THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State has arrested 65-year-old Musa Arzika for allegedly being in possession of 12.7 kg of Cannabis sativa (otherwise called marijuana) and 12 grammes of tramadol. The State NDLEA Commander, Mr Adamu Iro, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in …
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TROOPS of the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), have killed 140 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents and arrested 57 others in Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, said this at a news conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Ali said the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the request by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to name the Arterial Road N-20 after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. The Arterial Road N-20 stretched from Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Expressway to Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway). Wike made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday, during …
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The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, has begun a two-day combat swimming contest for soldiers within its formations and units under the division. The competition is part of the army’s 2024 training programme aimed at enhancing the swimming proficiency of soldiers engaged in illegal bunkering and …
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SOUTH Korea’s government has approved suspending an agreement with North Korea on détente measures, clearing the way for resuming all military activities along the heavily fortified border between the two countries. Vice Defense Minister Cho Chang Rae said that all activities of its armed forces along the military demarcation line …
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THE Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed three consultants to manage the aviation sector in the state. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta, signed by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government (SSG), Mr Tokunbo Talabi. Talabi said that the appointment was in readiness for the …
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Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Prof. Razaq Kalilu as substantive Vice Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu. Kalilu, according …
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THE National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos State Chapter, says its members did not join the indefinite labour strike because they believe that strike is not the way to get a solution. The president of the chapter, Mr Alaka Yusuf, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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THE Organized Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has suspended the strike embarked upon over a new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff. The Labour suspended the strike which commenced on Monday, June 3, 2024, for about one week. TUC President Festus …
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THE Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) locked the entrance of the secretariat on Monday in compliance with the infinite industrial action undertaken by the labour union. Newsextra24 reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress had on May 31 directed their …
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