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2 Aug
Taking a cue from the above, it is not in doubt that the police only role in a protest of this nature is to provide adequate security and protect the people especially the protesters. Therefore, the call or threat by the police to descend on protesters is uncalled for and can only be counter-productive. What…
1 Aug
All over the world, the government of every nation or country is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies in the day-to-day running of the affairs of the State.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a physical altercation between one of its officers and a passenger over the steering wheel of a vehicle. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, ordered the probe in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Olusegun Ogungbemide,…
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The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Danladi Jatau, has urged leaders in the country to use their positions to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. The Speaker made the call at the funeral service of the former chairman of Kokona Local Government Area, Saidu Kurki Kazi in Garaku on Saturday. Jatau prayed God to…
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Scores of commuters escaped death on Saturday when a loaded petroleum tanker suddenly went up in flames at Ajia junction, Ibadan-Ife Road, Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the driver of the tanker was attempting to divert to another lane when it caught fire at about 4.45 p.m. The incident left a…
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The Katsina state government has pledged to encourage infrastructure development projects at the Federal University of Transportation, Daura. Gov. Dikko Radda stated this during a courtesy visit by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Umar Adamu-Katsayal. Radda said his administration would support the contracting firm to undertake additional viable infrastructure projects in the school. READ…
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The Bauchi government on Saturday unveiled the one million tree planting campaign, to control desert encroachment and promote environmental sustainability in the state. Gov. Bala Mohammed said this in Bauchi at the inauguration of the 2024 Tree Planting campaign tagged: ‘One person – One tree’. Represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau, the governor said that…
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CIA Director Bill Burns and UK MI6 chief Richard Moore warned on Saturday that the world order was "under threat in a way we haven't seen since the Cold War". Writing in a Financial Times op-ed, the two spy chiefs said "we have no more trusted or esteemed allies" than each other, adding that the…
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It has been a medal rush for Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France with the country's athletes climbing the podium three times on Saturday. Bose Omolayo has won yet another medal for Nigeria, this time a silver medal in women's up to 79kg Para Powerlifting, winning her country's sixth medal.…
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President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has directed the newly appointed Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, to assume duty pending the screening and confirmation by the Senate. Tinubu appointed Usman on 19th August 2024 after the removal of Jalal Arabi, who was accused of misappropriation of N90 billion government intervention for…
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Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the center-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab." Police said that around 26,000 people demonstrated in Paris, while the left claimed a much higher turnout. Smaller rallies took place in other…
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Firefighters were battling a blaze at a girls' school in central Kenya on Saturday, a local official said, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. "Around two to three buildings are on fire" at Isiolo Girls High School, Isiolo County communications director Hussein Salesa told AFP. "There are some injuries…