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Kwara government confiscates beef in move to protect public health
Kwara State Government officials and experts have seized beef at the Mandate Market in Ilorin in a move to protect the public amid rumours of poisoned cow meat. On the team were the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Toyosi Thomas-Adebayo; Commissioner for Health Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam; officials from the Ministry of Environment, including the Executive Secretary of the…
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Osun Govt rebranding FG’s palliative rice, APC alleges
…Stop lying, Govt fires back at APC By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter has raised an allegation against the Ademola Adeleke-led government on new consignment of Federal Government palliative rice from Abuja. The APC accused the ruling Government of rebranding the fresh Federal palliative rice describing the action of the Adeleke’s Government as fraudulent.…
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LASG clamps down on illegal estate developments in Epe
The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments in the Epe corridor of the State. Acting on a State Executive Council directive, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide recently led a special joint exercise to the axis where erring estate developers were served notices and requested to come forward to the relevant…
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Osun PDP knocks APC over statement on Gov. Adeleke’s religious affiliation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) has derided the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State over its comments on religious affiliation of Governor Ademola Adeleke, knocking the opposition as “a bunch of disillusioned activists incapable of rational response to state issues”. The PDP, in a statement signed by its chairman, Hon Sunday Bisi,…
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Ogun: Obaship dispute gets fierce as hoodlums kill security operative
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A long-standing Obaship conflict in the Oluke community, located in Ogun State, has escalated dramatically, resulting in the shooting of two local chiefs and the tragic death of a member of the Ogun State Security outfit, known as So-Safe-Corps. The dispute over who rightfully holds the traditional leadership in the town has sparked unrest, leading to…
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Oborevwori assures safe return of Indigenes to Okuama
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has visited the Okuama community, promising the safe return of the indigenes who fled the community. This is coming weeks after 17 military personnel were killed in an attack in the community. The governor, accompanied by some government officials, reiterated that innocent citizens would not be made to suffer for what they know nothing about.…
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Okuama residents slam N200bn lawsuit against Army
By Innocent Raphael Residents of Okuama-Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, have filed a N200 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Army in the Federal High Court, Warri. They allege that the army cordoned off their community, destroyed their homes, and accused 17 residents of involvement in a matter without proper police investigation. The 17 residents, caught in a…
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Police detain Yahaya Bello’s security aides
Police have detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to the embattled former Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, over allegations of being part of the security aides that obstructed the arrest of the former governor in Abuja. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached t Bello. They are detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department…
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Scores died as suspected herdsmen attack Tilengpat Village in Plateau
Scores of persons, mainly women have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Tilengpat village of Pushit District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources emanating from the community indicated that fourteen females and one male were brutally murdered during the attack on Thursday night, with houses and property destroyed in the community. Although the Transition Committee chairman of Mangu,…
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Nigeria is a disgrace to the world, says Gen. Danjuma
Former Minister of Defense, retired General Theophilus Danjuma, has described Nigeria as a complete joke and a source of embarrassment to the rest of the world. General Danjuma said this on Friday in Nwonyo village in Ibi Local government area of Taraba State during the annual Nwonyo Fishing and Cultural festival. According to the elder statesman, Nigeria is unfortunately a…
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