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NSCDC deploys 3500 for Independence celebration in Abuja
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has deployed a total of 3,500 personnel to provide security in the FCT for Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary celebrations. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Samuel Idoko. Idoko said it was to ensure public safety, protection of Critical National Assets and…
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How I got phone recording of Bobrisky- VeryDarkMan
Blogger Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan has revealed how he got a controversial phone recording of cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The blogger made the revelation on Monday when he presented himself before a House of Representatives panel investigating bribery allegations involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Also, officials…
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OYRTMA pledges strict action against assaulters
The Chairman of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), Major Adekoya Adesagba (Rtd), has warned against violation of government policies. Adesagba warned those who assault OYRTMA officers, saying that they will be prosecuted as prescribed in the extant laws. This follows the recent arrest of Raheem Ridwan, who allegedly assaulted OYRTMA officer Toheeb Abbas on September 19 at…
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5 injured, 2 cattles dead in Lagos auto crash
At least five people sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on the Ifako Bridge in the Ogudu area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as two cows were killed following a collision with a car in the Iyana-Oworo area of the state on the same day. A statement issued by the Director of Public…
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Court bars INEC from releasing 2023 voters’ register to RSIEC
Ahead of the October 5, 2024, local government election in Rivers State, an Abuja-based court has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the 2023 voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). This followed an order of a high court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has ordered RSIEC to conduct the forthcoming local…
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World Bank okays $1.57bn support fund for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents and building resilience to the effects of climate change, such as floods and droughts through improving dam safety and irrigation. The new financing includes $500m for addressing governance issues that constrain…
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Ogun begins palliative work on Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway
The Ogun State Government has commenced the reconstruction of the failed portion of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway near Sagamu to address the current traffic logjam being experienced by motorists on the road. This is coming as Governor Dapo Abiodun paid an unscheduled visit to the bad portion of the road on Sunday. Speaking during the visit, Abiodun stated that as a…
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Those making noise for recognition have lost it in Rivers- Fubara knocks critics
The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the behaviour of individuals seeking societal recognition as trivial and unworthy of prestige. He said those who place undue emphasis on public acknowledgment have “lost it,” stressing that, by the grace of God, he requires no such introduction. The governor made these statements during an inter-denominational church thanksgiving service as part…
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Nigeria to save N5.4trn from subsidy removal in 2024-Abiodun
…urges constructive engagement with govt The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the subsidy on fuel, if not curbed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would have cost the country a whopping N5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. Governor Abiodun noted that it would have been disastrous for Nigeria to pay such huge amount on subsidy on…
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Oyo Church: Five die, many hospitalized after eating ‘Love Feast’
At least, five persons have lost their lives while many others have been hospitalised after consuming a beans meal prepared as ‘love feast’ known as ‘ipese’ at a white garment church in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to The Punch, the incident occurred last Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the unnamed church located at Apata area in Ido local…
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