A police officer, along with two suspected armed robbers, was reportedly killed as security operatives comprising police, and the military foiled a deadly bank robbery attack in Abuja. The marauding gunmen had, on Thursday evening, attempted to rob a commercial bank, First Bank, with explosive devices in Abaji, a suburb …
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THE federal government has declared Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha (Sallah) celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on Friday, June 14, on behalf of the federal government. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslim Ummahs, both at home and …
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The APC in Edo state has denied insinuations that its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, does not have the capacity to rule the state as Governor, saying that some politicians were merely hiding under such dubious claims to negotiate their selfish interests in opposition parties. While making references to the …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, June 14, 2024, ordered the Kano State Government to pay N10 million in damages to the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, for breaching his fundamental human rights. Ado-Bayero, through his counsel M L Yusufari (SAN), filed a motion exparte dated …
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THE Governing Council of the Bauchi State University, Gadau, BASUG, under the chairmanship of Professor Ango Abdullahi, has officially approved and implemented the decision to start using Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) as the new name of the institution. This was contained in a statement signed by Auwal Hassan, Public Relations …
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THE Honourable Minister of Defense, H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON, mni, has called on the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to support the Federal Government’s efforts in combating oil theft and related crimes. Receiving a delegation from NYCN, led by its President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, at Ship House, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission released the final list of candidates for the Ondo State governorship poll on Thursday. The agency also fixed June 19, as the date for the commencement of public campaigns for the election scheduled to take place on November 16, 2024. Seventeen political parties fielded candidates, …
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An Ado-Ekiti High Court sentenced a pastor with Winners Chapel Church, Omuo- Ekiti, Enoch Gbinyiam, on Thursday for raping a minor in his church. Gbinyiam had a one-count charge levelled against him by the state government. The State Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajiba, told the court that the defendant …
Read More »An Ado-Ekiti High Court sentenced a pastor with Winners Chapel Church, Omuo- Ekiti, Enoch Gbinyiam, on Thursday for raping a minor in his church. Gbinyiam had a one-count charge levelled against him by the state government. The State Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajiba, told the court that the defendant …
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THE World Bank has approved two financing facilities of $2.25 billion for Nigeria to support the Federal Government’s efforts to stabilize the economy. The approval was announced in a statement on Wednesdsy entitled, “Supporting Nigeria’s Homegrown Reforms: New World Bank Financing for Inclusive Growth and Revenue Diversification.” The statement said: …
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