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Niger Government award Minna-Bida road and others

The contract for the reconstruction of Minna-Kateregi-Bida road has been awarded by Governor Abu Sani Bello’s administration
Contractor: Dantata and Sowoe Nig Ltd.
Contract sum: N24, 339,917, 789.85
Contract Duration: 18 Months.
Distance: 84Km.
The state govt has also advertised the following roads construction;

Dualisation of Tunga

Nigeria secures $2.5bn gas pipeline finance

Nigeria will close a $2.5bn financing agreement with Chinese lenders by the start of the second quarter of 2020 to fund the single biggest gas pipeline project in the country’s history, after months of holding talks with China on financing a project seen as being central to expanding gas

Three Key issues in Maryam Sanda’s murder case

An FCT High Court in Maitama is expected to deliver judgment today in the trial of Maryam Sanda, charged with the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
Sanda is being tried for allegedly killing her husband, Bello, who was a nephew to former PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Halliru Muhammad, in

Maryam Sanda to die by hanging for killing her husband

An FCT High Court in Maitama has sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello
The court found Sanda guilty of killing her husband and thus convicted her of the charges.
She is to be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre until she exhausts her appeal

Coco Gauf, McNally win in Australia for Kobe Bryant

Coco Gauff and Catherine McNally reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time by defeating No.10 seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. And the American pair dedicated the victory to late basketball legend, Kobe Bryant.
After losing the first set, the young American couple

2020 UTME: JAMB issues warning to parents

Education January 27, 2020 at 9:29 am 0 comments

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned parents not to give in to any form of extortion during and after the ongoing registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Board’s Head, Media, and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in Lagos on Sunday night.
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JAMB Halts UniAbuja Admission Process Over Irregularities

Education January 26, 2020 at 11:09 pm 0 comments

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has halted the ongoing admission of students at the University of Abuja due to irregularities.
In its latest investigation on the admission process of the university, JAMB found out that the new management under Vice Chancellor, Prof Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, had altered the situation.
Checks

NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash, aged just 41

Sport January 26, 2020 at 9:01 pm 0 comments

According to TMZ , the LA Lakers icon was travelling with three others in a private aircraft when it came down in Calabasas near LA, California, US.
It is understood up to FIVE people have died in the crash, with nobody on board surviving.
An investigation into the incident

Middle-belt Asks Governors To Create Own ‘Amotekun’

Security January 25, 2020 at 1:50 pm 0 comments

The Middle Belt Forum has asked governors in the North-Central geo-political zone and two others in the North-East to create a security network similar to Amotekun in the region.
President of the forum, Pogu Bitrus, made this known in a statement on Saturday.
According to the group, this will prevent

Manchester United target Ighalo & 2019 AFCON winner

Sport January 24, 2020 at 10:52 pm 0 comments

Manchester United target former Premier League striker Odion Ighalo & 2019 Africa Cup of Nation winner Islam Slimani on a six months loan, according to a report in England.
The 30-year-old Shanghai Shenhua goal poacher scored 17 goals in 55 Premier League appearances for the Hornets before securing a move

House of Assembly promises support for Amotekun

Security January 24, 2020 at 2:13 pm 0 comments

The Speakers of Houses of Assembly in the South West Zone have pledged to provide legislative support for Amotekun, the security initiative conceived by governors in the region.
The Speakers pledged in a communique issued on Friday by the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of South West States Legislature, Mr. Bamidele