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Trader charged with unlawful possession of 941 kg marijuana
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday preferred a one-count charge of drug trafficking against a 51-year-old trader, Surajo Mohammed. The defendant is accused of being in illegal possession of substances restricted by law. The charge is signed by the prosecutor, Mr. Jeremiah Aernan. He alleged that the defendant committed the offence on Dec. 20, 2021, at the…
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Buhari arrives Ogun for inauguration of projects
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Ogun for the inauguration of some projects executed by the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. He was received by Abiodun and other top state government officials at 10.40 a.m. at Mojoda area in Ijebu-Ode, where he cut the tape for the inauguration of the 14 kilometres Ijebu-Ode-Mojoda-Epe Expressway. Buhari is also expected to inaugurate…
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Group urges youths to shun rape, child sex abuses
Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), an NGO, on Thursday, urged youths to shun rape and Child Sex Abuses (CSA) for a greater and better future. The National Coordinator of the group, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, describing rape and Child Sex Abuses as a huge…
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2 men docked for stealing 100 area council leaflets worth N350,000
Two men were on Thursday docked in a Magistrates’ Court in for allegedly stealing 100 area council leaflets worth N350,000. The police charged Emmanuel Yamson, 34, and Alele Ojehomon, a farmer, with criminal conspiracy, trespass and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko told the court that the complainant, Abubakar Abbas of Phase I Gwagwalada, FCT, at the police station on…
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Former security minister charged with graft, stock manipulation, illegal possession of firearms
Chinese prosecutors have initiated a public prosecution against Sun Lijun, former Vice Minister of Public Security, over charges of taking bribes, manipulating the stock market and illegal possession of firearms. Upon the designation of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), the People’s Procuratorate of Changchun, Jilin Province, examined Sun’s case and filed it at the city’s intermediate people’s court, the SPP…
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UNICAL set to host NUGA games, inaugurates committees
The University of Calabar (UNICAL), has expressed its readiness to host the 26th edition of the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) Games scheduled for March 2024. Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the institution said this on Thursday in Calabar while inaugurating the Preliminaries and Bid Committee for the 2024 NUGA Games. She charged the committee be committed…
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Australian researchers break ground on quantum computers
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have contributed to an international breakthrough that would allow for the cheap production of next-generation super-powerful quantum computers. The publication in the journal of Advanced Materials on Thursday showed a new method of embedding single atoms into silicon wafers to create extremely precise arrays of subatomic…
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Gunmen abduct 3 Plapoly students – Police
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the abduction of three students of Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Ogaba said the students were kidnapped on Wednesday night at Ban, a community behind the main Campus of the institution…
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Surety docked for allegedly failing to produce suspect
A 47-year-old businessman, Usman Yunusa, who allegedly failed to produce a suspect he stood in as surety, was on Thursday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Yunusa, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and perversion of justice. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Mojirade Edeme, told the court that the…
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Jailbreak: NCoS, NSCDC to beef up security in custodial centres in Rivers
The Rivers command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says it is collaborating with sister security agencies to beef up security in custodial centres across the state. Mr. Alex Oditah, the state NCoS Comptroller, stated this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the command spokesperson, DSC Juliet Ofoni. Oditah, who visited the state Comptroller of Nigerian Immigration…
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Court issues bench warrant against businesswoman, daughter
A Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, on Thursday issued a bench warrant authorizing the arrest of a 35-year-old businesswoman, Priscilla Lampang and her 25-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. The judge, Muhammad Adamu, issued the warrant following an oral application made by the prosecution counsel, Babajide Olanipekun who noted that the defendants were absent from defending the charge against them. Adamu also ordered…
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We won’t support calls for sack of NIA boss – AYF
The Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard calls for sack of the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Malam Ahmed Rufa’i. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arewa Youth Groups (AYG) had called for the sack of the NIA director-general. A statement issued on Thursday by the convener of the Group,…
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China’s virus-hit Tianjin tightens measures to curb fresh outbreak
North China’s Tianjin Municipality on Thursday announced it would upgrade its COVID-19 prevention and control measures in risk areas to lower the risk of the virus spreading. Vehicles entering and leaving the affected areas would be arranged by local authorities and people outside the risk areas under government control were prohibited from visiting those areas to deliver materials. The municipal…
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Hisbah reconciles 3,579 couples, others in Jigawa
The Jigawa Hisbah Commission reconciled 3,579 couples in 2021, the Commandant, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, has said. Dahiru made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Thursday. Dahiru explained that reconciling couples to ensure peaceful marriage was one of the statutory responsibilities of the board. He said the agency had also helped to…
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Kazakhstan unrest destroys 50 administrative, 1,300 commercial facilities
The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development on Thursday said over 50 administrative and 1,300 business facilities in Kazakhstan were severely damaged during the recent public unrest. The ministry added that authorities were continuing to evaluate, repair and reconstruction costs. “The unrest in the regions of Kazakhstan inflicted significant damage to administrative buildings and commercial real estate. “According to the…
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Dana Gas & Crescent Petroleum achieve 50% gas production growth in KRI over past 3 years
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading publicly listed regional natural gas company, and its partner, Crescent Petroleum, the oldest private oil & gas company in the Middle East, have reported record sales gas production from their operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), reaching 452 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMscf/d) at the end of 2020. The…
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Acronis appoints Michael Callahan as Chief Marketing Officer
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced today the appointment of Michael Callahan as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Callahan joins the team with extensive sales and marketing experience, serving in senior leadership roles at companies such as McAfee, HP, and Juniper, and most recently as the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Cofense. As Acronis’ Chief Marketing Officer,…
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