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Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler in Niger

VAM News September 5, 2021 0 Comment

The district head was kidnapped from his palace on Saturday night at about 10pm by heavily armed gunmen. The Police Command in Niger, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of Dr Mahmud Aliyu, the District...

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Osun REC, Olusegun Agbaje, 4 Others Redeployed

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and four directors across the country. This was announced in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...

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Education

Adamawa Govt Orders Closure Of Boarding Schools over insecurity

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The government of Adamawa has ordered the closure of 30 boarding junior secondary schools in the state. Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, the State Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, issued a statement on Sunday...

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Local News Politics

E-Voting Machine: El-Rufai loses polling unit to PDP in LG poll

VAM News September 5, 2021 0 Comment

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has lost Saturday’s chairmanship and councillorship elections in his polling unit to the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). El-Rufai voted at his Polling Unit 001 Ungwar Sarki,...

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Local News Politics

Six Anambra State Assembly Members Reveal Reasons For Defecting APGA, Joining APC

VAM News September 4, 2021 0 Comment

Six members of the Anambra State House of Assembly who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, APC from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA have given reasons for their defection. ...

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Local News Politics

Ekiti 2022: PDP Chooses Candidate For Party Primary

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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has elected, Mr Lateef Ajijola as the group candidate for the party primary ahead of the 2022 governorship election. ...

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Education

980 Students Of Taraba State University Lost Their Admissions

VAM News September 4, 2021 0 Comment

Dreams of no fewer than Nine Hundred and eighty students who were duly admitted into the Taraba State University to pursue their academics have been dashed. This followed their inability...

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Edo Govt Reacts To Murder Of former presidential candidate, Sowore’s Brother

VAM News September 4, 2021 0 Comment

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed that the killers of Olajide Sowore would be brought to justice. He made this known in a statement on Saturday, while commiserating with former presidential candidate, Omoyele...

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Prospective corps member dies in police custody, CP reacts

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Amiengheme Andrew, Akwa Ibom police commissioner, has ordered the arrest of Joweigha Michael, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), for alleged involvement in the death of Kubiat Isaac, a prospective youth corps member. Isaac,...

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Katsina SSG’s Brother Kidnapped In Kano

VAM News September 4, 2021 0 Comment

Gunmen have abducted Alhaji Kabir Muhammed, the elder brother of the Secretary to Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Muhammed in Kano state. It was gathered that the gunmen kidnapped Kabir while he was was...