THE Edo Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commended the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s by-election in the central senatorial district of the state. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Gbenga Agun, gave the commendation while assessing the conduct of the exercise. Agun, who personally monitored …
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has expressed concerns over alleged irregularities in the rerun elections for Ghari/Takai and Bagwai/Shanono Constituencies. Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, the Chairman of the party, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Saturday that the elections were not free …
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THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Kebbi Command, says it has rescued two kidnapped victims unhurt in Ribah district of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area o f the state. The Spokesperson of the command, CSP, Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said that the …
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THE First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N250 million to empower 500 Bauchi women, to improve their social and economic status. The grant is being disbursed under the Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Tinubu, who inaugurated the exercise on …
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Mr Billy Osawaru, representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwonde Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has applauded INEC for the peaceful conduct of the Edo by-elections. Speaking to newsmen in Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West Local Government, Osawaru described the election process as transparent, orderly, and free from any form of disruption or irregularities. …
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THE Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Saturday, called on participants of Course 33 of the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, to make sports a lifelong habit and to uphold democratic values as they prepare to graduate from the college. Musa, represented by AVM Nanjul Kumzhi, Director …
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Prof. John Obafunwa, a former Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University, has been conferred with the Chieftaincy title of Balogun of Ilara Kingdom in Epe, Lagos State. The conferment was performed on Saturday by the Traditional Ruler of Ilara Kingdom, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, at his palace at Eredo-Epe. Ogunsanwo also conferred chieftaincy …
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THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed 40 million dollars to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD), anchoring the Fund’s first close of 118 million dollars. AfDB Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation, Mr Solomon Quaynor, made this announcement in a statement on …
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Liverpool struck twice in the final minutes through Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah to overcome a battling Bournemouth 4-2 in a thrilling start to the Premier League season on Friday. Antoine Semenyo looked to have rescued a point for the Cherries by scoring twice, after he had reported an incident …
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A highly anticipated summit between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow’s war in Ukraine. However, both leaders described the talks as productive. During a brief appearance before the media following the nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, …
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