The Nigerian Government on Thursday said that about 330 attacks by bandits and 1,460 deaths were recorded within the last seven months in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Amina Shamaki, made this …
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The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Adamawa State has affirmed the election of Sen Ishaku Abbo for Adamawa North Senatorial District. The election tribunal which gave the judgement in Yola on Thursday, dismissed it on the grounds of the inability of the petitioners to prove their case. The petitioners, …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of majority of the people of the country. He spoke at a meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan on the sidelines of the …
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that his monthly salary as the state governor is N650,000. He, therefore, declared his readiness to tackle poor remuneration in the state’s civil service. Makinde made this declaration while addressing the newly sworn-in Commissioners in the state as he reiterated his commitment …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, which discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a banker, Joseph Iwuejo, who were charged with N1.6bn …
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari led government of making a desperate effort to rope in former President Olusegun Obasanjo into a crime. According to Atiku, what the current government intends achieving with the alleged plot is …
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Daring President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu said members of the group in the Republic of Japan had received orders from him to disgrace and arrest the President when he arrived the Asian country on Sunday. According to Kanu, President Buhari must be arrested and handed over …
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Local authorities on Monday reported that three people had died after a ferry belonging to Cameroon’s shipping company, Achouka, sank off Cameroon’s Atlantic coast. A Cameroon navy official who preferred not to be named said over 200 passengers were on board the ferry, which left neighbouring Nigeria and was heading …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said no fewer than 19 million children are unregistered during and after birth in Nigeria. The Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Sharon Oladiji, said this in Kano at a two-day media dialogue organised by UNICEF for stakeholders, media and health personnel across the …
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The Kano State Hisbah Board on Monday said 146 beggars had been arrested in Kano metropolis for allegedly contravening the state’s law on street begging and roaming about at odd hours. The Acting Director-General of the board, Dr Aliyu Musa, disclosed this to journalists during a press briefing in Kano …
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