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Police neutralise dreaded kidnap sea pirate in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has neutralised a dreaded Kidnap Kingpin/ Sea Pirate whose stock in trade was to kidnap, kill, maim and cause havoc in the state. The Kingpin, Ubong Archibong alias condiment, a gang leader of the bling marine strike force terrorising Uruan/Oron Water Ways, was responsible for the kidnapping of a High Court Judge, Joy Unwana…
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6 dead, 3 injured in Ogere road accident
Six passengers have been confirmed dead in a crash involving two vehicles around Verona, Ogere, Ogun state along the Lagos/ Ibadan expressway. The Federal Roads Safety Corps Public Relations Officer, Florence Okpe confirmed this in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital on Friday. According to him, three others were however injured in the crash. He explained that the suspected…
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BREAKING: Tragedy as fire razes LASG Staff Quarters in Ogba
Fire has engulfed the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters at Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened in the wee hours of today, precisely, around 2.20 am. It was gathered that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5, of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats, was burnt. A…
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Ogun releases another batch of non-statutory board appointments
The Ogun State Government has released the names of additional non-statutory members appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run four agencies of government. The agencies are Gateway Trading Company, Food Crops Marketing Board, Ogun State Parks and Gardens, and Ogun State Signage and Advertising Agency. The appointments are the second to be made by the governor, after the Ogun Waste…
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Akwa Ibom Commissioner, Ayilara buried in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom Command, Waheed Ayilara, has been laid to rest by his relatives and colleagues, amid tears and eulogies on his special style of policing while in active service. Ayilara was laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites hours after medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja pronounced him dead. The…
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Don’t place advertisement to celebrate my birthday- Shettima tells well-wishers
Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on well-wishers to refrain from placing advertisements to mark his 58th birthday on September 2. In a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President expressed his desire for a modest celebration without the fanfare of public adverts. The presidency said the Vice president also appealed to fellow…
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BREAKING: Tinubu departs for Beijing
KUNLE SANNI President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday, on an official visit. A statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed this on Thursday afternoon. Ngelale said Tinubu will have a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates. “In China, the President will meet with President Xi Jinping and will hold meetings with Chinese business leaders…
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BREAKING: Ajaero leaves IRT headquarters after honouring police invitation
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has left the headquarters of the Intelligence Response Team in Abuja. The NLC chairman, who arrived at exactly 10:17am, left at 11.15 am after writing his statement. Ajaero did not speak to journalists at the IRT headquarters. He, however, said he would address journalists at the NLC headquarters. The police had…
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Financial Autonomy: ALGON, EFCC partner on LG accountability, transparency
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has announced partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to orientate its members across the 774 local government areas in the country on procurement, financial spending, due process, accountability and transparency. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s 49th National Executive Council meeting held…
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