Duro Meseko
26 Apr 2024
Meeting convened by the national chairman of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje with aggrieved aspirants that contested the last Saturday governorship primary in Ondo state ended in deadlock.
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The Centre for Economic Reforms in Africa (CERA) has expressed deep concern over the Federal Government's failure to pay local contractors who completed projects under the 2024 budget. In a statement signed by its Director, Dr. Martins Tayo, the center said this development might lead to social unrest and protests aside from having severe implications…
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To address the accommodation challenges faced by personnel of the Nigerian Army's 6 Division, the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major-General Jamal Abdussalam, has commissioned a new building and road project within the barracks. The projects include a six-flat Officers Transit Accommodation and a 150-meter road. They were unveiled by the GOC on Wednesday, as…
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The Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, says it has arrested five suspected vandals for vandalising public infrastructure in the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Bashar Hussaini disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Uyo on Wednesday. Hussaini said the suspects who were arrested…
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Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested 21 suspected criminals in the state. The suspects, who were paraded at the headquarters of the corps in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, were apprehended in various parts of the state. According to the Commander of Amotekun Corps in…
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Health experts and stakeholders in Nigeria have warned that the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) could significantly affect Nigeria’s health sector and global health security. The stakeholders spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN reports that the U.S. President, Donald Trump, has signed an executive…
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South Africa's annual inflation rate for 2024 dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest level since 2020, the national statistics bureau announced Wednesday. While monthly consumer inflation increased slightly in December to 3.0 percent from 2.9 percent the previous month, the annual rate fell from the 2023 figure of 6.0 percent, it said. "Inflation in 2024…
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The North-Central Development Agenda (N-CDA) has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. The group also called for the creation of the North-Central Development Commission to ensure parity with other geopolitical regions. It expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for appointing Senator…
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A DSS operative with Oyo State Command, Mr Tunde Afolabi, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Ibadan how his team arrested a suspected kidnapper, Ali Mohammed, after receiving N1 million ransom from his victim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Afolabi was testifying before Justice Uche Agomoh in a case of…
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Shariah laws and arbitration panels exist across all six southwestern Nigerian states but lack the authority to enforce their rulings, according to the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). This was disclosed by MURIC's Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, during an interview with journalists on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. "The Shariah panels are for civil matters only.…
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In a race against potential disaster, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are working tirelessly to disperse a crowd of youths scooping fuel from an overturned tanker at Mile 6 Market in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State. The tanker accident occurred around 11:45 a.m. at the Mile 6 Roundabout near…