Amal Umar
22 Mar
Nigerian actress Amal Umar has been arrested by authorities in Kano state on the account of bribery. The arrest stems from allegations of attempting to bribe a police officer to secure the release of her impounded vehicle. According to police reports, Umar purportedly offered 250,000 naira to the officer involved. "She gave our officer 250,000…
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The Rivers Elders Forum has called on the National Assembly to support calls to end the lingering political crisis in the state. The elders, under the aegis of the Simplified Rivers Elders Forum, therefore urged the lawmakers to support the lawmaker representing Ideato North-South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, in his efforts to…
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The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) Thursday said it will hold a national dialogue
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The Federal Government says it will continue to collaborate with states and other relevant stakeholders in the sector to mitigate all enviro
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, charged the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, to deepen collabor
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The Katsina state government has disbursed N13.5 billion to settle outstanding pensions and gratuity owed retirees. The amount covered payment of outstanding liabilities to 2,313 retirees in the state and local government services since inception of the Dikko Radda administration. The state deputy governor, Faruk Lawal-Jobe said this at a news conference on Thursday in…
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Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the politic
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A 28-year-old carpenter, Godwin Tertesey was on Thursday sentenced by a Senior Magistrates Court, Karu, Abuja, to two weeks community service for stealing his neighbour’s household items. The judge, Anwar Kazaure also ordered the convict to pay a compensation of N450,000 to the complainant and warned him to desist from committing crimes. The convict who…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said its interest in the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) election in the FCT was not unconnected to a petition it received against four of the contestants. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement made available…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to enhancing cooperation in key sectors such as food security, energy, solid minerals, education, and defense during a high-profile meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the prestigious Palais des L'Élysée. At a joint press conference, President Tinubu highlighted the vast, yet largely untapped potential within Nigeria's agricultural…