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High profile terrorist commander surrenders – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says a notable commander of Boko Haram terrorists, Saleh Mustapha, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in the North East as 51,114 terrorists have so far surrendered. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko,…

MC Oluomo gets new appointment from Lagos govt

Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo has been appointed as the chairman of Parks Management Committee by the Lagos State government. MC Oluomo’s appointment was confirmed in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso.…

FIFA speaks on changes ahead of 2022 World Cup

FIFA has denied it is considering changing its calculation of playing and stoppage times before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There were speculations that the world football governing body will make changes, so that fans can get to see…

FG issues interest-free loans to 98,000 Nigerians

The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to give interest-free loans to 98,000 beneficiaries of its Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme 2.0 nationwide. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, disclosed this in a…

FG discovers over 1,500 false workers in Civil Service

The Federal Government has detected over 1,500 workers who presented fake letters of employment to its verification committee. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, revealed this at the ‘National Policy Dialogue on Entrenching Transparency in…