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Former Niger State Permanent Secretary st@bbed to d3ath in Minna

Former Niger State Permanent Secretary st@bbed to d3ath in Minna

A retired Permanent Secretary in the Niger State Ministry of Works, Architect Adamu Jagaba, was stabbed to d3ath by an unknown assailant in Minna.     It was gathered that Jagaba was stabbed multiple times in his block industry located along the PDP Secretariat on Saturday afternoon, December 7, 2024.     Arc. Jagaba, a respected community leader, was also …

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Mixed reactions trail fixed bride price of N5000 and four basins of cooked butter beans for Eggon women in Nasarawa state

Mixed reactions trail fixed bride price of N5000 and four basins of cooked butter beans for Eggon women in Nasarawa state

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the harmonised bride price of the people of Eggon ethnic group in Nasarawa State.    The Aren Eggon, HRH Justice Ahmed Ubangari Alaku (Rtd) pegged N5,000 as the bride price with four basins of traditional butter beans known as Ebyekpyen as the maximum requirements to be met by the groom in order to marry an …

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Delta state gov?s aide knocks businessman Jowizaza for wearing a face cap and a black shirt while receiving prayers from his inlaw during his traditional marriage

Delta state gov?s aide knocks businessman Jowizaza for wearing a face cap and a black shirt while receiving prayers from his inlaw during his traditional marriage

Delta state gov’s aide, Ossai Ovie Success, has knocked billionaire businessman Jowizaza for wearing a face cap and a black shirt while receiving prayers from his in-law during his traditional marriage.   The marriage rites for the businessman and his woman took place yesterday, November 28, and videos  from the ceremony surfaced online last night.    Expressing his disappointment at …

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Davido wears Nigerian flag on his head to interview after receiving heat for speaking about the poor state of Nigeria’s economy

Davido wears Nigerian flag on his head to interview after receiving heat for speaking about the poor state of Nigeria

Davido has decided to put ‘Nigeria on his head’ after he was called out for a recent interview abroad where he spoke about the poor state of Nigeria’s economy.  The singer shared a photo of him wearing a durag in the colour of the Nigerian flag.  “I Dey go do interview nw … fully representing (Nigeria). Say make I kuku …

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President Tinubu and first lady to depart Nigeria for France for a state visit

President Tinubu and first lady to depart Nigeria for France for a state visit

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday, November 27, to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron.   A statement released by presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, says the Nigerian leader’s three-day visit, will focus on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing more opportunities for partnership, particularly in agriculture, …

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Bandits k!ll 7 farmers, burn 50 bags of maize in Niger state

Bandits k!ll 7 farmers, burn 50 bags of maize in Niger state

Suspected bandits have k!lled seven farmers, including a vigilante, and burnt 50 bags of maize inside a truck in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.   Sources on Saturday, November 23, told Daily Trust that the victims had gone to bring the harvested maize home from their farm when the bandits ambushed them, k!lled all the occupants in …

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Lagos state govt announces traffic diversion for city race scheduled for Saturday, Nov 23

Lagos state govt announces traffic diversion for city race scheduled for Saturday, Nov 23

The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10 kilometer Capital City Race between 5:00am and 11.00am tomorrow Saturday,  23rd November,  2024. In a statement released, the state Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that to this end, the following route starting from; Shoprite Alausa Ikeja inwards Billings Way to …

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If you want to live long and have a healthy life, don’t marry one wife – Niger State Govt official says

If you want to live long and have a healthy life, don

Habibu Abubakar Wushishi, the Director, Media and Strategy, Niger State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, has said that a man who wishes to live a long and healthy life shouldn’t marry only one wife.   The post If you want to live long and have a healthy life, don’t marry one wife – Niger State Govt official says appeared first …

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Lagos state govt demolishes 138 shanties where occupants pay over N60k annually

Lagos state govt demolishes 138 shanties where occupants pay over N60k annually

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) says its officials have demolished 138 shanties illegally erected along Ajao estate canal.The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources announced the development in a post on his X page on Friday, November 15.   “In continuation of concerted measures to reduce the scourge of environmental infractions and illegal encampment in public spaces, …

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