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FCT Police detains officer over accidental discharge
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has detained an officer after an accidental discharge led to the death of one Oyebuchi Anene. The incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 9:45 p.m. in the Byazhin area of Abuja. According to a witness, trouble started after the late Anene was involved in a minor accident with an okada…
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Kanu is detained in line with the tenets of law- Justice Minister
By Innocent Raphael Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, has said the prolonged detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was in accordance to the tenets of the law. Fagbemi assured that no citizen will be detained against the laws of the country. The minister made this…
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BREAKING: Ex-Lagos Council Chairman, Doherty dies in UK
A former Chairman of Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government in Lagos State, Demola Doherty, has died. Doherty died in the early hours of Friday in a hospital in the United Kingdom. The former Council chairman was said to have died after a long time illness. Sources informed WESTERN POST that Doherty had been nursing a life threatening disease for years and that…
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Makinde okays immediate recruitment of Doctors, Nurses
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the immediate recruitment of doctors, nurses, consultants and other healthcare professionals in the state. The Chairman, Hospitals Management Board, Akin Fagbemi, in a statement issued after meeting with the leadership of the National Association Of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives in Ibadan, said the move was to address the pressing issues raised by the…
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Lagos Senator empowers 300 farmers with vital agricultural inputs
By Innocent Raphael Looking to enhance food production in Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, representing the district, has facilitated the distribution of essential farm inputs, including fertilizers, seedlings, and herbicides, to over 300 local farmers in the district’s agrarian communities. A statement made public on Thursday by the media office of the Senator, said the initiative was made…
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Binance Executive, Gambaryan slumps in Court
The trial of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja took a dramatic turn following the defendant’s collapse in court on Thursday. At the resumed trial, the defendant failed to enter the dock when he was called upon by the court registrar for continuation of trial as he remained seated at the back seat. Following…
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Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved parties to maintain the status quo pending the…
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NCAA, FAAN address Turkish airlines disruption at Lagos Airport
…assure of speedy resolution… By Innocent Raphael The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) have said they are working to resolve the disruption of Turkish Airlines’ operations at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The disruption, caused by a picketing action by some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, has prompted…
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Kwara Governor inspects new Ilorin-Offa road
…lauds Tinubu’s investments in infrastructure By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday inspected the 49-kilometre Eiyenkorin-Afon-Ojoku-Offa-Odo Otin road project. The road was part of the roads facilitated by the Governor under the Federal Government tax credit scheme. The three others were: Lafiagi-Shonga-Bacita (83km); Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu(130km); and Okuta-Gwanara-Bukuro (32km). These massive road projects complement several other intra-state…
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Gov. Yusuf announces Sanusi as Emir of Kano
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. He made the announcement after signing the new emirate council law at Government House, Kano, on Thursday The governor signed the law at exactly 5:10pm alongside his deputy, the Speaker of the State Assembly and other principal officers in…
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