The director-general said a significant part of Tinubu’s vision was the development of the local spare parts sector.As President Bola Tinubu marks one year in office, the impact of his leadership is evident, especially in the country’s automotive industry.Joseph Osanipin, the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.According to Osanipin, the NADDC has been instrumental in dr
  
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• Plateau govt renovates, equips over 300 PHCs, 17 general hospitals

  26-05-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Shurkuk, further said the state government, who had made the health sector, one of its priorities, was going into partnership with the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).Dr Cletus Shurkuk, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the government has commenced the renovation and equipping of more than 300 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state for quality healthcare delivery.Shurkuk, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos, said the
  
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• 10 members of a single family killed in heavy flooding in Afghan village

  26-05-2024 16:30 via pulse.ng
  
  Flooding has deepened Afghanistan’s already dire humanitarian crisis, adding to the death toll caused by multiple natural disasters in recent years.Ten members of a single family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday.Rescue teams are searching for the remaining victims after four bodies were recovered, the head of the information and culture department Zabihullah Amiri
  
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• Experts praise Tinubu, Adelabu for reforms in power sector

  26-05-2024 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Okorie, however, said that there were areas that the government was supposed to look into as it affects consumers.Some Experts in the power sector have commended President Bola Tinubu on some of the ongoing reforms in the sector.The experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that the Tinubu-led administration had brought a lot of reforms to the sector.However, he said that there was still room for improvement. Kunle Olubiyo, President, of Nigeria Consumer P
  
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• NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman who excreted 111 wraps of cocaine

  26-05-2024 15:52 via pulse.ng
  
  Babafemi said that the lid was blown off the syndicate when an official within the airport system was intercepted with a backpack and a bag.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Paris-bound businessman who excreted 111 wraps of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja.The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect, 48-year-old, Emmanuel Orjinze excreted the wraps after days of observation in the agen
  
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• EFCC 'shocked' by death of former chairman, Lamorde

  26-05-2024 15:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that Lamorde died on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt at 61.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has expressed grief over the passage of its former Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde.Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the commission was devastated by his death.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that Lamorde died on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt at 61.”EFCC received with shock the sudden death of one of its former Execu
  
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• First Nigerian pilgrim who died in Mecca buried at Saudi's Sacred Mosque

  26-05-2024 15:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The chairman, on behalf of the Kebbi Government, extended his heartfelt condolences to her immediate family, Kebbi pilgrims and the entire people of the state.The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of one of its pilgrims, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area.Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman of the board, disclosed this in a statement in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.He said the deceased died on Saturday after a brief illness, adding th
  
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• Tinubu’s intervention will end Rivers crisis - Ex-presidential candidate

  26-05-2024 15:31 via pulse.ng
  
  The rift has polarised the State House of Assembly with lawmakers loyal to both political gladiators electing different Speakers to lead the House.Chief Martin Onovo, the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 General Elections, says only President Bola Tinubu can end the political crisis in Rivers.Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions at, the Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN
  
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• Ghanaians studying in Morocco risk eviction over delayed stipends

  26-05-2024 13:39 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghanaian students studying in Morocco under a government scholarship programme have made an urgent appeal to President Akufo-Addo for the prompt release of their overdue stipends.The students voiced their concerns during a peaceful demonstration, highlighting the severe challenges they face due to the delay in payments.Enrolled in various universities across Morocco, the students reported that they were on the brink of eviction from their apartments due to unpaid rent.They also mentioned struggl
  
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• Ibrahim Lamorde: Ex-EFCC chairman dies in Cairo after surgery complications

  26-05-2024 12:08 via pulse.ng
  
  Lamorde had travelled to Egypt for a different issue but decided to run a routine medical checkup after which the doctors advised him to do surgery on an ailment.Ibrahim Lamorde, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has died in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt after complications from surgery.Lamorde reportedly breathed his last around 03 am local time in Egypt on Sunday, May 26, 2024, three days after going under the knife for an ailment.The erstwhile anti-g
  
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• Headfort Foundation: Nigerians are being left to suffer in prison

  26-05-2024 11:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Headfort Foundation is directly responsible for getting over 600 wrongfully detained people out of prisons with free legal aid.When Oluyemi Orija was eight years old in Ekiti State where she grew up, the shocking murder of a farmer rocked her small community in ways she could never have imagined.In response to the crime, police officers indiscriminately arrested about 30 farmers who owned land close to the crime scene, dragging them into the Nigerian criminal justice system without due process.T
  
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• FG backed deposed Emirs move to occupy Sanusi's palace, Atiku slams Tinubu

  26-05-2024 11:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Atiku warned Tinubu that any attempt to cause destabilisation in the ancient city of Kano would be resisted.Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Federal Government facilitated the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero's attempt to return to the main Kano Emir's palace despite his ouster.Bayero returned to Kano in the early hours of Saturday, May 25, 2024, and immediately moved into the mini-p
  
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• Whatever affects Kano affects Nigeria - Dethroned Emir demands justice

  26-05-2024 09:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The deposed Emir also appealed to the authorities to ensure justice prevailed in the Kano emirship tussle with Sanusi.The dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has warned the authorities not to let the emirship tussle in the state escalate as whatever happens in the ancient city will have a ripple effect on the entire country.The 15th Emir of Kano said this while addressing his supporters at the mini-palace on Saturday, May 25, 2024.Bayero has been staying at the palace since returnin
  
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• Pastor wants parents to report children who can't explain source of wealth

  26-05-2024 09:20 via pulse.ng
  
  The cleric said that some young men and women in the country are into dirty businesses and other immoral acts to make quick money.Pastor Frank Ayodeji of Christ Believers Church, Ilorin, has urged parents to always question their children’s source of wealth before celebrating them.Ayodeji said most parents celebrate their children’s wealth without asking the necessary questions.Ayodeji advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin.He said that mo
  
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• Obi beats Buhari, Tinubu to emerge 'most impactful 4th Republic politician'

  26-05-2024 09:11 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that 43 Nigerians and institutions received awards for their efforts, dedication, tenancy of purpose and sacrifices in advancing Nigeria.The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday, received the 2023 Champion Newspapers’ Most Impactful Politician of the Fourth Republic (1999 to 2023).Champion Newspapers Ltd. gave the award to Obi at the Champion Annual Awards held on Saturday night in Lagos.The organisation described Obi
  
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• Kano residents unworried by emirship tussle, carry on with activities normal

  26-05-2024 09:02 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that there was heavy security presence at strategic locations in the metropolis to protect the lives and property of the citizens.Residents of Kano metropolis are going about their normal businesses peacefully, unperturbed by the raging Emirship tussle, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.A correspondent, who monitored the situation in Nasarawa, Fagge, Dala, Gwale and Municipal local governments, reports that businesses and private offices were open for normal business througho
  
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• Kano residents unbothered by emirship tussle, carry on normal activities

  26-05-2024 09:02 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that there was heavy security presence at strategic locations in the metropolis to protect the lives and property of the citizens.Residents of Kano metropolis are going about their normal businesses peacefully, unperturbed by the raging Emirship tussle, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.A correspondent, who monitored the situation in Nasarawa, Fagge, Dala, Gwale and Municipal local governments, reports that businesses and private offices were open for normal business througho
  
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• Ghana’s public debt soars to GH₵658.6b

  26-05-2024 08:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghana’s public debt surged by GH₵47.4 billion in the first two months of 2024, reaching a total of GH₵658.6 billion, which represents 62.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of February 2024. The external debt component stands at GH₵380 billion, equivalent to 36.1% of the GDP.The Bank of Ghana revealed these figures in its May 2024 Summary of Economic and Financial Data. The data shows that Ghana’s debt was GH₵611.2 billion at the end of 2023, rising to G
  
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• Again, Third Mainland Bridge section closed for repairs

  26-05-2024 08:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Kesha, who regretted all the inconveniences that the closure might cause motorists, advised them to use alternative routes.The Federal Ministry of Works has announced the closure of the Oworo-bound section of the Third Mainland Bridge, from midnight on Saturday (May 25) until 6.00 p.m. on Sunday (May 26).The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State,Olukorede Kesha, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.The controller said that the closure was to enable the ministry to carry
  
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