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Police representatives of the people – Osinbajo
*We ensure erring police officers are sanctioned – PSC “Everywhere in the world, a police force is a representative of the people and the government such that there is a need to give it an ethos that will be admired by all,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo said this when he received, on behalf of the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Police public relations officers’ conference begins in Ibadan
The annual Conference for Police Public Relations Officers started on Monday at Kakanfo Inn and Conference Center, Ibadan Oyo State. The 4-day event which brings together Police spokespersons from the 17 Police Zonal Commands, 36 State Commands and the FCT, was declared open by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who was represented by Mr. Ididapo Okunnu,…
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Fire guts Defence Headquarters Abuja
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced a minor fire incident on the second floor of the building in Abuja on Monday. In a statement, the DHQ spokesperson, Jimmy Akpor, said the cause of the fire outbreak was unknown. Mr Akpor said the incident had been brought under control with the combined effort of the military and Federal Fire Service personnel and…
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Nigeria ranks sixth in Africa visa openness report
Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union and the African Development Bank. The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday. The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia ranked first, second and third, respectively. The data…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari arrives Washington for US-Africa Leader’s Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Washington, USA for the 2022 US-Africa Leader’s Summit scheduled to start on Tuesday. Buhari was accompanied by Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
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Tinubu mourns with Buhari over niece,Hajiya Laraba’s passing
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has sent a message of sympathy and condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari over the passing of his niece, Hajiya Laraba Dauda, who died over the weekend. The APC candidate also expressed sympathy with Mallam Mamman Daura, the president’s nephew, who is a brother to the deceased. Hajiya Dauda died leaving behind…
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Gambari inaugurates new Aso Rock projects, assures Buhari will leave Nigeria in better shape
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday in Abuja urged public office holders to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari on the provision of infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of the civil service on service delivery. Speaking at the commissioning of the 54-seater State House Multi-Purpose Training Centre at the Auditorium, fitted with state-of-the-art multimedia equipment, renovated…
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Enough of scarcity, make fuel available in 48 hours, DSS directs NNPCL, marketers
The Department of Security Services (DSS) has directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and fuel marketers to end the petrol scarcity in the country within 48 hours. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunaya disclosed this when he addressed journalists in Abuja on Thursday. He said the directive was given after a closed-door meeting with stakeholders, warning that the DSS would…
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Osinbajo departs Hanoi, heads to New York for African carbon market high-level meeting
In a major push for funding and technical support for the Nigerian Energy Transition Plan, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be delivering the keynote address at a high-level meeting hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation in New York, with global agencies and potential financial partners in attendance to facilitate the activation of the Voluntary Carbon Market in Nigeria and on…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari in Guinea Bissau, gets Amilcar Cabral honours
President Muhammadu Buhari was in Guinea Bissau on Wednesday on a one day state visit where he was also decorated with the country’s highest national honors award. President Buhari during the visit inaugurated a major road named after him in the capital. President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo thanked his Nigerian counterpart for stabilising his country and promoting democracy…
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