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Speed limit device a huge success – FRSC

he Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that the speed limit device introduced Feb. 1, has reduced the frequency of road traffic crashes “drastically”. “Since we began the full implementation of the speed limit regime on commercial vehicles, the rate of road accidents has gone down. The device has been a huge success,” Mrs Pat Emoerdi, its Plateau Sector Commander, …

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Osinbajo: Citizens have a right to discuss their continued existence in Nigeria

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says citizens have a right to discuss their continued existence in Nigeria. ‎Speaking at a conference organised by the Shehu Musa Yar Adua Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Nigeria-Biafra war in Abuja on Thursday, the acting president, however, said that Nigerians were greater together than apart. ‎He urged all Nigerians …

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Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, the long-awaited legislation that promises broad reforms to the nation’s oil and gas industry. The report on the bill, produced by the Senate joint committee on gas, petroleum (downstream) and petroleum (upstream), was presented on Thursday by Donald Alasoadura, APC-Ondo. After a clause-by-clause consideration, with few amendments, the Senate approved …

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NDDC has failed Niger Deltans – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised the Niger Delta Development Commission, saying the agency has failed to provide the needed infrastructural development in the region. Speaking at the occasion of the Rivers State 50th year anniversary in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, Mr. Jonathan said fiscal federalism was the system that would work better to facilitate development in the country. “This will …

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Kaduna generates N6.7bn IGR from Jan to April – Official

The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) said  it generated N6.7 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January and April. The Executive Chairman of KDIRS, Muktar Ahmed, announced this in Kaduna on Thursday at a news conference to mark the second anniversary of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai led-administration. Ahmed said the state’s monthly revenue generation had increased from an average …

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Leave Lagos if you like bribe – CP tells DPOs

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, on Tuesday warned Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the state police command to shun bribery or leave the state. Owoseni stated this during a lecture on Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officers at the Police Officers’ Wives’ Association (POWA) Hall, Ikeja. He warned that the era of impunity and corruption …

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My husband not father of my son, wife tells court

A divorce-seeking housewife, Mojisola Ajiboye, on Thursday told an Agege Customary Court that her husband is not the biological father of her son. She gave the testimony in the divorce suit she filed against her estranged husband at the court. The petitioner, a 30-year-old nurse, who resides at Shiaba Street, Agege , a Lagos suburb, said she regretted her seven-year …

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Naval officer, who was raped by a senior colleague, commits suicide

A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a defence ministry spokesman said Thursday. The victim, a lieutenant, was found dead in her single-room apartment on Wednesday, where a message was found reading: “Tomorrow, I won’t be in this world any longer.” “The lieutenant appeared to have committed suicide,” a military …

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For hotter sex, ask your woman these five questions

No relationship can thrive without regular conversations between the persons concerned. Same applies to sexual relationships: unless your partner knows your sexual preferences, things may not work out. So, enjoy sex with your partner on a regular basis, here are some of the questions to get answers to… • What turns you on? A sex expert, Dr. Emily Morse, counsels …

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football

Navy, Customs clash in Lagos

The Nigerian Navy football team has set up a final encounter with the Nigeria Customs Service of Lagos in the ongoing Ships and Ports Maritime Football Cup competition in Lagos. The Navy sailed to the final after a 2-1 defeat of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday at the Astro Turf pitch of the National stadium in Lagos. On the …

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