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Kwara: Customs Generates N6.2bn In 2023 Second Quarter, Lists Seized Items
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it generated sum of N6.2 billion between April to June 2023. The comptroller ...
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Ekiti APC Chair, 2 Others Regain Freedom, Police Arrest 3 Suspects
The chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state, Barrister Paul Omotoso, who was abducted along Imesi Ekiti – Agbado Ekiti road ...
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Senate approves $800m World Bank loan for FG
The Senate Thursday approved the $800m World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu and also passed for third reading, N819.5 billion amended ...
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IBEDC announces prepaid metre upgrade to align with global standards
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Thursday announced an upcoming upgrade for its Standard Transfer Specification (STS) prepaid metres. IBEDC in ...
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N500bn palliative: Workers, experts reject tinubu’s N8, 000 monthly for 12m households
Some Nigerians, including economic experts, civil servants, policy analysts and members of the civil society, have cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against using ...
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Committee announces indefinite postponement of send-off for Kwara REC
A send-off ceremony planned for the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara State, Mallam Garba Attahiru Madami, has been postponed indefinitely. The event, ...
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13 Chinese Nationals Arrests in Kwara for Alleged Illegal Mining Activities
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 13 Chinese Nationals over offences bordering on ...
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Encomium as Judges, Lawyers, Academicians Pay Tributes to late AbdulWahab Bamidele, ESQ at Book Presentation
Kwara State legal luminaries, led by the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Abiodun Adebara, on Thursday tropped out to honour the ...
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Again Tinubu begs Nigerians to endure subsidy hardship
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal was being worked out, ...
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Police rescues one-day old baby from sewage tank
A day-old female baby was found in a sewage tank at about 8:30 am on Wednesday, July 12. The Lagos State Police Command ...
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House of Reps member sent out of chamber for improper dressing
A lawmaker in the House of Representatives was on Wednesday sent out of the chamber for improper dressing. The lawmaker who is a ...
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Ladoja takes Gov. Makinde, Olubadan, 10 others to court over Ibadan chieftaincy law review
Former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has taken the state governor, Seyi Makinde; the Olubadan of ...
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Gov Kefas warns monarchs against illegal mining in Taraba
Taraba state governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, Wednesday, warned traditional rulers against providing consent for mining of mineral resources within their domains. Kefas, who ...
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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Tinubu hints on cash-transfer approach, N500bn as palliative
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to alter the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act in order to make funds available ...
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Thunderstrike kills three suspected kidnappers in Kwara
Thunderstrike has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state. It ...
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Gov. AbdulRazaq Sends 2 Executive Bills To Kwara Assembly
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sent two Executive Bills to the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The bills are ...
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Ogun CP offers amnesty to repentant cultists, criminals
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, yesterday, said the Command has opened its amnesty door for those lured into joining secret cults ...
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Lagos Assembly seeks constitution review to accommodate state police
Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution to allow state police, with the view to ...
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Reps tackle banks over illegal deductions, indiscriminate charges
• House urges FG to halt increase in varsity fees House of Representatives has frowned at excess charges and illegal deductions by commercial ...
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Halt ongoing demolition in Kano, group begs Abba Gida Gida
The Good Governance Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Kano state government to put a stop to the demolition spree it ...
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Scores die in Enugu auto crash
Many people Tuesday were feared dead while others sustained different degrees of injury in a fatal road accident on the Ugwu Onyeama – ...
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Hajj 2023: NAHCON Assures of In-Bound Flight to Nigerian from Wednesday
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has assured that beginning from Wednesday, 12th July, 2023, all the Nigerian licensed carriers would begin ...
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Resist Unwarranted Checking of Your Phone, CP Tells Members of Public
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, on Tuesday charged the citizens on the importance of knowing their constitutional ...
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Plateau killings: Self-defence constitutional, Lawmaker tells indigenes
Member Representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau State in House of the Representatives, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos has called on all ...
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FG arraigns Ladi Adebutu, 9 others for vote buying in Ogun
The Federal Government on Monday arraigned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu and ...
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NNPC intercepts vessel with stolen crude oil en route to Cameroon
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it intercepted a suspicious vessel carrying 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil en route to Cameroon. ...
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Niger governor dissolves commissions, boards, parastatals
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has ordered the dissolution of all statutory commissions, boards, parastatals and the termination of all political ...
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Group kicks against Ganduje, Bagudu, Matawalle as ministers
Chairman North-West Youth Patriots, Alhaji Mustafa Mai Royal, has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the danger of appointing Ganduje, Bagidu and Bello ...
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Misconduct: Police dismisses 3 senior officers, demotes CP, 8 others
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of misconduct and abuse of office. This ...
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Missing ex-ASUU chairman found in Turkey
A former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, who was earlier declared missing has been found in Turkey. ...
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Gov. Alia condemns killing of 24 persons in Benue LGA
The governor of Benue state, Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, Sunday, condemned the unprovoked attack on Ukum local government area of Benue state, leading ...
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Gov. AbdulRazaq lauds election of first female ICSAN president
The election of new president of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Mrs Funmi Ekunday, is another milestone for ...
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Shun Calls For Dialogue With Bandits, Media Group Tells Tinubu
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has urged president Ahmed Bola Tinubu to shun calls for dialogue with bandits. The group ...
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Sit-at-home enforcement: Police confirm arrests of 2 herbalists, 13 gunmen in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Police Command Friday arrested two herbalists, and 13 other suspects over the shooting at Ishieke market in Ebonyi Local Government Area ...
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Kwara NUJ hails Gov Otu over appointment of Olanrewaju as Media Aide
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has applauded Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State over the ...
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EFCC identifies major crimes in Kwara
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified illegal mining activities as a major threat against economic prosperity as well as crime against ...
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Tinubu pledges support for NPC, to announce new date for census soon
On Thursday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, received in audience the Chairman of National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa and his team ...
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Nigeria’s population growth hits 3.2% – NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) says the nation’s population growth rate hits 3.2 per cent based on estimated population of 216 million. NPC ...
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Editors mourn NewsDirect publisher
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) said it was deeply saddened and shocked by the news of the passing on of one of ...
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Flooding: NEMA, Senate raise the alarm, 178 LGs, 32 states at risk
The Senate Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to revisit the proposed construction of Dasin Hausa Dam and any other dam ...
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Peter Obi not Labour Party member – Tinubu
As 2023 presidential election petition continues, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima of All Progressive Congress (APC), have submitted a copy ...
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NSCDC Nabs 6 Suspects For Allegedly Vandalising Railway Slippers in Kwara
The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, have nabbed six suspects, alongside two trucks fully loaded ...
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Subsidy removal: Kwara govt reverses directive on workdays for civil servants
Kwara State government has reversed the directive which reduced working days from five days to three days for civil servants in the state ...
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IG deploys 35 police commissioners
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the deployment of 35 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various state commands ...
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10th NASS: APC disowns principal officers named by Akpabio, Abbas, progressive governors react
Days after the inauguration of the Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, they are now ...
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Negotiation with bandits ‘ll undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty – Birnin Gwari Emirate
Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has rejected former Zamfara state governor, Sani Yerima’s advice to President Bola Tinubu to negotiate with bandits, ...
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Probe wealth of Zamfara governor, CSOs urge international community
Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisation for Good Governance has called on the international community to beam ...
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Enugu Assembly approves Mbah’s request to appoint 50 SAs
The Enugu House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request of Gov. Peter Mbah to appoint 50 Special Advisers (SAs) to assist in ...
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Fuel Subsidy: Zulum releases free buses to transport farmers in Borno
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state has released 60 vehicles to transport farmers who are farming in the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis ...
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Kano Anti-corruption agency arrests Ganduje’s aide, 3 others over alleged N1bn fraud
The chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCAC) Barr Muhyi Magaji Rimin-Gado has, on Tuesday, said that the commission has arrested ...
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2023 CENSUS: THE JOURNEY SO FAR
By Stanley O. Nwosu As the National Population Commission gears up to conduct the first digital Population and Housing Census in Nigeria that ...
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Nigeria opens for business, consistency in policy, Tinubu tells investors
President Bola Tinubu, Monday assured the business community of the government of Nigeria’s commitment to policy consistency and better business climate to attract ...
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NBA to sue FG over vehicles’ proof of ownership fee
The Nigerian Bar Association Section On Public Interest Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has set up a team to examine the legality of the Federal Government’s ...
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Our personnel not your domestic servants, Police warns govt officials
The Osun Police Command, on Monday, warned government officials to desist from using police officers attached to them as domestic servants. The command, ...
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UTME: There’s conspiracy to deprive my daughter of her success – Mmesoma’s father
The controversy trailing the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, has taken a new dimension, with Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Miss ...
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JAMB bars Ejikeme Joy Mmesome from writing UTME for 3 years
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced suspension of Ejikeme Joy Mmesome from writing its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for ...
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Let professionals head information ministry, NOA for result, stakeholders advise President
Stakeholders in the Nigerian marketing communications industry have implored President Bola Tinubu to appoint experienced professionals to head both the Federal Ministry of ...
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Jigawa governor catches health workers selling free drugs
The Jigawa state governor, Umar Namadi, Monday, paid a surprise visit to the General Hospital, Dutse, the state capital, where he caught health workers ...
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We’ll secure Nigeria, security chiefs assure Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the newly appointed National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General ...
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Subsidy: Workers group calls on Tinubu to establish special purpose fund, cites PTF example
The Nigerian Workers Group (NWG), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to as a matter of urgency establish a special purpose fund ...