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IGP orders posting of two senior police officers
The Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of Kenechukwu Onwuemelie to Abia State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police and Mustapha Mohammed Bala to the Force Headquarters as the Commissioner of Police, Special Protection Unit. CP Kenechukwu holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Psychology from Anambra State University. He was appointed into the Nigeria…
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Benue Governor Alia cancels recent civil service appointments
Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has nullified all appointments made by the previous administration between May 2022 and the present date. The announcement was made in a press statement issued today by his Chief Press Secretary Tersoo Kula. The statement read, “All recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the outgone administration from May 2022 to…
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Fuel hike: Kwara workers to work 3 days a week
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State government has taken temporary measure to ease the burden of public workers in the state following the astronomical hike in transport fare. The state Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole announced on Monday that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak has directed that the work days be reduced from five to three per week for every…
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Shettima in Maiduguri, attends funeral of Borno’s former SSG
Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni and other dignitaries were in Maiduguri on Sunday to attend the funeral of Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, immediate past Secretary to the Borno State Government. The late SSG who died on Saturday at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital…
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Gunmen attack Yahaya Bello’s convoy, injure security aides
The Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. It said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. The Kogi Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja. Fanwo alleged that the…
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EFCC lacks power to invite Zamfara State officials, court rules
The Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not possess the authority to invite serving and past officials of Zamfara State government to account for the utilization of state funds. Justice Aminu Bappa Aliyu declared that the sole power to audit the public accounts of Zamfara State lies with…
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Zamfara Governor Lawal denies declaring N9tn in assets
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has denied reports that he declared assets worth N9trillion in cash and properties. In an interview with Radio France International (RFI) Hausa, Lawal said he never had that kind of money. “I hope so and I pray that God gives me that kind of money. May God bless me with that kind of money to…
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PHOTO NEWS: Daura Emirate welcomes Buhari back home with a Durbar
Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attended a Durbar Festival organised in his Honour by Emir of Daura HRH Umar Faruk Umar. Buhari who left office on Monday after the swearing in of President Bola Tinubu was warmly received by his kinsmen and women. The Durbar was hosted by the Emir to formally welcome home the former Army General who…
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AbdulRazaq announces scholarship, six-month maternity leave, new housing scheme at inauguration
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, vowing to remain a responsible and responsive leader for the people of the state. The modest yet colourful inauguration lasted just 45 minutes, kicking off at exactly 8:10am following the arrival of the governor at 8am Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara…
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Ganduje hands over Sunday, plans to attend Tinubu’s inauguration in Abuja
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State will hand over the affairs of the state to Governor-elect, Malam Abba Yusuf, on Sunday. Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kano. Garba said that the event was billed for 9 pm at the Government House, Kano. According to him, the Transition…
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