Apple launches the New iPhone 8 in Nigeria

The Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja was the venue for the Apple iPhone 8 launch on Friday, October 27th, 2017. The hall was filled with Apple’s Value Added Distributor and ‘who is who’ in the smartphone industry, corporate bodies, Telco’s, financial services providers, authorized partners and Apple enthusiasts nationwide. In his welcome speech, the Regional Head (West Africa) for Redington’s Telco-Africa business – Sivadoss Vijayakumar reiterated the company’s commitment to continue to provide an excellent support structure to its Partners and as an...

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Female suicide bombers kill six farmers in Maiduguri

The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Victor Isuku, in a telephone interview said that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in Tomsu Ngamdu community on the outskirts of Maiduguri. He said that one of the suicide bombers detonated her explosive near a military checkpoint, while the other one detonated hers at a Civilian Joint Task Force checkpoint, killing themselves and injuring six farmers nearby. He...

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Osun lecturers give Aregbesola 21-day strike notice over half salary

Lecturers at the polytechnics and colleges of education owned by the Osun State Government have given Governor Rauf Aregbesola a 21-day ultimatum to resume payment of full salaries and address other issues including obnoxious taxes, lack of good roads and toilets for students. The lecturers, who are operating under the aegis of Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions gave the ultimatum in a letter dated November 6 to Aregbesola. The lecturers said in the copy of the letter which was made available to our correspondent...

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Two women killed as soldiers repel Boko Haram in Gulak

At least two civilians were killed when dozens of Boko Haram fighters tried to storm a town in Gulak, Adamwa State but were repelled by troops, locals said on Tuesday. The attempted raid on Gulak, in the Madagali area of the far north of Adamawa state, happened at about 7:30 pm (1830 GMT) on Monday and involved about 50 jihadists. “There was a gunfight that lasted for almost half an hour,” said Maina Ularamu, a former chairman of the Madagali local government area. “One of the (Boko Haram) pick-up trucks, which was laden with explosives, tried...

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2019: PDP can’t get it easy — Bafarawa

SOKOTO—A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has posited that until the party was ready to work honestly and collectively, it will not grab the leadership of the country on a platter of gold. Attahiru Bafarawa He spoke when he received officials of the Sokoto State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, who paid him a courtesy visit. Speaking further, he said: “The media is the live wire of any society, but it will only succeed if practitioners are fair and fearless....

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6,000 get free medical services in Kebbi

BIRNIN KEBBI— THE medical team currently offering free outreach service in Kebbi State has so far treated about 6,000 patients suffering from different kinds of diseases. Chairman of the outreach committee, Dr. Aminu Haliru Bunza, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday at new Kebbi Medical Centre, Kalgo. Bunza, who is also Director Medical Services at Ministry of Health, Birnin Kebbi, further stated that of the number, 160 patients with eye problems were operated on, 100 on dental and 98 treated for dental and abdominal problems. He said: “About 700...

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