THE Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, extends warm felicitations to the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) as they mark their 40th anniversary with a series of commemorative events, including a Dinner/Gala Night and a Grand Finale. The PCRC has been an invaluable partner to the …
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UNITED Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has posted a net profit of N142.5 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. This represented 165 per cent increase, from N53.5 billion posted in the corresponding quarter of year 2023. The group, in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday …
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THE Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the Public Ranch Management Agency bill. The bill which was passed on Tuesday in Enugu by the lawmakers authorized the state government to set up an agency to manage both government and privately-owned ranches in the state. Speaking before the passage of …
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Says its Illegal and unconstitutional THE Governorship candidate of AAC in the forthcoming edo state governorship election, Comrade Udoh obeiraifo has condemned in clear terms the suspension of three members of the edo state house of assembly in persons of Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo11), Bright Iyamu (PDP- Orihonmwon South) and …
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RECENT reports suggesting the resettlement of foreign troops from neighbouring Niger to northern Nigeria have been vehemently denied by Nigerian authorities, with Information Minister Mohammed Idris labelling such claims as ‘falsehood’. Addressing the speculation, Idris clarified, ‘We have neither received nor are we considering any proposals from any country on …
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SOUTH-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Monday in Ibadan to strategise ahead of the November governorship election in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, hosted by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, was held at the Presidential Lodge, Government House, …
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IN a significant turn of events, a court in Malawi has dismissed corruption charges against Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, removing a key obstacle to his potential bid in the forthcoming presidential election slated for next year. Chilima, who was apprehended in 2022 on allegations of corruption, was accused by Malawi’s anti-corruption …
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THE police command in Ogun on Monday confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu- Benin expressway. SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta , noted that the abduction happened on Friday. Odutola, however , explained …
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FRANCE has expressed its commitment to strengthen existing relations with Nigeria, especially in tackling illegal migration and human trafficking. France Ambassador in charge of Migration at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Christophe Leonzi, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, …
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THE Nigerian Army on Monday began the conduct of its 2024 conversion for 528 personnel, who joined the army as Short Service and Direct Short Service officers. Declaring the exercise open in Jos, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, President of the Conversion Board, said the exercise was an annual event. Abubakar, who …
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