Mozambique crisis
8 Jan
Nigerian political leaders have voiced strong opposition to the ongoing political crisis in Mozambique, urging international intervention to address what they describe as a threat to democracy and stability in southern Africa. Operating under the Conference of National Chairmen of Political Parties (CNCPP), the leaders accused Mozambique’s opposition figure, Venâncio Mondlane, of orchestrating violence under…
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The Kano State Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning says it has so far re-certified over 2,000 Certificates of Occupancy (CoOs) under its Re-certification of Titled Documents programme. The Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning, Alhaji AbdulJabbar Umar, said this while addressing newsmen in Kano on Friday. “Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf officially flagged off the…
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The Oba of Benin Palace in Benin City, on Friday, placed curses on individuals, collaborators plotting to tarnish Benin monarchy, and those peddling false narratives about Benin customs and tradition on social media. Addressing newsmen in Benin shortly after some Palace Chiefs comprising traditional Physicians, Priests, Priestesses, and Ayelala devotees, performed the solemn ritual…
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The Plateau Government has commenced the expansion and renovation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA). Gov. Caleb Mutfwang made the disclosure on Friday in Jos at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch C Stream II corps members. Mutfwang, who…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Ikye Orikpo from Delta State as the new Chairman of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The presidential aide said ” Orikpo joins the new board chairpersons announced…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has mourned the passing of a former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, aged 82. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, on behalf of FEC, conveyed the condolence message in a statement by Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director Information and Public Relations in his…
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A magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded a 32-year-old man at the Olokuta Correctional Centre for allegedly killing his 68-year-old father. The suspect, Sunday Abilewa, who was arraigned before the court for murder, allegedly strangled his father, Abu Abilewa, to death over failure to buy him a motorcycle. Abilewa…
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The Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization says it has registered no fewer than 80,240 farmers within the last 18 months in its ongoing farmers registration. The Commissioner for the Ministry, Dr Patrick Ubru, told newsmen in Enugu on Friday that the 80,240 farmers are duly verified with vital details such as verifiable residential…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the restoration of full bulk power to its 132/33kV Apo Transmission Substation from Thursday, January 23, 2025. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement, on Friday, said the restoration follows the successful relocation of eight 132kV and 33kV towers along the Kukwaba/Apo 132kV line (Southern Expressway route),…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State for reviewing upward the corps members allowances in the state. The State NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, gave the commendation at the swearing-in of 2,100 corps members deployed to the state under 2024 Batch C Stream 2 orientation exercise, on Friday,…
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged new corps members in the state to embrace unity, discipline, and patriotism as symbols of hope for a brighter future. The governor stated this in Iseyin on Friday during the opening of the 2024 Batch C Stream II Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps…