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BREAKING: IGP appoints new Lagos Commissioner of Police
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed CP Adegoke Fayoade, as the new Commissioner of the Lagos State Police Command. The Command had been under an Acting CP, Deputy Commissioner of Police Waheed Ayilara since the elevation of the former CP, Idowu Owohunwa, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa…
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Displaced Renaissance Homeowners demand N4bn compensation from First Trust Mortgage Bank
Embattled members of the Renaissance Homeowners and Residents Association who were ejected from their houses by a Supreme Court order in Rivers State are demanding compensatory actions from the initiator of the housing scheme, First Trust Mortgage Bank Plc, formerly known as FBN Mortgage Bank Plc (a subsidiary of First Bank Plc) for selling properties with defective titles to them.…
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Poisoning: Stop toying with lives of school kids with poor free feeding programme, Osun APC tells Adeleke
Following the incident of suspected food poisoning of 18 pupils of the Osun State public schools from the free meal programme of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the governor to stop toying with the lives of the innocent school pupils with the substandard food being served the pupils by the…
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Akeredolu commences another round of medical leave, hands over power to Deputy Governor
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will begin another round of medical leave on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, who said the medical leave was “as a follow-up to his medical treatment”. The statement said Akeredolu would transfer powers to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who will…
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Nigeria Customs investigates bribery allegation at Lagos airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged misconduct by one of its officers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A video that went viral on social media showed the officer soliciting a ₦5000 bribe from a passenger, sparking widespread public outrage. According to the NCS, the preliminary investigation pinpointed the incident to…
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Lagos committed to community policing, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to security, saying the State Government has always been in support of the desire to embrace community policing as a strategy to enhance the safety of lives and property. He spoke during the Renewed Hope Police Agenda Citizens Townhall Engagement on Strengthening Policing in Nigeria, themed: “Community Policing:…
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Maida excited at Nigeria’s success at World Radio Communications Conference 2023
The leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is excited about Nigeria’s impressive performance at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU)’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, holding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where two Nigerians were elected into leadership positions, while some other delegates from the Commission were elected into Working Groups. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Aminu…
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Jibrin hails Tinubu’s ‘dynamic, effective and ambitious’ Foreign Policy
Member representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, kano and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to find ways of making drastic increments of funding for the Foreign Affairs Ministry to achieve his dynamic, effective and ambitious 4D foreign policy of Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora. Jibrin made the…
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COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels
A draft deal at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai stops short of calling on nations to gradually phase out fossil fuels, whose use is the primary driver of climate change and increasingly extreme weather across the globe. The draft was released on Monday, and its critics alleged that oil-rich countries have used their influence to water down its language…
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FG to partner World Bank in mining sector development
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, is exploring collaboration with the World Bank to unlock financing and technical support for the development of the mining sector. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister, Dr. Dele Alake on Monday, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri expressed satisfaction with the renewed focus on development of…
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