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Keystone Bank Limited in partnership with the Nasarawa State government on May 21, 2021 vaccinated over 1000 students and teachers of Government Secondary School Garaku, Nasarawa, against typhoid bacterial disease. A statement by the lender said the gesture which is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is in line with its never-ending efforts to create sustainable impact within the environment it operates. Speaking at the event, Mr. Lawal J. Ahmed, Executive Director, (North & Public Sector) of the bank who was represented by Mr. Suleiman Mohammed, Regional Head, Abuja & North Central noted that health initiatives like this is…

President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge project on June 10, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has said. The minister announced this on Sunday during a joint inspection of the project with Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi. Mohammed told reporters at the Wole Soyinka Railway Station in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, that the inspection was meant to ensure that everything is in place ahead of the ceremony. He said: “Tentatively, the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge will be inaugurated on June 10. What the Honourable Minister is doing is to ensure that all the Is are dotted and the…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) on Sunday urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone their presidential tickets to the South ahead of the 2023 election. It called for a new constitution and the restructuring of the country. SMBLF, in the communique issued at the end of its expanded meeting in Abuja, enjoined political stakeholders from the South not to be lured into the “unpatriotic step” of accepting positions, such as national chairman of a party and Vice President. It said they should rather join forces to demand and ensure that…

The Police and a pro-Biafra group have disagreed on the arrest of agitators in Enugu, Enugu State on Sunday. The group, Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF), had alleged that policemen from Ogui Division in Enugu stormed their meeting venue and whisked away 57 of its members. But, the police Command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said 57 agitators were invited for questioning but freed when nothing incriminating was found on them. Earlier yesterday, the pro-Biafra groups were cautioned by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, against beating war drums in Igboland. The sit-at-home order by the Indigenous…

MTN and Airtel topped the list of mobile network operators (MNOs) with the highest number of subscriber complaints over suspicious data depletion incidences, preliminary report of the forensic audit conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown The forensic audit, which was conducted by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department (CMED) of the Commission, probed the four MNOs and discovered that a total of 106 data depletion complaints had been lodged by aggrieved subscribers. Inundated by a deluge of complaints over data depletion rate in the telecoms industry, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, NCC, Prof Garba Danbatta,…

Scores of pupils were yesterday abducted from Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, Niger State. The Niger State government and the Police Command, which confirmed the incident, did not specify the number of the pupils that were kidnapped. Residents however, put the number at over 200. The Islamic school, located near the Tegina Police Station in Rafi Local Government Area, was established by a retired immigration officer. Yesterday’s abduction came barely 24 hours after the 15 Greenfield varsity students and three members of staff were released by their abductors after collecting N180 million and eight motorcycles. 26 bodies recovered in Niger…

There was uproar yesterday over the killing of the Adamawa State politician and former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Political Adviser, Ahmed Ali Gulak. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain was shot by gunmen in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. According to an eyewitness, Gulak was shot dead about 06:30am at Amaekwemgba Junction, Umueze Ezemba Community, a stone throw from the airport. The eyewitness said: “I heard that a man was shot dead about 06:30am by gunmen at Amaekwemgba Junction, Umueze Ezemba Community, a few poles to the airport.” The deceased was reportedly accosted while driving from Enyiogugu Mbaise area towards…

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne suffered a fractured nose and eye socket in the Champions League final defeat against Chelsea. The 29-year-old was replaced in the 60th minute by Gabriel Jesus after a collision with Antonio Rudiger. “I feel okay now. Still disappointed about yesterday obviously but we will be back,” he tweeted. De Bruyne was named in the Belgium squad for Euro 2020, with his country’s first game on June 12 against Russia. Chelsea beat Man City to win Champions League There are no indications yet whether the midfielder will be fit for the match in St Petersburg…

The Imo State Police Command said they were not briefed by Ahmed Ali Gulak that he was leaving town on Sunday. The former aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan was assassinated in Owerri, Imo state capital on Sunday morning. The police said Gulak did not have any security escorts with him at the time he was shot dead by gunmen. “On the 30/5/2021, at about 07:20hrs, armed bandits intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others who were on their way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to catch a flight,” SP Bala Elkana, Imo Police Public…

A former Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Ahmed Ali Gulak, has been assassinated in Owerri, the capital of Imo state. Chronicle NG reports that the former special adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters was killed by gunmen on his way to Abuja from Owerri. It is not clear what Gulak, who has since joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was doing in Owerri. According to an eyewitness, Gulak was shot dead about 06:30am at Amaekwemgba Junction, Umueze Ezemba Community, a stone throw from the airport. Gunmen kill four policemen, burn station in Enugu The eyewitness said: “I heard…