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Police operatives in Katsina have killed a suspected kidnapper, Nazifi Ibrahim, in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. He added that the police officers also recovered a large cache of ammunition during the operation. The spokesman said: “On November 11, 2023, at about 03.30hrs, based …

Early results from Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa State have revealed that incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leading in several local government areas in the state. The results released so far in most of the polling units in Ogbia, Nembe, Brass, Sagbama, Ekeremor, Kolokuma-Opokuma, Yenagoa and parts of Southern Ijaw showed that the incumbent …

The naira exchanged for N740.38 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday. The Nigerian currency gained 2.93 percent compared to the N762.71 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N775.17 to the dollar on Friday. READ ALSO: Naira to dollar exchange rate rises in CBN-backed official window, black market A …

The ancient Kabowei Kingdom, spanning Delta to Bayelsa states, joyfully celebrates the Nigerian Army (NA) for inaugurating a significant project in their community. Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Major Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, shared that the Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Barrister Peremobowei Shedrack Erebulu, the Adoo III, expressed deep appreciation to the NA, …

The election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has been nullified by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The tribunal also declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David Ombugadu, as the duly elected elected governor of the state. READ ALSO:Gov Sule dissolves cabinet ahead of second term inauguration in Nasarawa …

The “Travelogue of China” media exchange activity held in north China’s Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality concluded on Oct. 28, 2023. Over the course of five days, 14 journalists from 13 countries, including Argentina and Brazil, were invited to witness China’s endeavors in building a green China and the remarkable achievements in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. In …

The Governorship Candidate of the Action Alliance, AA, in the Kogi State election, Olayinka Braimoh has explained how he was arrested and detained on Saturday, disenfranchising him. Blueprints reported that he was arrested earlier in the day by security operatives. Braimoh in a video said nothing incriminating was found on him. “I was disenfranchised, illegally locked up in Kabba Area …

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today 1. Nigeria’s ETAP partners AIICO Insurance ETAP, a Nigerian insurtech startup, has joined forces with AIICO Insurance, an insurance firm in Nigeria, with the aim of expanding the reach of car insurance within the country. This was contained in a press release signed by …

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday decried the widespread vote-buying and violence in the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections. A member of the CDD Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), Dr. Jack Johnson, who addressed journalists at a media briefing on the off-cycle elections in Abuja, said the centre deployed over 150 fact-checkers and observers in the three …

As part of its strategic expansion of flights and fleet in the coming months, Dana Air has also recruited and trained more eminently qualified Nigerian Pilots, Engineers and Flight Dispatchers. Speaking on the recruitment drive, the Chief Operating Officer of the airline Ememobong Etette said, ”about 9 Nigerian pilots, over 10 Engineers and Flight Dispatchers were recently recruited and have …