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Female students sent home as “familial spirit” possesses seven in Benue secondary school

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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The authority of Universal Basic Education (UBE), Junior Secondary School, Nyiman layout, in Makurdi, Benue State has sent home all female students after a ‘familial spirit’

Ikpeazu to Senator Adeyemi: Things you say and the time you say them speak a lot about how serious you are as a leader

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has given a direct response to Senator Smart Adeyemi calling his “drunkard”. Speaking at the launch of Senate Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe’s book ‘Made

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Banditry: Kidnapping children from school is a lesser evil to ransacking a town – Sheikh Gumi

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Prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Gumi has stated that kidnapping children from school is a lesser evil to ransacking a town and killing its residents. Gumi

Benue state government releases 210 cows seized from herdsmen after collecting N5m fine

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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The Benue state government has released 210 cows seized from herdsmen at Mbala, Makurdi, and Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area of the state. The cows

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Nigerians’ll be shocked by those behind the abduction of the schoolgirls – Governor Matawalle

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle, has said Nigerians will be shocked when they get to know those behind the abduction of the Zamfara school girls.

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Blanket amnesty may breed a new form of criminality – Senator Ndume

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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Senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume has stated that granting blanket amnesty to bandits as suggested by prominent Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi may breed a

NNPC not contemplating any raise in the price of petrol in March, cautions petroleum products marketers

theKorrespondentMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed reports that there will be an increment in the ex-depot price of petrol in March, 2021. A press

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Nigerians unappreciative of military efforts to contain insurgency — Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai

theKorrespondentFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

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Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has alleged that Nigerians are unappreciatve of the efforts of the military to contain insurgency in the country.

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CBN Governor, Emefiele confirms adjustment of naira to N410/$1

theKorrespondentFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

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Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that exchange rate of naira to dollar has been adjusted to N410/$1 at the

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Four prisoners were allegedly swapped to secure the release of Kagara students

theKorrespondentFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

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Sources familiar with the negotiations that helped to secure the release of staff and students of Government Science College Kagara in Niger State have told Daily