9-Yr-Old Schoolgirl Surprises APC!

A nine-year-old girl has done the unexpected to the All Progressives Congress.

Nicole Benson, who is said to be a student of Greensprings School, Lekki campus, has donated her lunch money and more to the All Progressives Congress (APC). She also wrote an engaging, heartfelt letter to the opposition party. 

 

Below is Nicole’s letter, which was addressed to Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, and the APC.

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Abducted American missionary: Kidnappers reduce ransom from N60m to N30m

The kidnappers of United States missionary working in Kogi State, Rev. Phyllis Sortor, have reduced the ransom being demanded for her release from N60 million to N30 million, even as The Nigerian Governors Forum led by Governor Jonah Jang has demanded her immediate release.

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N1bn lost daily to rice importation - FG

The Federal Government has said that the country loses about N1 billion everyday from importation of rice, even as it assured that Nigeria will soon stop importing the grains.

Special Adviser to the President on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, and African Peer Review Mechanism, APRM, Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze, disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ forum on the establishment of the Nigeria/ECOWAS rice sector policy and regulation advocacy platform, in Abuja.

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Boko Haram abducts Adamawa LG vice-chairman

The Adamawa State Police Command on Wednesday said that the  Vice-Chairman of the Hong Local Government Area, Bijida Yakubu, was abducted last week by suspected Boko Haram fighters.

The Public Relations Officer of the command,   Othman Abubakar, also told   the News Agency of Nigeria, that three vigilante members, that were with Yakubu, lost their lives in the encounter.

Abubakar, who did not give details, however, said policemen investigating the incident had so far recovered the vice-chairman’s shoes.

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FRSC cancels deadline for new number plate

The Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that the agency will no longer insist on any deadline for the enforcement of the new number plate.

Oyeyemi, who stated this on Wednesday in an interview with journalists when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Theodore Orji at the Government House in Umuahia, said the agency would abide by the court ruling which restrained it from enforcing the proposal.

He explained that motorists who still had the old number plate would rather get the new ones when they go to renew their vehicle licences.

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FG approves nine new private varsities

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the establishment on nine new private universities in the country.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo.

President Goodluck Jonathan traveled to Sokoto where he attended the 90th birthday of former President Shehu Shagari.

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