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4 dead, many others injured as trailer collides with Nigerian police van in Abuja

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No fewer than four people have lost their lives and many others were injured as a trailer collided with a Nigerian police van at Dutse-Baupma along the Dutse-Bwari expressway in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   The accident which occurred on Saturday, July 8, 2023, was said to have been due to a failed brake from a trailer carrying sharp sand that also affected a black Toyota Highlander Jeep, a black Hilux pickup van belonging to the Nigeria Police Force, and a commercial tricycle.  …

RG CAC unveils Beneficiary Ownership Register in Abuja …. says initiative “ll tackle corruption, enhance Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria

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The Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar said Person With Significant Control Register also known as Beneficiary Ownership Register (BOR) wlll address the illicit financial flows within and outside the Nigeria and also create enabling environment for investors and business owners. Alhaji Garba Abubakar disclosed this in his remarks at the launch of the Nigeria’s Public Central Register of Company Beneficial Ownership Information on Thursday, 25 May 2023 in Abuja RG CAC recalled that at the landmark Anti-Corruption Summit held in London on 12th May 2016,President Muhammadu…

Use your medium to educate Nigerians on ills of Irregular Migration – CG NIS urges Media ….. As JIFORM holds 2-Day workshop for Journalists in Abuja

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Media Practitioners have been charged to use their journalism skills to inform the public on the ills of Irregular Migration and also investigate where reports are made on Irregular Migration, in other to proffer workable solutions to the scourge and other problems which can facilitate regular Migration. The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service,CG Isah Jere Idris made this appeal today in his goodwill message delivered at a workshop for Journalists on sensitization Strategy and reportage on irregular migration and trafficking in persons in Abuja. CG Jere who was represented…

Buhari tasks African countries on Pan- Africanism, as Global African Diaspora Symposium 2023 begins in Abuja

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President Mohammadu Buhari has called on African leaders to create an interface for networking among Africa and other Diaspora around the world, to promote the implementation and institutionalizing of Pan-Africanism at the United Nations through the celebration of the International Decade for People of African Descent,     The President said the choice of Nigeria as the host country for GADS 2nd Edition was timely and historic in the face of the nation’s political transition to a new government.   President Buhari stated this on Thursday 27th April,2023 while declaring…

Bauchi Made The Right Choice, The Next Four Years Will Be Golden By Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe

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With near certainty, the next four years will be existing. Bauchi will experience the greatest developmental advancement in the history of modern Bauchi State. The renewed mandate to the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed will open new opportunities for the people of Bauchi State and will create more employment opportunities in new areas to accentuate the enormous investment made into developing the farming and rural communities in the hinterlands. It will be a four-year fast-spaced marathon and/or a long sprint. The new mandate will build largely on commercialisation…

JUST IN: Police apprehend suspected BVAS syndicate in Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested a number of suspects who are believed to be involved in the manipulation of the Bimordial Voters Accreditation System (BVAS).   The suspects were nabbed by the police in a sting operation on Ghandji street in the Maitama area of the FCT.   Arise TV reports that the police has taken the suspects into custody and are investigating the illegal possession and suspected manipulation of the BVAS.     It was also reported that one of the suspects arrested is said…

NUJ FCT Council condemns arrest, detention of Editor, Reporter by Police In Abuja ….. Demands unconditional release

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has condemned the arrest and subsequent detention of the editor and a reporter of an online newspaper, ‘TheNewsGuru.com’ Mr. Ediri Oyibo and Paul Utebor by the Nigeria Police Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, described the arrest as unwarranted, absurd and unacceptable. Oyibo and Utebor were invited and eventually detained on Wednesday February 22, through a letter dated February 18, 2023 for an interview with the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Zonal…

Presidential candidates sign peace pact in Abuja

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By Godwin Ebiboute Leloh     Presidential Candidates participating in Saturday’s election signed a peace accord in Abuja on Wednesday.   Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Peter Obi of Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party were among the presidential candidates who attended.   President Muhammadu Buhari alongside ex-President Jomo Kenyata (Kenya), and Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) also attended the event.

Celebrating Ingenuity: A Teary Story Of Benue Orphan Who Graduates With First Class In Economics , By Joseph Undu,ABUJA

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Since last weekend, the internet has been awashed with trending stories of a Benue born genius orphan with just a gown, a pair of shoes who usually picked pieces of soup in public bathroom to have a clean bathe but persevered to graduate with a first class degree in Economics. The young woman who conquered poverty and shame to achieve a feat that many of her contemporaries living in opulence could not achieve was also living in the most dehumanizing environment while trying to make her late parents proud. Jennifer…

INEC collaborates stakeholders to hold 2-day Training in Abuja By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The independent National Electoral Commission INEC, The Electoral Institute TEI, Elections and Political Party Monitoring EPM Department has organised a two day workshop and training of trainers (TOT) in preparation for this year’s general elections.   The event which commenced in Abuja is holding at Ibeto Hotel , Gudu area of Abuja to chart a new way for the conduct of elections in Nigeria.   The theme of the two day program spread from Monday 6th to Tuesday 7th February, 2023 is “Political Parties Polling Agents Training Workshop and Training…