THE Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of access roads around the National Arcade and the Federal Secretariat in Abuja as part of the preparations for the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration. The closure will begin on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, and continue until the conclusion of the …
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THE Police Command in Anambra says it arrested over 300 suspects, rescued 14 kidnapped victims and recovered over 100 brands of arms in the state from January, 2024 to January, 2025. Mr Nnaghe Itam, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state disclosed this on Monday in Awka, during a briefing …
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ARMED men, who claimed to come from the Imo State Police Command, Owerri, stormed the family house of the Senior Deputy News Editor of Daily Sun, Mr. Emma Njoku, and abducted his elder brother, Mr. Bennett Njoku and his 16-year-old son, David, in handcuffs. They were reportedly taken to an …
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Hajia Maryam Namadi, the mother of Jigawa State Governor Mallam Umar Namadi, had died. The news was contained in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel. The statement confirmed that she died early on Wednesday. Her burial was scheduled for 4:30 pm today in her hometown …
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Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has announced the creation of new Chiefdoms and Emirates, for peace building in the state. Fintiri announce this at the end of year Statewide Broadcast in Yola on Monday. Fintiri said that the Chiefdoms and Emirates created include the Hoba Chiefdom with headquarters at Hong …
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VICE-President Kashim Shettima on Friday returned to Abuja after performing the lesser hajj (Umrah) at the Holy Mosque of Makkah (Masjid al-Haram) in Saudi Arabia. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement in …
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Justice Efe Ikponwonba granted the order against the Edo State Government, Edo State Governor, and four others who were listed as 1st-6th defendants, respectively, in the suit filed by 18 local government council and ALGON in Edo State. The court directed the defendants not to give effect to the House …
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FORMER Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello was, on Friday evening, released from the Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development. According to Duza, “Yahaya Bello …
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A 41-year-old woman, who allegedly stole N6.8 million from a company, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Irene Onyechi appeared before the Magistrate, Mrs O. M. Ogun, on a count charge of stealing. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Esther Adesulu, …
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MAJOR Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria, MEMAN, has said that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol declined marginally to N970 in December 2024, from N971 per litre in November 2024. This comes against the backdrop of a similar drop in the crude oil price …
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