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NOA holds stakeholders’ engagement to address rising insecurity in FCT
In an effort to address the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has convened a stakeholder engagement at El-Rufai Motor Park in Nyanya. The engagement drew participants from security agencies, community leaders, transport unions, youth associations, and other grassroots groups. Speaking at the engagement the Director of NOA, Mallam Issa-Onilu, represented by the…
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Tinubu mourns death of Emir of Gusau, Dr Ibrahim Bello
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dr. Ibrahim Bello, the Sarkin Katsinan and Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State, who passed away on Friday morning in Abuja at the age of 71. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the traditional ruler’s death as a…
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Akwa Ibom warns Cross River against renewed claims over 76 oil wells
The Akwa Ibom State Government has reaffirmed its ownership of 76 offshore oil wells, warning the Cross River State Government against renewed misinformation, incitement, and public misrepresentation of legally settled matters. In a statement signed by Uko Udom, SAN, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Akwa Ibom State, the government described recent petitions and public statements by officials of the…
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Rivers sets up farmer-herder committee
The Rivers State Government has inaugurated a farmer-herder committee to address clashes between farmers and herders across the state. Speaking during the inauguration in Port Harcourt on Thursday, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibibia Worika, explained that though agriculture remained a cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, conflicts within the sector, especially among farmers and herders, had resulted in loss of lives, displacement, and…
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LPPC shortlists 57 lawyers for elevation to SAN rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 57 legal practitioners for elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In a statement issued in Abuja, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, said the decision was reached at the committee’s 169th plenary session held earlier in the week. Akanbi explained that the SAN rank…
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Enugu governor rejigs cabinet, creates Energy Ministry
Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has announced the creation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, rejigging his cabinet, swearing in a new Head of Service, six new commissioners, and reassigning three others. The exercise, which was the first since Mbah became governor over two years ago, saw the new ministry being assigned a Commissioner, as well…
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Killing of two Nigerian traders in South Africa senseless – NiDCOM
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the killing of two Nigerian traders in South Africa by gunmen as intolerable and senseless, with a call to bring the culprits to book. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by NiDCOM spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, disclosed the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa was looking into the matter. She recalled…
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13 suspects arrested as police rescue victims in Kogi/Kwara security raid
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – Joint security forces in Kogi and Kwara States have arrested 13 suspects — including 12 alleged kidnappers and one informant — during coordinated raids that also led to the rescue of several kidnap victims. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, describing the operation as…
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Zamfara convenes high-level meeting over worsening insecurity
By Kunle Sanni – The Zamfara State Government on Monday convened a high-level security stakeholders’ meeting in Gusau, the state capital, to strengthen efforts against banditry and related crimes. The meeting, organised by the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) on the directive of Governor Dauda Lawal, brought together heads of security agencies and senior government officials…
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Gombe clears ₦25.6bn gratuity as governor decries past loan dependency
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has revealed that his administration has paid over ₦25.6 billion in gratuities to retirees, while criticizing the financial mismanagement of the previous government that relied on loans to pay workers’ salaries. Speaking at a ceremony for the disbursement of gratuities to local government retirees at the Government House banquet hall on Tuesday, Governor Yahaya…
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