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Again, Bandits abduct 14 people in Kaduna
Fourteen people have been kidnapped by suspected bandits at Dogon Noma- Ungwan Gamo community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident comes barely a week after 61 people were kidnapped in Buda community also in Kajuru LGA. Police authorities have not confirmed the attack. However, a youth leader, Sani Musa, told journalists that the bandits in large numbers…
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Ibadan residents, property owners protest govt demolition plans
No fewer than 1,000 residents and owners of structures marked for demolition marked for demolition due to the Ibadan Circular Road (ICR) project on Sunday, staged a peaceful protest to call the attention of the government to their plight. The protesters including women and children took to the highway with placards and leaves crying and urging the government to stay…
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Land Tussle: 122 families received compensation 50 years ago, says Kwara Poly
Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Government compensated the original owners of the land on which the State Polytechnic was built in 1973, an official of the polytechnic has revealed. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the Director of Students Services, Surveyor Abubakar Aremu in the company of other school management members, said that as of July 6, 1974, 122 families were…
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Gov. Adeleke officially moves into renovated Government House
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Almost 16 months after inauguration, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has opened and officially moved into the newly renovated Government House. A statement released by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Sunday, disclosed that the Government House was opened on Saturday with top officials and dignitaries joining the Governor for inspection of the facilities, prayers,…
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My dad is hale and hearty, says daughter of ex-Oyo NURTW strongman, “Tokyo”
The daughter of the former chairman of the Oyo State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Temitope Akinsola has debunked news flying around that his father, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola popularly called Tokyo is dead, saying her dad is hale and hearty. Temitope’s declaration came on the heels of social media reports that the strongman of the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Gov. Soludo hosts Ex-Rangers International footballers in Awka
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo hosted former players of Rangers International at government House, Awka on Saturday to appreciate and honour their heroics. The Governor revealed that he was an ardent lover of the Enugu-based football club as a young boy. He said some of the players who are in their old age now will be taken care of by…
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APC members in Edo condemn alleged kidnap of state’s PDP chairman
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(.APC) said it received the news of the kidnap of the State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Azegbemwin with rude shock and has profoundly condemned same. The opposition party in the State attributed the ugly development to the lack of strong and well oiled security architecture in the state.…
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Osun Monarch expresses concerns over banditry in Nigeria
—- Commends President Tinubu resolve not to pay ransom Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Olowu of Kuta, in Ayedire local government of Osun state, Oba Hameed Adekunle Oyelude, has expressed worry over the resurgence of banditry in Nigeria. Speaking with journalists in his palace, in Kuta, Oba Oyelude who commended President Bola Tinubu, for his resolve not to pay ransom, advised…
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Gov. Abiodun promises 10,000 housing units by 2027
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would build about 10,000 housing units before the end of his tenure. The governor also disclosed that over 4,000 houses have so far been built across the state. Prince Abiodun spoke on Friday when he received the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA),…
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NSCDC, Correctional join forces to guard custodial centres in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, Michael Adaralewa has reiterated his readiness to deploy personnel to join Nigeria Corrections Armed Squad to guard custodial centres in the State. Adaralewa made this known, while on a courtesy visit to the Controller of Nigeria Correctional Service in the state, Mr Tolu…
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