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Edo Police bans officers from searching citizens’ phones
By Innocent Raphael The Edo State Police Command has banned officers from ransacking phones belonging to presumed suspects or offenders. State Police Commissioner, Funsho Adegboye gave this directive on Thursday in a press statement. According to the statement, an immediate ban had been placed on searching citizens’ phones by police operatives. CP Adegboye further warned officers and men of the…
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Lagos agency arrests 24 for not using pedestrian bridge
By Innocent Raphael The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has arrested 24 persons for crossing the highway and not using the pedestrian bridge at the Oshodi Oke and Onipanu bus stops. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on Thursday in a post via his X handle. The Commissioner who added some video clips of…
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FG urges mining companies to emulate international best practices
The Federal Government has advised mining companies to emulate the international best practices of the Segilola gold project to develop the sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake offered the advice during a site tour of the Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), an indigenous gold mining company in Ilesha, Osun State, Alake expressed the commitment of the…
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BREAKING: Plateau Speaker swears in nine out of 16 APC lawmakers
By Innocent Raphael Spesker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan has sworn-in nine out of the 16 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. According to reports, the swearing-in ceremony took place in the early hours of Friday in Jos. Information reaching us have also revealed a member from Jos East was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Details…
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IGP okays promotion for 10,581 officers
By Innocent Raphael Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has authorized the promotion of ten thousand, five hundred and eighty-one (10,581) deserving junior officers of the Inspectorate Cadre, and the Rank and File. This was disclosed on Friday, in a press statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. In accordance with the directive, the Deputy Inspector…
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DHQ releases names of slain terrorist kingpins
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday released the names of terrorist kingpins killed during different operations in the northern part of the country. DHQ noted that the terrorist commanders were killed in separate operations between January and March 2024. The names of the terrorist kingpins are Abu Bilal Minuki (aka Abubakar Mainok) – Head of Is-Al Furqan Province (ISGS and ISWAP)…
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Electricity Tariff: DisCos dares NERC, returns 620 areas to Band A
Thousands of electricity consumers in about 620 feeder coverage areas across the country downgraded to Band B are set to return to Band A, moving their tariff upwards from N68 per kilowatt hour to N225/kWh. The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) on Tuesday announced a new tariff for the Band A customers increasing the rate by about 230 per cent.…
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FRSC JTF impounds 35 trailers conveying 982 people
The Inter-agency Joint Task Force recently constituted by the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, has apprehended 35 trailers carrying 982 passengers. A statement issued by Jonas Agwu, Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC, said that the exercise was in its continued fight against trailer crashes and conveyance of passengers in…
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Kano govt reopens Ganduje’s dollar case, files 8-count charges
The Kano State Government has moved against former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, filing an eight-count charge against him alleging that he collected $200,000 bribe from a contractor. It was filed before the Kano High Court, saying the offence contravened the state Public Complaints and Anti-Commission Commission Law 2008. The state governor, Abba Yusuf, had also set up two…
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Ex-federal lawmakers fault Electricity tariff hike
Two former federal lawmakers, Senator Andrew Uchendu and Hon. Dachung Bagos, have faulted the Federal Government’s reduction of electricity subsidy. They argued that the timing was wrong. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had on Wednesday, announced an increment in electricity tariff for Band A customers. It explained that these are people who enjoy a 20-hour supply of electricity daily.…
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