Crises claim 20,000 lives in Kaduna

No fewer than 20, 000 persons have been killed in various violence in Kaduna State 1980s to 2016.

The state governor, Nasir El-Rufai made this known while inaugurating an International Centre for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony, an initiative of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam and Christian Council of Nigeria.

                                                     

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80 prisoners develop psychiatric problems in Abia prisons

No fewer than 80 inmates serving various jail terms in Abia prison have gone insane.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Abia Command, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (DSP) Kalu Ikpe, about 80 insane persons in its asylum.

Ikpe made this disclosure this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Aba.

 

                                                           

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Geometric Power, GE conclude plans for 500Mw power plant

A former Minister of Power and Chief Executive Officer, Geometric Power Limited, Prof. Bart Nnaji, has said the firm concluded plans to build a 500-megawatt power plant, in collaboration with General Electric, at a cost of over $900m, The Punch reports.

                                                                   

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Reps Disown Jibrin, Label his Accusations as ‘Wild and Baseless’

Principal Officers of the House of Representatives have affirmed that the decision to sack its former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, was a collective action.

                                                             

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Kaduna govt. releases 15 prison inmates

The Kaduna State Committee on Prisons Decongestion on Friday said it had set free 15 inmates from the Kaduna Central Prison. The committee’s chairperson, Amina Dyeris-Sijuwade, who is also the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, said in a statement that the gesture was part of the ongoing prison decongestion exercise.

                                                                   

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Why we signed partnership deal with West Ham United- Ifeanyi Ubah

The Proprietor, FC Ifeanyi Ubah and Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas Ind. Ltd, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that Capital Oil and Gas Ind. Ltd, a principal investor in the Nigerian Professional Football League outfit, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, decided to sign a partnership deal with English Premier League club, West Ham United, owing to the club’s rich history, unrivalled reputation for developing talents.

                                                     

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Nigeria Police Recruitment: Over 100,000 candidates successful at first screening

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday said it shortlisted 110,469 applicants out of the 338, 250 applicants invited for the just concluded screening at the states and FCT Police Commands.

                                                          

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Gay marriage: Reverse your decision for humanity sake – UPF begs world leaders

President, Family Federation for World Peace Unification (FFWPU), George Ogurie, has called on world leaders, who passed the same sex marriage into law in their countries, to reverse their decision for the sake of humanity.

 

                                                            

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Airline Operators Of Nigeria Accuses Nigerian Airport Management Staff Of Inefficiency, Exuberant Lifestyle

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has vehemently debunked the claimed that it owed the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) over N8 billion in en-route and navigational charges for about 15 years.

                                                          

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Day 14: Rio Olympics in pictures

                                                           

Jamaica's Usain Bolt does his "Lightening Bolt" pose after he won the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016.

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Rights group slams Nigeria army for threatening journalist

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has censured the Nigerian army for threatening a local journalist with arrest for allegedly concealing information about the 2014 abduction of 200 schoolgirls by the Takfiri Boko Haram militants.

 

                                                   

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