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The Police Command in Rivers has arrested five suspected kidnappers following credible intelligence ON their operations and hideouts. SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the command, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, stating that operatives also recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions from the suspects. She alleged that the suspects were responsible…
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The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed the importance of e-commerce in the imagined global economy, stressing the development as a driver of financial inclusion, a catalyst for wealth creation, and an enabler of economic resilience. Speaking at the introduction of a digital marketplace, Atlaxa, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Commissioner for Industry, Trade, and…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Minna Branch, has raised concern over the alarming increase in reckless shootings and extra-judicial killings by police officers in Minna, the Niger State capital, in recent times. This was contained in an official letter signed by Barr. Isyaku Barau, Chairman of the NBA Minna Branch, to the Commissioner of Police,…
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An interest group, Arewa Revival Project (ARP), has rejected the 48-hour ultimatum issued to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) to reverse the suspension of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The ARP Project Coordinator, Mr. Muttaka Ibrahim, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Ibrahim described AYAGL’s approach…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission says it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this at the meeting of ECOWAS Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) on Tuesday…
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The Enugu State House of Assembly has taken a significant step toward amending the 2004 Landlord and Tenant Law, as lawmakers passed a bill for a second reading during Tuesday’s plenary session. The bill, sponsored by Okey Mbah, seeks to address the financial burden imposed on prospective tenants by regulating excessive charges such as legal…
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The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has laid several buoys in Niger and Kwara States to enhance navigational safety for all water users. Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, NIWA Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by Mr. Suleiman Makama, Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs, NIWA. Oyebamiji said that the authority…
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A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, on Tuesday claimed that in 64 years of Nigeria’s independence, no politician who has frequently switched parties has ever been elected as the country’s President. Omokri, who prides himself as a table shaker —a slang term which means to cause a stir or to challenge the status quo, often…
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After the outbreaks of violence in Syria at the weekend, activists said on Tuesday that members of the Alawite religious minority in particular are still afraid of new attacks. “Everybody is terrified. Some people returned to their homes with the assurances of the security forces on the ground but others are still confined to mountain…
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has highlighted the need for a change of policy in the vaccination of students in boarding schools. Abayomi, who led the state delegation on an inspection/visit to the King’s College Lagos (KCL) Annex in Victoria Island, told newsmen that the recent outbreak of diphtheria fever in…