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Ekiti First Lady campaigns against drug abuse among students
The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has urged students of tertiary institutions to do away with drugs and those things capable of triggering gender-based violence. The governor’s wife said that efforts to eradicate GBV, which she described as a monster, should be relentless in the interest of society, saying, “GBV scuttles the socio-economic development of a nation.”…
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Akwa Ibom govt declares Friday work-free day in honour of First Lady
The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared Friday, November 29, 2024, a work-free day in honour of the late First Lady, Patience Eno. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, in Uyo, the state capital, on Wednesday, noted that the decision is to enable Akwa Ibomites and other well-wishers to pay their last respects to the…
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PSC Chairman tasks journalists on developmental journalism for national unity
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), has called for a transformative approach to journalism in Nigeria, urging practitioners to use the power of their profession to unite the nation and drive its development. He emphasised the need to move away from “guerilla journalism” and embrace developmental journalism that collaborates with government and citizens to build…
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FCT Development Commission Bill scales second reading in Senate
The Senate has passed the FCT Development Commission bill through the second reading on Wednesday. The bill aims to create a specialised commission tasked with managing the development of satellite towns within a 60-kilometer radius of the FCT’s borders. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Wadada Aliyu highlighted the significant challenges posed by the rapid growth of Abuja as Nigeria’s political…
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Court remands ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, fix Dec 10 for ruling on bail
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed December 10 for ruling on the bail application by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others. The court has also ordered Bello be remanded in EFCC custody until the bail application is heard. Bello had pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges brought against them by the Economic…
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Troops repel terrorist attack in Borno, neutralize 12 insurgents
Troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled a coordinated terrorist attack in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, in the early hours of November 25, 2024. The assault, involving terrorists mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles, included an attempted breach of the camp using a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) from…
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Alleged N110billion misappropriation: Yahaya Bello pleads not guilty
Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It would be recalled that the EFCC arrested the former Kogi governor on Tuesday (Yesterday). The EFCC had instituted a 110bn alleged fraud suit against the former governor. Adorning a white kaftan and a…
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BREAKING: Heavy security as Bello appears in FCT Court
Heavy security has been deployed around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court headquarters in Abuja, where former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is set to be arraigned this morning. Heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are stationed at key points, with all access roads to the court premises heavily secured. Bello, dressed in a…
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Gov Eno presents N955bn 2025 budget estimate to Akwa Ibom Assembly
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno on Tuesday presented the State House of Assembly with a budget estimate of N955 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. Tagged the “Budget of Consolidation and Expansion” the proposal builds on the administration’s ARISE Agenda and represents a three percent increase from the revised N923.462 billion budget for 2024. The proposed N955 billion budget…
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Edo governor approves free ride for residents
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved free bus services for the people of the State through the State-owned Edo City Transport Service (ECTS). The initiative is part of his administration’s drive to entrench his policy direction, “A NEW EDO HAS RISEN”. The free bus service which covers the Benin metropolis and the three Senatorial districts of Edo State…
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