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Ebonyi governor orders sack of works commissioner
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has ordered the immediate removal of the Commissioner for Works, Engr. Stanley Lebechi Mbam, from office. The directive was contained in a public service announcement issued on Saturday and signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Monday Uzor. Nwifuru directed Mbam to immediately hand over all government property in his possession, including his official vehicle,…
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Bago cancels APC rally over deaths of 37 NSCDC detainees in Niger
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has cancelled the All Progressives Congress (APC) political rally scheduled for Saturday in Minna following the deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Bago also declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the victims and expressed condolences to their families. The governor announced the…
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Niger NSCDC commandant suspended over deaths of suspected illegal miners
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the reported deaths of suspected illegal miners in the state. The suspension was announced on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who also directed a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima leads FG delegation to Yola, consoles Tukur family
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday led a Federal Government delegation to Yola, Adamawa State, to condole with the family of the late elder statesman and former Governor of old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur. Shettima first visited the palace of the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa, where he paid homage to the traditional ruler and commiserated…
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PDP names Sani Abacha’s son as Kano guber candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named Mohammed Abacha, son of former military Head of State Sani Abacha, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 Kano State election. Bello Gambo-Bichi, chairman of the Kano PDP faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, announced Abacha’s candidacy on Wednesday during the party’s replacement governorship primary in Kano. The…
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Shettima commissions 4,000-capacity garment factory, 11-storey revenue house in Kwara
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday commissioned a garment factory with the capacity to employ about 4,000 people and an 11-storey office complex for the Kwara State Revenue Service (KWRS) in Ilorin. The projects were commissioned as part of activities marking the turbaning of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the first Sardauna of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin,…
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Oluremi Tinubu commissions TETFund-RHI ICT centre at Kwara varsity
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has commissioned a TETFund/Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) ICT Experience Centre at Kwara State University, Malete, as part of efforts to expand digital skills training and technology-driven learning among Nigerian youths. The centre is one of six ICT Experience Centres established under the pilot phase of the intervention, with one tertiary institution selected from each of Nigeria’s…
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Bamanga Tukur buried in Yola as Dangote, Fintiri, monarchs attend
Former Governor of the defunct Gongola State and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, was on Sunday buried in Yola, Adamawa State. The burial followed a Janazah prayer held shortly before 11 a.m. at the Lamido of Adamawa’s Palace Mosque, with thousands of mourners, government officials and dignitaries in attendance. Among the dignitaries were business…
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Army confirms six Imams abducted in Zamfara, says rescue operation underway
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the abduction of six Islamic scholars in Zamfara State, while dismissing reports that they were kidnapped at the residence of former governor Abdul’aziz Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area. The Army said the clerics were abducted while travelling from the Sububu forest axis in Bakura Local Government Area to Talata Mafara. In a statement…
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London university confers honorary doctorate on Governor Mbah
The University of East London (UEL), United Kingdom, has conferred an honorary Doctor of Law degree on Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, in recognition of his leadership, academic excellence and contributions to business and public service. Mbah received the Doctor of Law, honoris causa, on Thursday during the university’s graduation ceremony at its Docklands Campus in London. Presenting the…
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