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I won’t allow anyone rig 2023 elections – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised those planning to rig the 2023 general elections to perish the thought, vowing to use every legitimate means to protect the votes of Nigerians. He said this during an Iftar dinner with members of the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja on Thursday. A statement by Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity…
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Operatives nab civilian informants of dead ISWAP collaborator
Operatives of the Nigerian military intelligence service have arrested some civilians spying for the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), terrorists in the North East. The civilians, before their arrest, worked together with a soldier who killed himself on Wednesday after troops discovered he was an ISWAP collaborator. The soldier, L/Cpl Jibrin, an instructor with Army Battalion in Geidam,…
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14 corps members to repeat service in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo State has sanctioned 27 corps members for contravening the rules guiding the scheme during their service year. This was made known in Akure, the Ondo State capital by the NYSC coordinator in the state, Mrs. Victoria Ani during the passing out ceremony for the 2021 batch ‘A’ (Stream two)…
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Sanwo-Olu decries increasing incidences of deaths from occupational accidents
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday lamented on the increasing incidents of deaths from occupational accidents and diseases sustained in the course of working in the country. The governor who stated this in his keynote address at the 2022 Lagos State occupational safety and health conference with the theme; ‘’Let’s Act Together To Build A Positive Safety And Health…
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Exodus hits Tambuwal’s govt as deputy, Chief of Staff, SSG, 10 commissioners resign
A massive exodus has hit the administration of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State with the resignation of his deputy, Chief of Staff, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and 10 commissioners. Their resignation may not be unconnected with their desire to contest for elective position in 2023. The deputy governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, was in charge…
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Go beyond my ambition, keep praying for Nigeria, Tinubu urges Tawaf organisers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged organisers of the special Tawaf held for him at Mecca, Saudi Arabia to continue to pray for Nigeria. Tinubu in a statement signed by his media office, thanked the organisers for putting together the programme for him. He, however, urged them to look beyond his ambition to…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu performs Tawaf in Mecca
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, performed tawaf in Kaabah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
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FEC approves N853m Ajaokuta steel, Itakpe ore concession
The Federal Executive Council has approved hiring of transaction advisors for consultancy services for the concession of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Complex, Itakpe. The total sum of N853,266,644.4 was approved for the consultancy services. The decision was reached at the FEC meeting precided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Minister of Information and…
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Again, Deputy Senate Minority Whip, Danbaba, defects to APC
Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Ibrahim Danbaba, has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker’s decision to join the APC was conveyed in a letter read at the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday. Danbaba, who represents Sokoto South in the upper chamber of the…
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