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SHUT UP IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO CONTRIBUTE TO BENUE, ALIA BLASTS ORTOM. (PHOTO).

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 Shut Up If You Have Nothing To Contribute To Benue, Alia Blasts Ortom Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Friday, urged his predecessors including, Chief Samuel Ortom, to refrain from interfering in his administration, warning that he would not allow anyone to  destabilise his government. Our correspondent reports that Ortom while in his speech during his 63rd birthday anniversary marked with a public lecture in Makurdi on Wednesday advised the governor to sheath sword against Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, for the sake of development of the state. But in his response to the former governor’s advice, Alia while briefing to journalists on his return from USA, Friday morning, averred that he would not allow anyone to destabilise his administration as he maintained that they have had their own term. “I can’t allow anyone whether a former governor or Civil Servant.  If you are a former governor and you have nothing to contribute to Benue,
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ABOUT 207 PEOPLE DIED IN SRI LANKA TODAY AFTER SUICIDE BOMBERS BLEW-UP THEMSELVES.{PHOTOS}.

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       At least 207 people are dead in an Easter Sunday terrorist attack targeting Christians in Sri Lanka after six explosions ripped through high-end hotels and churches as suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up. The explosions injured more than 500 people across the country, and 35 foreigners are among the dead reports from Colombo indicate. Two of the blasts were suspected to have been carried out by suicide bombers, according to one security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak with reporters. The official said at least 45 people had been killed in Colombo, where three hotels and a church were hit, along with another 67 in the church attack in Negombo, north of the capital, with another 25 dead at a church in the town of Batticaloa, in the east of the country.More photos below.
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THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE IS SAFE FOR USE BY THE MOTORING PUBLIC-FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER,WORKS AND HOUSING.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       The General Public is hereby informed that the expansion joint shown in a Facebook video clip, is one of those slated for change during repairs to the Third Mainland Bridge which will commence soon. It is still functioning and our engineers and consultants have advised that it does not pose any structural danger to the bridge and it is safe to use. Commuters and Lagos residents will recall that the Third Mainland Bridge was shut down for a 3-day Investigative Maintenance in August 2018. Tests done on the expansion joints then - called static and dynamic load tests - were to check functionality. A number of expansion joints were identified for replacement then. More recently, in March this year, underwater confirmatory tests (video attached) preceding the repair works to be done on the Bridge, were carried out on the piles to determine if there is further deterioration or not on the piles from that done in 2013. However, all the tests done preparatory to closure of the Br
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CAS CELEBRATES EASTER WITH TROOPS OF OPERATION DIRAN MIKIYA, URGES THEM TO REMAIN RESOLUTE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has hosted officers, airmen and airwomen of the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation DIRAN MIKIYA, to a luncheon to mark the 2019 Easter Celebration. The occasion, which held at the ATF Headquarters in Katsina, provided an opportunity for the CAS to interact with the troops who have been working tirelessly to restore peace and   stability in the Northwest of Nigeria. Addressing the troops, the Air Officer Commanding, Special Operations Command, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Napoleon Bali, who represented the CAS at the event, expressed satisfaction with the performance of the ATF. He extended the good wishes of the CAS and encouraged the personnel to remain resolute while sustaining their efforts towards eliminating the activities of armed bandits in Zamfara and surrounding States with a view to ensuring peace in the Country. AVM Bali lauded the magnanimity of the CAS in ensuring that the personnel have a few hours to unwin
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MINISTER LAI MOHAMMED UNDERTAKES POST-ELECTION VISITS TO US, UK.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday, 19 April 2019 wrapped up his visits to the United States and the United Kingdom, which he undertook to meet with the international media and Think Tanks in both countries, in the aftermath of the recent 2019 general elections in Nigeria. During the visits, the Minister was interviewed by the BBC, VOA, SKY TV, Al-Jazeera, Washington Post, Reuters, The Economist, Financial Times and the Africa Report, among others. He also met with influential Think Tanks like the Atlantic Council, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Centre for Strategic Studies, all in Washington, DC, as well as the international not-for-profit corporation FINCA, also based in the US capital In London, the highlight of his visit was his meeting with investors, lawyers, the business community and diplomats with ties to Nigeria at a Breakfast setting to convince them to invest in Nigeria. ''Not only is our administration
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NIGERIAN ARMY SETS UP REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR INJURED SOLDIERS.#PRESS RELEASE.

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         The Nigerian Army has set up a modern rehabilitation centre for soldiers injured in combat and non-combat operations in the country. The centre, located at the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, was established with support from the German Government under an agreement signed in December 2017, through the instrumentality of the German Technical Assistance Group (GTAG). The minister of defence, Munsur Dan-Ali, who inaugurated the centre on Wednesday, said the GTAG had also reflected positively in a key sphere of capacity development and expansion in the armed forces. The minister, represented by Mohammed Garba, chief of logistics, defence headquarters, said the centre was remarkable and fully equipped with state of the art facilities. “It is yet another major milestone in the efforts to provide optimal healthcare intervention to our troops and indeed highly commendable. “It will facilitate the provision of highly needed rehabilitation services to troops of the Nig
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