May 28, 2021

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Africa National

Buhari, Jonathan Meet In Aso Rock, Discuss Way Forward To Restore Peace

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President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Goodluck Jonathan Friday met in Aso Rock, Abuja over the political crisis in Mali. Former President Jonathan is Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator to the West African...

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National

National Sugar Master Plan Will Save Nigeria $700m Annually – Dangote

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Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery, Aliko Dangote has stated that Nigeria will save up to $700 million annually if stakeholders comply with the national sugar master plan (NSMP). In 2008, the national...

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Local News

One Killed, Other Injured As Sea Pirates Storm Bayelsa

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A five-year-old girl, Comfort Isegu has reportedly been shot dead by suspected sea robbers who attacked speedboat in Bayelsa State. The deceased, her sibling and their mother, Lovina Isegu, were reportedly aboard...

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Local News

MOPOL Laments, “Govt Feed Us Once Daily, Owe Us 7-Months Allowance”, Plans Protest

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Operatives of Police mopol force on special duty in Maiduguri have continued to live in starvation, frustration and neglection over unpaid allowances by the federal government. VAM news gathered that operatives of Police...

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Local News

Osun lawmaker challenges Oyetola to make public statements of accounts of all LGAs

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Osun State House of Assembly minority leader, Hon. Nurudeen Kofoworola Babajide has called on the Osun state governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola to publish the statement of accounts of all local governments in the state....

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Africa

Germany Pays €1Billion To Appease Namibia Over Genocide Encountered During Colonial Rule

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VAM news has gathered that Germany, for the first time, on Friday, recognised it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial support worth more than one billion...

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Africa Crime

Serial Rapist Sentenced To 1,088 Years Imprisonment

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A Pretoria High Court on Thursday May 27 sentenced 33-year-old Sello Abram Mapunya to 1,088 years in prison for raping and robbing 56 women for five years. Mapunya was convicted on Wednesday...

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Crime Local News Metro plus

Again, Gunmen Attack Another Police Station, Kill Three Officers

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Unknown armed men have attacked Umutu police divisional headquarters in Ukwuani LGA of Delta state. VAM news gathered that two police officers who were on duty at the station were killed during...

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National

World Bank Approves $700m Loan For Nigeria

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The World Bank has approved a $700 million dollar loan for the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (SURWASH). It made the announcement in a statement on...

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National

We Have Been Borrowing From Recovered Loot – Minister Of Finance

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The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has revealed that the government has been borrowing from recovered loots to fund the budget. The minister also revealed that the government has...