Top international and local marathon runners are ready to race for the $50,000 top prize of the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon billed to hold tomorrow.
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Month: January 2019
Stallion adds Kicks to Nissan SUV lineup
STALLION NMN, the Nissan Sales Company has premiered the Kicks, Nissan’s next generation B-segment crossover SUV, promising to assemble at least 500 units annually to ensure the vehicle is accessible and affordably priced. The kick is a 1.6 litre compact SUV with maximum power of 88kw and 149Nm of torque. It is very fuel efficient. Nissan claims that the Kicks can travel 16.4 kilometres with one litre of fuel within the city and 17.8 kilometres per litre of petrol on highway.
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Blood flows again in Adamawa
From Billy Graham, Yola a gang of Fulani herdsmen again launched an attack on Dasso community, Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The herdsmen not only harmed their victims in their rage but set ablaze several houses and valuables as they left the community desolate. The fresh attack set up a feeling of […]
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Attacks: Distressed Fulani families cry out for help in Kaduna
From Abdullahi Hassan, Kaduna The condition of some Fulani families, who are victims of a recent clash between the herders and members of the vigilance group in Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is deteriorating. Mostly women and children, they are displaced, having relocated to Yadi from their previous abode in Sabon-Sari, Sabon-Layi, […]
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Gen. Yekini, OPWS Commander: We fought more battles in Benue, recovered more weapons in Nasarawa
Major General Adeyemi Yekini is Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states. In this interview, he bared his mind on the activities of the military outfit including its achievements and challenges. How has the operation been since you came to Benue State? It has been quite tough and challenging. However, we […]
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Bumper harvest for Kebbi rice farmers
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin-Kebbi Rice farmers in Kebbi States have every reason to smile home following an impressive harvest of their produce, despite last year’s tragic floods that ran over an estimated 500,000 hectares of rice farms in the state. State chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Mohammed Sahabi Augie believed the harvest […]
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20 suspected robbers, kidnappers nabbed in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 20 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers, recovering arms and ammunition from the bandits. Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Zanna, said: “Our security challenges are cattle rustling, armed banditry, kidnapping and herders-farmers’ clashes. We are working on strategies to confront these challenges. “We have put more men on ground […]
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Kano sets stage for cancer treatment centre
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano Cancer is a deadly disease. It is, in fact, reputed as one of the world’s deadliest diseases of the present time. Only a very few survive to tell the full story of their agonies and pains in the hand of the scourging disease. Recent statistics released by the World Health Organization […]
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Naira stable at N360.5/$ in parallel market
Kachikwu mulls duty waiver for Project 100
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday dropped the hint that the ministry would consider ways of securing import waivers for the implementation of the Project 100, where it is necessary. The government, according to him, has already approved import duty waiver for importation of modular refineries equipment. He however […] …