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Alia promises to re-open nursing schools in Benue
By Innocent Raphael Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has promised to reopen nursing schools in the State. Disclosing this during a thanksgiving mass at St. Gabriel’s Parish on Sunday, he emphasized the need for safer medical practices and upgrading these schools to higher institutional levels for enhanced knowledge acquisition. Expressing concern over the inadequate health facilities leading to avoidable…
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Amidst controversy, PDP sweeps all 33 LG chairmanship seats in Oyo council polls
By Innocent Raphael The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged victorious in all 33 Local Government Areas, as announced by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) on Sunday. However, the announcement was shadowed by allegations of irregularities during the voting process. The results, declared at the Conference Hall of the OYSIEC in Agodi, Ibadan, saw PDP candidates clinching the…
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Notorious drug lords sentenced to life imprisonment
…as NDLEA intensifies crackdown on drug trafficking By Innocent Raphael Following a relentless war against drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), two prominent drug kingpins, Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in large-scale cocaine operations spanning continents. A statement released by the agency on Sunday and…
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APC stakeholders express concerns over Oyo LG election results
By Innocent Raphael Amidst the ongoing counting of Local Government Council election results in Oyo state, certain stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) have voiced apprehension over the prevailing outcomes. Speaking on condition of anonymity, these sources have revealed their dismay, highlighting that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be leading in all the results tallied thus far.…
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Ogun monarch backs Egbetokun on proposed State Police creation
…urges FG to adequately fund Police By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun monarch and Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North local government, Oba Ebenezer Akintunde Akinyemi (Akaosu 1), has thrown his weight behind the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on the proposed creation of State Police in Nigeria. WesternPost had reported that Egbetokun faulted the proposed creation of…
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FG begins demolition for Lagos-Calabar coastal highway construction
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has began the demolition of properties obstructing the right of way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known in Abuja on Sunday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Orji Uchenna. According to the Minister, the project signifies a significant…
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EFCC nabs 34 suspected currency speculators
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud. They were arrested in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars at the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory…
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EFCC arraigns four over alleged obstruction of lawful duty
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four suspects before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court over alleged obstruction of lawful duty and assault against officers of the Commission. The suspects are; Rukayya Ahmed Mustapha, Sadiya Usman Mohammed, Ameera Uthman and Nafisat Usman. They were arraigned on one-count separate charges…
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Ogun lawmaker appoints physically-challenged man as Special Adviser
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Minority Leader of the Ogun state House of Assembly, Hon. Lukmon Adeleye has appointed Adisa Isiaka, a physically challenged man as Special Assistant to his office. Adeleye, who is representing Odogbolu State Constituency made this known in an appointment letter personally signed by him, a copy sighted by our reporter in Abeokuta. According to the…
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Be cautious against machinations of self seeking politicians- Northern groups tell Tinubu
Two Northern groups, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) have called on President Bola Tinubu to beware of self-seeking politicians who were working hard to weaken his support base and his re-election bid in 2027 through interference in his cabinet. AYCF President, Yerima Shettima and NAN Chairman, Salifu Suleiman, commended President Tinubu’s administration for its…
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