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The registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives, around five per cent on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom who passed at a Computer-Based Test centre, could be fraudulent or incorrect. This is according to a press statement posted on the website of the NMC. The NMC […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of 12 nominees as members of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC). The president’s request is contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan dated 3 May 2023. ‘‘In accordance with the provision of Part 1, section 2(5)(b) […]
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In a tragic incident that has left the people of Kano state in shock, a 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 50-year-old mother to death. Ibrahim Musa was apprehended at a criminal hideout in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area on Friday following a tip-off from concerned citizens. The stabbing occurred at Rimin […]
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The incumbent Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Rt. Hon. Muktar Betara Aliyu has been appointed as the sole aspirant for the position of the Speaker of the 10th session of the House of Representatives. The adoption of Representative Betara Aliyu Muktar, a member representing Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno State as consensus […]
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The Federal Government said it successfully evacuated all Nigerians that were stranded in the crisis-ridden Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Dr Sani Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, disclosed this on Friday when he received the second batch of 130 evacuees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of […]
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The Police High Command on Friday disclosed that suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who has been in custody for interrogations in the course of investigations into allegations of impropriety during the supplementary gubernatorial pools in the state, has been granted administrative bail. This was contained in a statement made available to […]
Continue ReadingThe Zonal Commander, Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Michael Nzekwe, has called on the academia to support the commission in its efforts at nipping the menace of internet fraud in the bud. Nzekwe, who decried the rising cases of internet fraud in tertiary institutions in Kwara, said this during an […]
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The Nigerian Navy on Friday expressed concern over the alarming increase in the number of illegal maritime security outfits in the country. The service said some of the outfits use the Nigerian Navy uniforms while others make use of uniforms similar to that of the service to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians. These were contained in a […]
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Suspected hoodlums have burnt down the house of a 60-year-old widow, Mrs Monica Nweke, in Ebonyi State. The widow, it was gathered, was asleep alongside her two daughters and two grandchildren when the arsonists set her building ablaze at about 1.30 am, on Tuesday. A community source, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday said that there was a fire incident at its office in Enugu State. This was made known in a statement shared on its Twitter page. The statement said, “Fire Incident at EFCC’s Enugu Command A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at the Enugu Zonal Command of […]
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