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Kano Governor nominates Kwankwaso’s son, Mustapha as Commissioner
The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has forwarded a list of fresh commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. Among the nominees is Mustapha Rabi’u Kwankwaso, son of ex-Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, alongside three others. The Speaker of the House, Jibril Falgore, announced the submission of the nominees’ names during a session on Tuesday, emphasising the…
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Okuama saga: Clark faults military invasion of country home
Elder statesman Pa Edwin Clark has faulted the invasion of his country home in the Kiagbodo area and that of his father in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State by the military over allegations of harbouring one of the suspects involved in the heinous killing of 17 military personnel in the Okuama community. The nonagenarian leader of…
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Okuama: 17 slain soldiers to be buried today
Barring any last-minute changes, the 17 military personnel who were killed in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, will be buried today (Wednesday). The Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain, and 13 soldiers of the battalion were among those killed on March 14. The soldiers had “responded to a…
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EFCC retrieves N7.8m stolen funds belonging to BIPC
By Innocent Raphael The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully retrieved N7.8 million in stolen funds from the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC). Dr. Raymond Asemakaha Jr., the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BIPC, confirmed this development during a meeting held in his office in Makurdi on Tuesday. Asemakaha disclosed that the recovered amount…
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Anxiety as Tinubu sets to release ambassadorial nominees list
There is anxiety among the chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President Bola Tinubu is set to release the list of ambassadorial nominees and be forwarded to the National Assembly for Senate approval. It gathered that the list forwarded to the President by the Foreign Affairs Ministry had undergone series of vet and a consolidated list would soon…
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Ex-Minister canvasses non kinetic approach in curbing banditry
A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government to explore non-kinetic approach in dealing with the menacing phenomenon of banditry in Nigeria. Shittu, an ex-minister in the cabinet of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. “If I am in position, it is not too late to use non-kinetic neasures in negotiating…
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46,000 intending pilgrims are yet to fully pay for Hajj- NHC
The National Hajj Commission (NHC) has said 46,000 intending pilgrims are yet to make full payment for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. This was disclosed by the Commission’s Spokesperson, Fatima Sanda Usara, in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Usara explained that out of the 95,000 available slots for prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2024, 46,000 individuals were unable…
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5 arrested for illegal mining in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five persons for possession and conveyance of three truckloads of assorted solid minerals mined without license. The suspects were; Dauda Suleiman, Quadri Oladimeji, Abubakar Alhassan, Anas Sanusi, and Auwal Garba. They were arrested along Maraba road, Ilorin Kwara State and Ogbomosho,…
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I engaged in productive dialogue with security officials- Gumi
By Innocent Raphael Upon the announcement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, that Ahmad Gumi had been invited by security agencies, the Islamic cleric based in Kaduna, has stated that he engaged in a productive dialogue with Nigerian security officials who summoned him regarding security concerns. Following his meeting with the security agencies, Gumi emphasized on…
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LAGESCO, KAI continue clampdown on bridge squatters
By Innocent Raphael The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESCO) in conjunction with Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) officials have continued to clear miscreants occupying the pedestrian bridge at PWD, Ikeja. This was contained in a post alongside videos posted by the State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X handle on Tuesday. Wahab added that…
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