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Tinubu, Shettima to get GCFR, GCON titles
President-elect and Vice President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kasim Shettima, will on Thursday, May 25, 2023, be conferred National Honours as the Grand Commander ...
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65 ex-Corps members get automatic employment
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, ...
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Court remands Seun Kuti, orders police to complete investigation in 48 hours
Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun has remanded the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 48 hours in police custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Kuti, ...
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EFCC hands over operatives to police for killing colleague
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of two of its officials, Apata Odunayo and Ogbuji Tochukwu, who were allegedly ...
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High inflation not Buhari’s making, says Presidency
The Presidency says the high inflation in the country is a world-wide problem which no nation is immune to following the global economic ...
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N13trillion spent on subsidy in 16 years, says Fed Govt
Nigeria spent over N13 trillion on petrol subsidies in 16 years, the Federal Government said yesterday. Mustapha spoke in Abuja at the launch ...
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NSCDC arrests 21 illegal miners in Cross River, indicts communities
At least 21 suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Cross River State by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The suspects ...
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US professor sets record for longest time spent underwater
An American University Professor,Joseph Dituri in Florida has spent 74 days under water at a deep lagoon in Key Largo, Florida. The US researcher ...
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Kano sensitises youths on mental health
Kano State Government has sensitised youths on mental health and substance abuse. At the event organized by the office of the special adviser ...
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40,000 lives lost to road accidents annually – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that over 40,000 people die annually as a result of Road Traffic Crashes in Nigeria. Dauda ...
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Kwara govt seals off Chinese quarry site
The Kwara State Government today sealed off the China Kaidi Quarry site along Ilorin-Ogbomoso road, due to significant concerns over safety of Kwarans ...
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FG to ends feeding of state inmates by December 31
Federal Government has advised State Governments to fully optimise the recently signed constitutional amendment to improve the condition of inmates in custodial facilities ...
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Refurbished gas cylinders: Next bombs waiting to explode
Nigerians have been given to improvisations since the turn of inflation and the economic crisis. Most of the improvisations have saved them money ...
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Last batch of Nigerian students from Sudan arrive Abuja
Saturday marked the arrival of the 15th and final group of Nigerian students from Sudan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. ...
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Suspend loan disbursement to FG – SERAP tells World Bank
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) wants the World Bank to suspend $800 million loan disbursement to the Federal Government. It also ...
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MNJTF neutralises terrorists, recovers weapons
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating in Lake Chad Basin Region has neutralised some terrorists and recovered heavy weapons. A ...
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NERC stops DisCos from billing disconnected customers
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has stopped electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos ) from billing any customer already disconnected for non-payment. It is ...
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IGP orders arrest of Seun Kuti for slapping officer
Seun Kuti, the son of Afro-beat king, the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, could be charged if found guilty of assaulting a policeman. The ...
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Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, dies after bathroom fall
Barely 24 hours after the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, a Yoruba popular actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, is reportedly ...
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Why Major General Mohammed is facing court marshall – Army
The Nigerian Army says Sunday says, the erstwhile Group Managing Director (GMD) Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) Major General UM Mohammed is being ...
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FG spends N1m annually on each inmate – Interior Minister
The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the inmates at the correctional facilities in the country. ...
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Kwara Community Donates Patrol Vehicle To Community Policing Outfit
The Ibagun community in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State on Saturday presented a vehicle to the ward’s community policing for ...
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Amended Correctional Act will enable States establish facilities, ensure decongestion- Aregbesola
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said that the amended Act on Correctional Service will allow State Governments to establish their correctional ...
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Help Government Douse Religious Tension, Kwara Governor Tells Islamic Organisations
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday called on Islamic organizations in the country to join hands with government in dousing religious ...
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NBC to appeal ruling nullifying powers to impose fines
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says it will appeal a ruling by a Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying its powers to impose fines ...
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Retired ACP Seeks IGP Intervention On Payment Of Entitlements
A retired assistant commissioner of police, Mr Simeon Ajisafe has appealed to the the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alikali Baba to expedite ...
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Rivers govt threatens to take over Bayelsa property in P-H
A major crisis is looming between Rivers and Bayelsa states as the Rivers State Government has threatened to take over the Bayelsa State property ...
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NiMet predicts thunderclouds in coming days
Thundercloud activities with possible heavy rainfall are expected in some Northeastern States in coming days. In a statement on Thursday, The Nigerian Meteorological ...
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FG spends N22bn on prisoner meals
The Federal Government is to spend over N22 billion to feed inmates across the country. The Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa ...
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EFCC Warns Bank Compliance Officers Against Complicity in Fighting Corruption
The Zonal Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael Nzekwe has identified the role of ...
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Nigeria in trouble, exceeding borrowing limits – Budget Office
Director General Budget Office of the Federation Ben Akabueze has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s borrowing plan, saying the nation was fast exceeding ...
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42.5m will need emergency food from June – ECOWAS
About 42.5 million people in ECOWAS region stand the risk of being in need of emergency food and nutritional assistance between June and ...
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Court outlaws NBC fines on broadcast stations
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines, ...
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Kwara Customs command generates N3.5bn in 3 Months, seizes 451 bags of foreign Rice
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has between January and March, 2023 generated the sum of N3,566,997,587.12. The command also ...
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Nigerians don’t trust Police — Arase
The Chairman, Police Service Commissioner, Dr. Solomon Arase (IGP Retired) has blamed the seeming lack of success in the operationalization of Community Policing ...
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French Cultural Attaché commends Gov. AbdulRazaq on projects
The Cultural Attaché of Ambassador De France Au Nigeria (Cooperation & Cultural Affairs), Ms. Emmanuelle Harang, has commended the Kwara State Governor, Mallam ...
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16 killed in rival cults clash in Akwa Ibom
No fewer than 16 persons have been reportedly killed in a bloody supremacy clash between two rival cult groups – Klaans and Black ...
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Senior citizens seek improved quality of life
The National Senior Citizens Center, NSCC has called for more concerted efforts among Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government to improve the ...
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134 kidnap victims rescued in Kogi
The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Mr Onogwu Muhammed, says no fewer 134 kidnapped victims have been rescued in ...
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50th Anniversary: Kwara Governor lauds NYSC, as scheme holds unity walk
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulzarak has extolled the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on the active 50 years of fostering national unity ...
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police free 58 victims in kidnappers’ hideout raid
A kidnap victim identified as Tama Jonathan has been killed during a gun duel between operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command ...
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My ordeal with ‘aggressive’ breast cancer – Diezani
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued ...
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Foundation empowers Orphans with start-up tools, seeks support to meet other responsibilities
A non-governmental organisation, Islamic Orphanage Foundation has empowered orphans with various start-up tools. Kits worth millions of naira were handed over to twelve ...
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Ex-JTF commander loses nine Abuja, Bayelsa properties, MTN shares to FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of properties in Abuja and Bayelsa states and 30,000 units of ...
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King Charles III, Camilla formally crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey
Charles III and Camilla have been crowned King and Queen of England in a ceremony full of music and symbolism inside Westminster Abbey. ...
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EFCC Arrests 61 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested no fewer than 62 persons over alleged ...
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EFCC Tasks Heads of Kwara Tertiary Institutions on Corruption
The Zonal Commander, Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael Nzekwe, has decried the rising cases of internet ...
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Nigeria Immigration drops update on fresh recruitment
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied sending text messages regarding recruitment process within the agency. This was disclosed in a post on ...
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Reps approve N22.7trn loan from CBN to FG
The House of Representatives has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loan from the Central Bank of ...
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After collecting ransom, kidnappers dump dead body of abducted nursing mother by roadside
The decomposing body of the nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ago-Oja community in Asa Local Government Area ...