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• Mangal, Dangote, govs donate N1.8b The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has explained the N25 billion Yobe State education appeal fund was launched to reposition the sector and avail Yobe children, particularly the indigent ones, the opportunity to go to school. At the Yobe State Education Fund Raising in Abuja, yesterday, Lawan, an indigene of…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that it would stop the sale of foreign exchange to banks by the end of the year. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the banks must begin to source their forex from export proceeds. “The era is coming to an end when, because your customers need 100million dollars in…
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Rextun City Updates Book Reviews A brief review of the book: Mental And Spiritual Detoxification by Dr. Alycia Ja’near(Maryland, USA) First published December 2021. Publisher: Rextun Books Nigeria. Mental and Spiritual Detoxification is a book inspired by the Holy Spirit to help us heal and get over past hurts and limiting thought habits. Everyday of…
The Governor Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has proposed some amendments to the party’s constitution. Senator John Akpanudodehe, the spokesman for the committee, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “In accordance with Article 30 (iii) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Constitution, the Governor…
After several months of legal summersaults in the court rooms, the Nigerian Supreme Court has declared as unlawful and unconstitutional, Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature. In a split decision on Friday, a majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that the President exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing…
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Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, Abfullahi. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. sources said through the phone that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege to it for three hours, despite resistance by security…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been directed to provide details of the $40million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its recovery account domiciled in the apex bank. The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday launched an investigation into the allegedly missing funds based on an audit…
The technical glitch suffered by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has entered the eighth day, leaving many Nigerians and organisations stranded regarding verifications of their National Identification Numbers (NIN) and issues. The glitch has affected some operations of mobile network operators, as thousands of telecommunication subscribers nationwide, who want to retrieve their lost Subscriber…
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Dr Sunday Soyemi, the pathologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), who conducted an autopsy on the body of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, yesterday said the pupil of Dowen College, Lagos died of Septicemia (Sepsis). Dr. Soyemi said this while being led in evidence by Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Jide Martins. The physician…
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Gunmen early yesterday attacked three communities in Bakori and Funtua councils of Katsina State, killing 10 residents and abducting a village head simply identified as Alhaji Umar. A source said the gunmen first invaded Dukawa village in Bakori council, looting houses and shops, before moving to two other communities in Funtua council, where they looted…
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