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Tinubu approved FCT’s N1.1trn budget- Wike
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Federal Capital Territory’s over N1.1trn statutory budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during an ongoing media chat at his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He expressed delight over the assent by the president, and explained that the budget will impact on infrastructure development, healthcare facilities, as well…
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Explosion rocks Ikeja Army Cantonment
…..explosion triggered by refuse burning- Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army has reported a “minor explosion” within its Ikeja cantonment, Lagos State on Monday. A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Major General, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the incident which occurred on a farmland near the Mammy Market, within the cantonment had been put under control. “This is to notify the…
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9 abducted Delta students regain freedom
The Delta State Police Command has rescued nine students who were abducted along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. It would be recalled that the students were abducted on Monday. Confirming the rescue, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, wrote on his X handle late Monday while quoting Channels Television’s report, “All nine of the victims have…
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Sanwo-Olu’s aide canvasses tougher laws on vandals
By Innocent Raphael Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, has proposed stricter laws against vandalism of government properties. Gawat stated this on Monday via his official X handle, reacting to a post by Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, parading suspected vandals. The force PRO had posted via his X handle on…
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Stop disturbing peace of Rivers State- PDP tells APC
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State Chapter, has told the 27 lawmakers who defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop disturbing the peace of the state, but allow the court to determine their eroded legitimacy status. The State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Sydney Tambari Gbara, made the remark, following a press statement by members of…
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2024: Ondo APC sharply divided over choice of anointed aspirant
Fresh crisis appears to be creeping into the fold of All Progressives Congress (APC) as its leaders and chieftains are sharply divided over the choice of anointed aspirants to fly the party’s flag for the Ondo State governorship election. According to the revised edition of the timetable and schedule of activities released recently by the APC National Working Committee (NWC), the…
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Hoodlums rob passengers, set bus ablaze in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed an attack by some daredevil armed criminals who looted a commercial bus at Oke Ado Junction, in Ijebu Imushin, along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed that the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday. The passengers were said to be on their…
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UNIMAID lecturer brutally murdered on campus
By Innocent Raphael Unnamed individuals have murdered Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The incident was said to occur on Sunday, when the perpetrators entered his office and attacked him using a knife and hammer. Dr. Abdulkadir would tragically die in his office. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
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FRSC begins probe of Kogi crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has begun probe of the causes of the multiple road crash at Obajana market in Kogi State. A statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Jonas Agwu, said the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu had directed the Kogi State Sector Commander of the Corps to commence a detailed investigation that will lead…
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NPF moves against jungle justice
…says it undermines rule of law By Innocent Raphael The Nigeria Police Force has issued a stern warning against the alarming trend of jungle justice across the country, emphasizing its detrimental impact on the administration of justice. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement made public on Monday. According to Adejobi, jungle justice undermines the…
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