– as Catholic priests protest killings of colleagues Enugu State Security Committee rose from an emergency meeting a an hour ago and resolved to immediately launch air surveillance of the Awgu sector of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway where bandits have launched ferocious attacks on motorists and villagers in their farms. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday dispatched a three-man delegation to condole the family of DCP Usman Umar who died during a clash between the Police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly called Shi’ites, in Abuja. Umar, before his death, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), at the Federal Capital Territory, Police […]
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Governor Ugwuanyi summons emergency security meeting Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summoned an emergency meeting of all heads of security agencies in the state. A statement on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya did not, however, state the reason for the emergency meeting. However, the meeting may not be […]
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Immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, has joined the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abdul Gombe, in a statement on Friday, said Jega would chair the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat analysis Committee of the party in order to reposition it for more […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo has told management and staff of the ministry to see him as colleague in the pen profession. He stated this while addressing management and the entire staff of the ministry at a prayer meeting organised to usher in the new month. He stressed that every […]
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Ondo State Government has saved N463 million by reconditioning 30 broken down cars instead of buying new ones. It had engaged the services of an automobile company, Logical Ideas Limited, to recondition serviceable and unserviceable vehicles in all ministries, extra-ministerial departments and agencies. While handling over the vehicles, the company’s chairman, Mr. Oluwole Okunnuga, said […]
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supports El-Zakzaky’s daughter disowns Ibrahim Musa as spokesman Despite the proscription order, top members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Friday allied with the decision of daughter of their detained leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky that protests will continue until her parents are released. The group also disowned the statement issued last Wednesday by its […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, have explained why they closed their defence four days ahead of deadline before the Presidential Election Tribunal. Both closed their case on Thursday two days after they opened their defence before the tribunal. The tribunal had given them six days to defend their case […]
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The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the order it made on July 26, 2019 proscribing the group. The court had, upon an ex-parte motion by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), also declared the group a terrorist organisation. The IMN […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council has congratulated the Onimoru-elect, Prince Rotimi Obamuwagun. It said in a statement by its secretary, Mr Leke Adegbite that it received with delight his emergence as Olumoru of Imoru in Ose local government area of the State. According to the statement: “Prince Obamuwagun, a former Deputy […]
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