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The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that his administration will establish a hermaphrodite centre for people with intersex complications in the state. He said the project will be executed in partnership with the TETFund Centre of Excellence of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). Ganduje, according to a …

The police have no money for its operations despite the serious security situation in the country, Acting Inspector-General of Police Alkali Usman Baba said on Wednesday. Without funding, yet faced with attacks on its assets and killing of its officers and men in parts of the country, the police have …

IPOB/MASSOB asylum: Offer to protect those who need it, UK replies Federal Govt The United Kingdom has said that all asylum and human rights claims from Nigerian nationals are considered on their individual merits in accordance with its international obligations. The British government states that it has a proud history …

Pantami’s pro-Al-Qaeda views have consequence on security perception of Nigeria, says APC rep Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the house of representatives, says Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, past views in support of terror groups have consequence on the security perception of Nigeria. There have been numerous …

Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has urged the Department of State Security Service, DSS, to arrest people making unsubstantiated claims on social media. Governor Umahi said this during an interview on Channels TV monitored by Newsextra24 on Thursday. Umahi attributed the high level of crime in the country …

The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, George Akume, says Nigeria remains troubled by banditry and other security challenges owing to inadequate emergency preparedness, response and policy interventions. He said this in Abuja Wednesday at the launch of a book, A Planner’s Perspective on Disaster and Conflict; Issues of Forced …

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says it is in the best interest of Nigerian elites for the country to remain united. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday when he featured on a NAN flagship interview programme, NAN Forum. The minister accused elites of fanning the embers of disintegration in …

Some government primary and secondary school teachers in Rivers State, yesterday, protested non-payment of their five years salaries by the state government. The protesters, who took over the entrance of the Rivers State Government House with placards bearing different inscriptions such as “Government is not a personal thing”, “Our teachers …

MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE JNI OF FOUR STATES CONSISTING OF PLATEAU, BAUCHI, KADUNA AND NIGER STATE HELD IN BAUCHI CENTRAL MOSQUE ON THE 13TH JULY 2010 CHAIRED BY MALLAM ALI IBRAHIM PANTAMI This meeting is born out the growing antagonism, hardship and how the Christians in Nigeria …

Armoured vehicles produced in Ogun State, Nigeria, bought by the United Nations and shipped from Lagos to Somalia for peace-keeping mission. Pro-force is a Nigerian-owned company supporting the domestic production drive for industrialization.