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Turaki meets Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed
As part of his consultations with party members across the country ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary, frontline PDP Presidential Aspirant, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has held a meeting with Kwara State…
TSA Art Writing Master Class extends application deadline
Organisers of the TSA Art Writing Master Class, an intensive programme designed for art writers and journalists with keen interest in advancing their craft of art writing have extended the deadline for application to September 14. The application, which opened…
Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp: Facebook, Afrinolly partner Dayna Lynne North, Amy Aniobi
Building on the successful Facebook for Creators training programme in Nigeria, Facebook and Afrinolly have announced the launch of its new ‘Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp’, in partnership with critically acclaimed writer/producers, Dayna Lynne North and Amy Aniobi from the ground-breaking US…
Reckless PH driver kills one, injures another, disappears (Vanguard)
It was gory at Mile 1, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Thursday morning as a reckless speeding bus driver crushed two wheelbarrow operators, killing one and leaving the other in coma. The killer driver, yet unidentified, was said to have taken…
Nursing mother, baby, three others die in Kontagora flood (ThisDay)
A nursing mother and her baby strapped on her back were among the five people said to have died as a result of last Sunday’s flood which followed hours of rainfall in Kontagora area of Niger State. A 17-year-old boy,…
Police dismiss 3 officers who raided Clark’s house (ThisDay)
Police have dismissed three of their personnel for their roles in the illegal search of the Abuja residence of Chief Edwin Clark. The 4th and leader of the team, ASP David Dominic, has been queried and he is still under…
FEC approves N6.07tn for revamp of health sector (ThisDay)
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, wednesday in Abuja approved whopping N6.07 trillion for a thorough and comprehensive revamp of the health sector. Briefing journalists at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting…
‘I’ve not seen my wife, daughter 2 years after their abduction’ (DailyTrust)
The immediate past chairman of Abaji Area Council, Alhaji Yahaya Garba Gawu, has said he has not seen his wife since she was abducted by gunmen two years ago despite payment of N5.5 million ransom to the kidnappers. Gawu, who…
‘Nigeria will export ‘Igbo’ if I become president’ (DailyTrust)
The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, says Nigeria will export marijuana if he gets elected as president of the country. He said people are making billions from the plant while Nigeria lags behind. The presidential aspirant for the 2019…