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2 Dec
This was disclosed at a conference organised by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)
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Legendary Afro-Juju musician, Sir Shina Peters, on Friday shared that he was ordained as a Bishop in accordance with God's directive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that in 2021, Shina Peters was ordained as a Bishop at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church of God, in the Iju area of Lagos State. While speaking…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The president and 10 others were sued…
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Syrian exiles are not yet flooding back into their country, according to figures released on Friday by the UN refugee agency. UNHCR representative, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa reported to Geneva from Damascus that around 3,000 returnees had crossed the Turkish border since last weekend, when the Bashar al-Assad regime fell. He said 2,000 returnees had crossed…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday decorated 8 officers and 29 special marshals in the Benue State Sector Command. The State Sector Commander, Mr Steve Ayodele, who performed the ceremony in Makurdi, said the officers and marshals were promoted due to their hard work and dedication to service. Ayodele said two officers were…
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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has said they will enforce strict compliance with land laws on the Federal Government assets, aimed at renovating, safeguarding and optimising their values in the country. Dangiwa made the assertion during the Stakeholder-Citizens Engagement on Land Administration in Lagos, explaining that it will facilitate improved land…
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The European Union (EU) has called on the Nigerian Government to prioritize the rights and protection of Nigerian children from all forms of discrimination and intimidation. Speaking at the International Human Rights Day Event themed "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now – Advancing Rights and Protection for Children in Nigeria," organized by the EU Rule…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, announced Ndidi's appointment in a statement on Friday, following the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. "The President…
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The BBC said on Friday it would continue to report on the Sahel region after the military junta in Niger suspended BBC radio for three months. It is the latest in a slew of Western media to be sanctioned by military juntas in the region of western and north-central Africa. BBC radio was to…
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American international Folarin Balogun will be out of action for some three months after picking up a shoulder injury, Monaco coach Adi Huetter said Friday. "Folarin will undergo surgery in the next few days and will be out for around three months," Huetter told a press conference. After suffering a dislocated glenohumeral joint in his…
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A man in Ondo, whose identity has been withheld by the Ondo State Police Command, set his wife ablaze and killed himself after a disagreement between them. The police in the state narrated this gory incident on its official page on X on Thursday. "Mr A was married to Mrs A, but along the line,…