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PDP guber candidate accuses Gombe govt of victimisation over campaign office demolition
The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe, Muhammad Jibrin Barde has accused the state government of victimisation and executive high-handedness, following a recent attack and the demolition of his campaign office in the state capital by the Gombe State Urban Planning Development Authority (GOSUPDA). Barde, in a chat with the media displayed some bullet casings and…
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EFCC, NSCDC nab 13 illegal miners in Kwara
…recover 5 trucks loaded with solid minerals By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development have arrested 13 suspected illegal miners operating in Kakafu village in Pategi…
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Kwara govt pays part of pre-2019 SUBEB, LGAs’ N11bn arrears
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State government has paid another 15 percent of one month of the huge salary arrears of SUBEB teachers, pensioners and local government workers it inherited in 2019 from the past administration in the state. The decision to gradually offset the N11billion was agreed to by local government authorities at the request of union leaders at…
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Zulum enrolls 4,229 IDPs into schools in Borno
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday led the enrollment of 4,229 school-aged children in Monguno, amongst them were many orphans whose parents were killed during the Boko Haram insurgency in parts of Northern Borno. The exercise which led to the enrollment of the 4,229 on Sunday, the first day, is targeting 7,000 children by the end of…
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Kwara garment factory to create 2,000 direct jobs, says AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said the state’s garment factory will be inaugurated this year with a takeoff capacity to hire 2,000 direct labour. Speaking with dozens of APC youths, progressive social media influencers, the governor said the idea is to make Kwara a hub for garment production, which can then benefit from the African Growth and…
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PHOTO NEWS: Pope Swears In Okpaleke As Cardinal as Obi, Soludo others storm Rome
Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Okpaleke was among the 20 new Cardinals officially ordained in Rome on Saturday by Pope Francis. Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, his predecessor, Peter Obi, Senators Uche Ekwunife and Ifeanyi Ubah were among some notable indigenes of Anambra State that witnessed the ceremony at the Vatican City.
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Governor Emmanuel celebrates Prelate Emeritus Sunday Mbang at 86
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has congratulated the Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Mbang, who turns 86 on Saturday. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant, Media, Ekerete Udoh, Governor Emmanuel praised Mbang for his contributions to Nigeria and Akwa Ibom. He also prayed for long life and…
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Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong leaves prison one month after imprisonment
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has been released from the Uyo Correctional Centre, one month after he was jailed by Chief Justice of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot for contempt of court. He was thereafter committed to the Ikot Ekpene Custodial Center of the Nigeria Correctional Service where he served the first two weeks of his one-month term before being…
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NNPP condemns Borno govt’s closure of party headquarters ahead Kwankwaso’s visit
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), has condemned the “forcefull closure” of its state headquarters in Maiduguri by the Borno State government. In a statement signed by Muyiwa Fatosa for the RMK Media Office, the party said armed men forcefully shutdown the party headquarters ahead of the visit by its presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso which witnessed a large turnout.…
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Olubadan condemns unruly behaviour of supporters of new Mogajis, Baales
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Olalekan Balogun Alli Okunmade ll has condemned the disruptive activities of supporters of some prospective Mogajis and Baales who were billed for installation on Monday at the Aliiwo ruling house in Ibadan.It was alleged that some of the prospective new chiefs had brought some miscreants to the venue of the…
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