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Tinubu, other dignitaries in Delta for Nduka Obaigbena’s mum’s funeral
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, attended the burial ceremony for the mother of the Chairman of Thisday and Arise News Channel, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Princess Margaret Obaigbena, in Owa-Onyibu, Delta State on Saturday.
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Troops clear camp of notorious bandit Lawal Kwalba in Chikun forest
… 27 bags of fertilizer for possible production of explosives recovered Nigeria troops of the Operation Forest Sanity have cleared the camp of a notorious bandit, Lawal Kwalba, in Rafin Dawa in the Dende general area of Chikun Local Government in Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…
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IGP honours officer who rejected $200,000 bribe in Kano
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended and presented an award to a police officer in Kano state, SP Daniel Amah, for rejecting a $200,000 bribe offered him by some criminals to compromise investigation. SP Amah is the divisional police officer, Nassarawa Divisional headquarters, Kano state. Kano state police spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this to newsmen on…
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Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa State information commissioner
Nasarawa State Information Commissioner, Yakubu Lawal was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen in his residence. Lawal was reportedly kidnapped when the gunmen stormed his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state Monday evening, shooting sporadic for about 30 minutes before taking him away. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, Rahman Nansel, confirmed…
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Ganduje forwards names of eight commissioner nominees to Kano lawmakers for screening
Kano State House of Assembly has received a list of eight commissioner nominees from Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for the legislature’s approval. The Speaker of the Assembly, Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, announced this at plenary on Monday. The eight nominees include Ibrahim Dan’azumi, Abdulhalim Abdullahi, Ya’u Abdullahi-Yan’shana, Garba Yusuf-Abubakar and Yusuf Jibrin. Others are Lamin Sani-Zawiyya, Adamu Abdu-Panda and Saleh Kausami. Mr Ibrahim-Chidari…
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Anambra suspends LG chairman over wife’s death
Anambra State government has suspended the Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government, Mbazulike Iloka from office over the circumstances surrounding the death of his wife. Mrs Chindiebere Iloka died onAugust 7, 2022 under circumstances yet to be determined. However, there are allegations that the suspended LG chairman might be responsible as a result of domestic violence against his wife. A…
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Bello meets business owners, charges them to contribute to safe business environment
…queries insincere CSR initiatives Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello on Thursday met with the business community in the state comprising of company owners, manufacturers, contractors and business owners where he charged them to invest more in the state and their host communities. The governor also queried some of the big commercial establishments and big companies over their insincere Cooperate Social…
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Kwara’s functional firms grew by 87.5% under us – AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the local economy has recorded huge gains over the last three years of his administration, with the number of active companies in the state growing from just 41 in 2019 to 77 in 2022, representing an impressive 87.5 per cent increase. Quoting a data from the Kwara Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines…
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Bandits release 7 more Kaduna train attack hostages
Seven more hostages held by bandits who attacked a Kaduna-bound train on March 28 have been released. Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to a controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, confirmed the release of the seven hostages to journalists in Kaduna. He said the seven hostages were released following Gumi’s intervention. The identities of the…
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Sanwo-Olu commissions Wike-built bridge, urges politicians to work together
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday charged politicians, political leaders and public office holders across political and ideological divides to come together for the good of the people. He said there are lots of things political leaders and public office holders can learn from one another’s experience in different parts of the country if they embrace politics without…
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