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Mar

2024

Update On NIN: How To Correct Your Name, Date Of Birth, Others Using Mobile App

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash

NEWSNIN: How To Correct Your Name, Date Of Birth, Others Using NIMC Mobile App The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile app for Nigerians to modify their data on the National Identification Number (NIN). You can now modify your NIN data on the NIMC mobile app The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for Nigerians to modify their data on the National Identification Number (NIN). With this new app, Nigerians can now make corrections to their name, date of birth, phone numbers on their NIN profile. Before now, Nigerians who wanted to modify…

Mar

2024

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Economic Hardship: Tinubu Cancels His 72nd Birthday Celebration

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Birthday, Economy, News Flash

HARDSHIP: Tinubu Cancels His 72nd Birthday Celebration As Nigerians continue to experience hardships occasioned by policy reforms of the government, President Bola Tinubu has cancelled any form of celebration for his 72nd birthday. President Tinubu according to the statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, will clock 72 years on March 29. But the President has advised his associates and well-wishers that intend to celebrate with him on that day to channel their donation to charity organisations. President Tinubu, in the statement by Onanuga, banned any form of advertorial placement in newspapers, radio or television…

Mar

2024

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Straight From The Heart: The Tragedy That Has Befallen Our Country – By David Uma

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Security

THE TRAGEDY THAT HAS BEFALLEN OUR COUNTRY…. We are at a stage in our Country where we have become immune to bad news. Evil deeds have become so entrenched & deeply rooted that most Nigerians wake up at sunrise with gloomy faces, and end up getting more scary at sunset as more disturbing events keep unfolding. All Breaking News predictably tilts towards disasters: We wake up everyday with screaming & disturbing Headlines such as: OVER 200 SCHOOL CHILDREN ADOPTED INZAMFARA. 268 KIDNAPPED IN IDP CAMP BY INSURGENTS IN KADUNA OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY MURDERED IN DELTA. HERDSMEN…

Mar

2024

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Obasanjo In ABIA, Commends Gov Otti For Abolishing Pensions For Former Governors, Deputies

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EX-PRESIDENT OBASANJO IN ABIA, COMMENDS GOV OTTI FOR ABOLISHING PENSIONS FOR FORMER GOVERNORS, DEPUTIES Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was characteristically blunt and direct when he paid a courtesy visit to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, Friday morning. Chief Obasanjo commended Governor Otti for his courage in repealing the law which empowered former Governors and Deputy Governors of the State to enjoy pension and described the abolished legislation as "rascality". He expressed the hope that other Governors would follow Governor Otti's his footsteps. The former President noted that pensions to the former Governors and Deputies were outrageous while those…

Mar

2024

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From Geometric Power To Alaoji Power Plant: Gov Otti Please Look Before You Leap – Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere

Abia State, Business, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Power & Energy

FROM GEOMETRIC POWER TO ALAOJI POWER PLANT : GOVERNOR OTTI, PLEASE LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP. It was nice watching Governor Alex Otti's dancing steps towards the Alaoji Power Plant on a mission to find enduring answers to the perennial problems of power supply inadequacy plaguing our socioeconomic life. Everything was looking good at first sight during the facility guided tour by the Governor while in the company of the man who could not manage EEDC well enough to guarantee passable paltry power supply for Abians across the board, Chief, Sir Emeka Offor, Chairman of Chrome Group, Interstate Electric, EEDC et…

Mar

2024

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I Will Return Peace To South East 2 Minutes After My Release – Nnamdi Kanu Boasts

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash, South East

I Will Return Peace To Southeast Two Minutes After My Release – Nnamdi Kanu Boasts The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has promised to restore peace in the south-east region of Nigeria. Kanu disclosed this on Tuesday, moments after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, dismissed his fresh application to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the FG preferred against him. The IPOB leader who was first arrested by security agents in Lagos on October 14, 2015, has been in detention since June 29, 2021. Trial Justice…

Mar

2024

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Security Agents Know Bandits’ Hideouts, They Follow Me Negotiate With Them – Sheikh Gumi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash, Security

Security Agents Know Bandits’ Hideouts, They Follow Me To Negotiate With Them – Sheikh Gumi Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has declared that the security agents know the hideout of bandits terrorising Nigerians, particularly in the northern parts of the country. Gumi revealed this during an interview on Nigeria Info FM on Monday evening, saying that the security agents followed him to negotiate with the bandits. The cleric said the federal government should negotiate with the kidnappers who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna…

Mar

2024

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DHQ Releases Names, Photos Of Soldiers Killed In Delta Attack

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DHQ Releases Names, Photos Of Soldiers K!lled In Delta Att*ck The identities of the Nigerian Army commander, three officers, and 12 soldiers who were killed by attackers in Delta community have been revealed. The Defence Headquarters shared their photos and names on X account on Monday. The fallen soldiers, serving with the 181 Amphibious Battalion, were on a peace-keeping mission to quell community clashes in Bomadi Local Government of Delta State when the incident occurred. Their names are listed below: – LT COL AH ALI COMMAND OFFICER 181 AMPHIBIOUS BATTALION NIGERIAN ARMY – Maj SD Shafa (N/13976) – Maj DE…

Mar

2024

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Ughelli Monarch Breaks Silence Over Killing Of Soldiers In Delta

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Ughelli King Breaks Silence Over Killing Of Soldiers In Delta The Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Clement O. Ikolo, has reacted to the crisis in his Kingdom. AttNews had reported how 16 soldiers and officers were killed in the Delta community on Thursday. The victims included the commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers. The troops were deployed to restore order between two warring communities: Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State, when they were murdered. The Okuama coastal community where the killing of the soldiers took place was razed this weekend. It is unclear…

Mar

2024

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Wike Is An Igbo Son, I Will Defend Him; He Has Right To Be FCT Minister – Iwuanyanwu

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

Wike Is An Igbo Son, I Will Defend Him; He has Right To Be FCT Minister - Iwuanyanwu Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has stated that Abuja belongs to all Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion. In an interview with Arise TV, Iwuanyanwu recounted an incident where concerns were raised about Nyesom Wike, with suggestions that he should not serve as a Minister of FCT due to his Igbo heritage. Iwuanyanwu said he defended Wike, highlighting that as an Igbo son, Wike, like every Nigerian, deserves the opportunity to serve as minister of FCT. He emphasized that…