The deceased, Ugochukwu Oduburu, 17, student of Government Technical College, Akama, Ezeagu Local Government Area, was allegedly murdered in a cashew plantation on February 17.
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“We have instituted a whistle blowers policy aimed at rewarding those that report people that steal electricity either by by-passing our meters or engaging in illegal connection,’’ JEDC managing director, Gidado Modibbo, said on Wednesday in Jos
According to a statement by Brig.-Gen Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations, said the rifle was seized by the troops while on patrol at Bantaje ward in Wukari Local Government Area of the state.
Onyenefa Chuks, Head, Downstream Operations, Warri Zonal Office, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Warri on Wednesday that two of the stations were sealed in Asaba.
Prof. Ben Maloney, Communications Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat, said in a statement that the High Level Group would make recommendations on governance of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident was revealed on Wednesday by Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Gummi, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
Balogun, also a fishing expert, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday.
SSANU, NASU and NAAT had in December called on the Federal Government to release N30 billion to them as a condition to calling off their industrial action.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that unknown gunmen had last Thursday attacked Birane village in Zurmi local government area of the state, killed over 30 people and injured many others.
Okorocha made this commitment at the flag-off ceremony of the second round of 2017 Maternal New Born and Child Health Week held at Mbaitoli Local Government area of Imo.
Alhaji Muhammad Dan-Ali, the state Chairman of MACBAN, told the newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday that the cattle colonies would reduce the migration of herdsmen and encourage their settlement in particular locations.
The committee said, though N1.6 billion was released for the purpose, only N1.8 million was utilised with the balance of over N1.42 billion largely unaccounted for.
Tsvangirai, a former trade union leader who rose to prominence by posing the biggest opposition, many said faced the most daring challenge to ex-president Robert Mugabe.
Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora, National President, Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria, said this in a key lecture delivered at the first Annual Foreign Service Public Lecture in Abuja.
The agencies made their stance known in Abuja at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Banking and Currency on a bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Assets Management Agency to manage government assets, including those seized, forfeited or taken over by anti-graft and other federal security agencies.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday when he received a delegation from TVC Communications, owner of TV Continental.
The Minister made the call when the Chief Executive Officer of TVC Communications, Andrew Hanlon, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Josiah Emerole, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday.
The FMST Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said the committee would need to engage in aggressive public awareness on Nanotechnology in all states of the Federation.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Zaki Ahmed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during a news conference.