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Those culpable in bombing of Kaduna village will be punished – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has vowed that those found responsible for the bombing of Tudun Biri village, which resulted in the deaths of over ninety inhabitants, will face the necessary consequences. He also guaranteed that the victims would receive excellent care via the Folako Initiative, which is set to launch this month. He also assured that the affected community will…
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Ex-NUPENG scribe Frank Kokori dies at 80
Former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, is dead. Chief Kokori died in the early hours of Thursday at Mount Horeb Hospital, Warri, Delta State, where he had been hospitalized. He was aged 80 – which he also clocked on Thursday. He has been battling a kidney-related ailment for some months,…
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Sanwo-olu condoles with Sani over Kaduna air strike
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sympathy with his Kaduna State counterpart, Uba Sani, and the Kaduna State Government on the military drone strike that occurred on Sunday and resulted in the deaths of several villagers in the state. In a condolence message sent on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, the governor expressed his sympathies to…
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Shettima’s media aide loses mum
The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, has lost his mum. In a statement personally signed by Nkwocha, on Wednesday, the aide stated that his mother, Helen Nkwocha, a retired principal confidential secretary from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), passed away at the age…
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AbdulRazaq approves 100% consolidated health salary structure for nurses
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the implementation of a 100% Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for nurses in the state. Additionally, the governor approved the recruitment of more nurses to fill the vacuum created by the brain drain in the country and to improve the quality and standard of nursing care in line with the global best practices.…
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Alleged rape: Court remands herbalist Atakoro, one other in prison
An Ilorin Magistrate’s court in Kwara State on Tuesday ordered the remand of an Ibadan-based social media influencer and herbalist, Sultan Ojuwoni Atakoro and one Olaitan Ibrahim Olalekan at the Correctional Service centre Oke-Kura, Ilorin till January 17, 2024. The Kwara State Police Command arraigned Atakoro and Olalekan before the court for alleged rape and arson. The Police First Information Report…
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Army chief visits Tudun Biri, commiserates, tenders apology to drone strike victims, community
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Army Chief arrived the community in the early hours of Tuesday, accompanied by Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, where he met with the…
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Bayelsa PDP denies reported plans to frame Sylva in corruption
The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been described as malicious a publication that Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and the party were engaging in a clandestine plot to frame up corruption allegations against the defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The opposition party in…
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Kwara Garment Factory set to commence operation Q1 2024
ate targets 2000 jobs The Kwara Garment Factory, a key vision of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is now a reality as its operational launch will be held in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. The initiative adjudged to be a factory of the future already has 570 sewing machines installed. The first in West Africa cutting machine with a capacity to…
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Abdulrazaq calls for public memoranda on proposed State University of Education
Kwara State Government has called on stakeholders in the education sector to submit memoranda for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had on November 17, inaugurated Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem-led committee to midwife the processes leading to the establishment of the institution. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by…
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