A former deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has dismissed claims that he is looking for an appointment under President Bola Tinubu, saying he is too old for such. He noted however that if he was approached or offered such, he would only assist in nominating competent candidates from his […]
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The five kidnapped sons and parents Godfrey George tells the story of a Nasarawa family of 10 children who lost five to kidnappers in May 2020. Despite paying a ransom of N3.6m, they have not returned home. For 68-year-old Cecilia Bala, May 7 is not just another day on the calendar. It reminds her of […]
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The anchor of the Democracy Today program on AIT, Ijeoma Osamor on Friday, maintained that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Prof Mahmood Yakubu) did not declare that the results of the February 25 presidential elections will no longer be uploaded and transmitted in real-time. Osamor disagreed with the counsel for the All […]
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The Police Command in Plateau State, on Saturday, deployed its mobile units to various local government areas to stem the tide of attacks and killings of residents by gunmen in the state. The killings that escalated in the past few months persisted mostly in the communities within the central and northern parts of the state. […]
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No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a road accident that occurred on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday. Eyewitnesses said that the driver of the 18-passenger white Toyota Hummer bus with number plate Lagos JJJ 941 […]
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Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said in the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, he was told by the founders of the terrorist group that poverty and unemployment drove them into the crime. He however warned that the country’s over 20 million out-of-school children were a breeding ground for more ‘Boko […]
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Wreckage of illegal buildings demolition by Task Force. Photo: Lucy Elukpo-Ateko The gale of demolition of buildings generally branded as ‘illegal structures’ in many parts of the country is worrisome as the exercise usually leaves behind wailing and gnashing of teeth, besides the huge financial cost and waste running into billions of naira. In recent […]
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The Rural Electrification Agency has begun installation of decentralised Solar Home Systems (SHS) in Makoko area of Lagos State, to bridge energy supply to underserved and off-grid communities. Mr Salihijo Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer of the agency, told newsmen during an inspection of Makoko community on Saturday that the agency under the supervision of the […]
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Promoted Police officers Mr Usman Baba has deployed the two newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma to departments. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said Mba had been deployed to head the Department of Research and Planning […]
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• Warn Lawmakers Against Rubber Stamp Tag • Seek Local Council Reforms, Merger Of Agencies • Amendments PIA To Address Concerns Of Host Communities, PANDEF Demands When the 10th National Assembly kicks off the business of lawmaking, Nigerians expect it to enact pronto, laws that would curb insecurity, ensure judicious use of revenue, uplift the […]
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