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KWSG set to reopen Oyun School, says Hijab is allowed in all public schools, harps on peace
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to announce the reopening of the Oyun Baptist High School Ijagbo from ...
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NCPC commences pilgrimage to Israel, Jordan in June
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, says the Commission will commence the transportation of pilgrims to Israel and ...
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26 police officers to face investigation on harassment, extortion
The Police Command in Kwara says it has initiated an investigation against 26 officers and men over alleged harassment, intimidation and extortion. This ...
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Alleged N2.9b fraud: Court Grants Okorocha N500m Bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja, today granted former Imo state governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Rochas ...
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2023: Obi Emerges Labour Party Presidential Candidate
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has emerged as the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). He emerged as the party’s ...
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Alleged N2.9b fraud: Court Remands Okorocha
Embattled Former Imo State governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha today appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja where he pleaded not guilty to ...
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2022 Hajj after the Hiatus
Hajj 2022, the first in two years is a Hajj with many peculiarities. Ordinarily, Hajj arrangements would have reached a climax in Nigeria ...
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NUT President Nasir emerges Kebbi APC Guber candidate
At least 1,125 APC delegates in Kebbi state on Thursday elected Dr Nasir Idris known as Nasir NUT as the APC Governorship candidate ...
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Kwarans experiencing transformation due to prudency, selflessness of Gov. AbdulRazaq – Towoju
Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Honorable Olabode Towoju has said Kwarans are experiencing massive transformation and all-round development because of the prudency and ...
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Kaduna train attack: Come to our aid, abductees appeal to FG, As families of victims protest
Barely a day after the terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train threatened to start killing the abducted passengers, if their demands were not ...
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Motivate South East youths to join Police, Commissioner urges promoted women AIGs
Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, a Commissioner with the Police Service Commission (PSC), has urged the newly promoted female Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) ...
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FG activates passport tracking system
The Federal Government has activated a passport tracking system that allows applicants to monitor and know the status of their application online. The ...
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Violence: FG establishes family courts to ensure justice for children
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says government has established family courts in 16 states across the country to ensure child-friendly justice for ...
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Nigeria problem is poor leadership – Gen Haruna
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture, Major General Ibrahim Haruna (Rtd) has linked the problems facing the country to aged long poor ...
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Court convicts ex-lawmaker of forgery
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT High Court on Monday convicted a former lawmaker Chuma Nzeribe of forgery. The Economic and Financial Crime ...
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Methodist Church pledges to support 200 members with business start-up kits
Methodist Church, Enugu Diocese, has pledged to support over 200 of its members who are currently undergoing different entrepreneurship skills acquisition programmes in ...
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Constituency Project: ICPC Tasks Communities On Ownership
The Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will move to strengthen the synergy between legislators and Government Ministries, ...
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One Year Anniversary: We’ve Made MINILS World-Class Labour Institute – DG
The Director General, Micheal Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu, has vowed to consolidate on the achievements recorded in ...
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Insecurity: 360 killed January – March Says El-Rufai
Insecurity in the North-West, especially in Kaduna state has assumed a worse dimension with the confirmation that no fewer than 360 persons lost ...
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Employment Scam: ICPC secures 7-Year Jail Term for Civil Servant
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a seven-year jail term for a public officer in the Office ...
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Sanwo-Olu directs security operatives to enforce total ban on Okada riders
The Lagos State Government has directed security operatives to enforce ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, as it imposes fresh ban ...
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RMAFC partners OSGF, others to review public officers’ salaries, emoluments
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says it is partnering with relevant stakeholders to review emoluments of public officers. Secretary to ...
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Gov Lalong approves creation of 268 districts in Plateau
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has approved the creation of 268 districts and village areas, two chiefdoms and the restoration of three chiefdoms ...
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Buhari signs National Health Authority Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap ...
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NGIJ Takes Governance Assessment Visit to Kwara
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) will next week storm Kwara State to conduct Governance Assessment of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration. The ...
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Kwara, Oyo Govs flag off 76.67km Ogbomoso-Iseyin road project
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday joined his Oyo State counterpart Engr. Seyi Makinde to flag off the 76.67 km Ogbomoso-Iseyin road ...
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Army dismises corruption, extortion allegations
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the report that some aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing the top army ...
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CSO alleged KWSG of inflated school renovation contract with N4.8m
A non-governmental organisation, operating under the aegis of Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has alleged Kwara state government of inflated the renovation ...
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Our Officers are corrupt, Nigerian Soldiers write Buhari, vow to protest extortion
Some aggrieved personnel of the Nigerian Army has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to check corruption and financial mismanagement among some top military officers ...
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NCC alerts on latest trick by hackers to unlock, steal vehicles
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted telecom consumers and members of the public on an ongoing cyber-vulnerability which allows a nearby hacker to ...
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Curfew: Sokoto Govt suspends schools resumption by one week
Sokoto State Government has announced the suspension of the resumption of basic and secondary schools in the state by one week. The News ...
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Insecurity: NGO Expresses Worry Over Incessant Killings, Seeks Support for Orphans
A non-governmental organisation, operating under the aegis of the ‘Islamic orphanage foundation’ has expressed worries over how incessant killings across the country are ...
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ASUU strike has worsened drug abuse – Gov. Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday in Benin blamed increasing rate of drug abuse in the state on the lingering Academic Staff ...
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OACPS Tasks Nigeria to Share Brilliant Story of Technical Aid Corps
The Secretary General of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti has acknowledged the importance of Nigeria’s ...
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Student burnt alive over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto
A mob on Thursday killed a female student identified as Deborah over alleged blasphemy at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto. ...
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FG launches Nigeria internal security safety alert system
As part of efforts to curb the insecurity bedeviling the country, the federal government has launched the Nigeria Internal Security and Public Safety ...
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Woman docked for allegedly stealing Phone worth N375,000
A 30-year-old woman, Helen James , was on Thursday docked in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing an iPhone 12 worth N375, ...
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Insecurity: NSA Calls for Global Collaboration Against Terrorism
The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to seek more support and partnership of the Global Coalition ...
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NSCDC gets N2bn FEC’s approval to purchase 52 vehicles
The Federal Executive Council has approved N2, 024,935 only for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to procure 52 operational vehicles. ...
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National Assembly Begs Chinese Govt To Rescue 62 Kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train Passengers
The Joint National Assembly Committee on Land Transport on Wednesday begged the Chinese Government to help rescue 62 passengers abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna ...
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Kwara to Create Five Satellite Towns
Kwara state government has disclosed plan to create five satellite towns in the state to take care of the growing population in the ...
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Kano School Proprietor denies killing five-year-old Hanifa
Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids School, Warshu Hospital Road, in Kawaji, Kano State, has denied involvement in the death of Hanifa Abubakar. ...
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IG warns against destruction of Police formations, commission Ogele station
The Inspector-General of Police (IG) Baba Usman Alkali, today Tuesday warned citizens against the destruction of Police property said it is a big ...
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We didn’t buy presidential nomination forms for any candidates – Miyetti Allah group
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), a Fulani sociocultural organisation, says it did not buy any nomination forms for any ...
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ENetSuD accuses Kwara Government of padding school contract with ₦29m
The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has accused the Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development of padding the contract ...
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Kwara Govt Appeals to FG over damaged Bridges, Roads
Kwara state government has made a passionate plea to the Federal Government to save the state from imminent disaster as a result of ...
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Nigeria Airline Operators suspends Proposed Strike
Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, today Sunday yielded to the plea of the Federal Government, and has subsequently suspended its decision to withdraw ...
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SERAP sues Buhari over ex-govs Dariye, Nyame’s pardon
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to declare illegal, and incompatible with ...
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Involve religious leaders in tackling insecurity – Onaiyekan
The Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has called for more involvement of religious leaders in tackling security challenges facing the ...
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Buhari meets S/East leaders, insists court will determine Nnamdi Kanu’s fate
President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu must defend himself in court. ...
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ICPC to track 550 projects in 18 states
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says it will track 550 projects in 18 states in the fourth phase ...
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Domestic airlines to shut operations on Monday
All domestic airlines in the country will on Monday stop flying across airports to protest the high cost of running their operations In ...
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Foremost Africa City Planner, Dar Al-Handasah, Kw-GIS Set to Unveil Ilorin Master Plan
Kwara state is set for the unveiling of its Capital City Master plan, come Wednesday 11, May, according to the Executive Chairman, Kwara ...
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Gruesome murder of 2 soldiers by IPOB/ESN, callous, despicable – Army
The Nigerian Army says gruesome murder of two soldiers by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, ...
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Ebonyi govt rewards ex-corps member with N300,000 for outstanding service
The Ebonyi Government on Tuesday, rewarded Mr Abraham Owutoshi, an ex-corps member with N300,000 for distinguishing himself during his service year in the ...
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AbdulRazaq Truly Hardworking, Good to Run Again: Emir of Ilorin
Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on Tuesday hailed the hands-on approach of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to the duties of his office, saying ...
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‘Baba for all’ foodstuff distributes to vulnerable people in Kwara
As part of an effort to cushion the economic hardship among the less privileged people in the country, some selected people in Kwara ...
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School Feeding: FG distributes 161,575 utensils to pupils
At least 161,575 pupils in 899 Primary schools in Akwa Ibom have benefitted from a donation of feeding utensils by the Federal Government ...
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ASUU Strike: Students Union Dares APC, PDP
As political parties in the country, especially the two major parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP prepare ...
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Tucano jets controversy: Saraki slams pro-Buhari group, BMO
Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office has described the statement issued earlier today by the Buhari Media Office (BMO) to downplay the role the ...