Niger State assembly
16 May 2024
Minister of women affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said there is a court injunction has been issued to stop the proposed mass wedding of 100 orphaned girls in Niger State. She made this known while speaking to journalists at the distribution of the first phase of free 1,000 Units of Point Of Sales, (POS), machines among…
14 May 2024
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and sought a court injunction to stop the Niger State House Assembly Speaker, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from marrying off 100 orphaned girls in the state. She made this known at a press briefing in Abuja The minister's move is in reaction…
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Governor Umaru Bago has made moves to improve technology in Niger State. As such, the governor has allocated a piece of land to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to establish its regional office in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Bologi Ibrahim, on Wednesday presented…
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The Federal Government has approved printers to stop the passport crisis in Atlanta and New York in the United States following a petition from Nigerians in Diaspora. The Minster of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, acknowledged the receipt of a petition bothering on appeal for passport printers in Atlanta and New York Consulates. To address this issue,…
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The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has raised the alarm over the risks associated with skin bleaching and made a case for public reorientation to stop this harmful practice. Dr Salako, speaking at a workshop in Libreville, Gabon, on January 22, 2025, noted the World Health Organisation's (WHO) distinction…
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Social networking giant Meta has denied complaints from some users that they are being forced to follow accounts belonging to the new administration of US President Donald Trump.
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Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has faulted a report by Amnesty International on the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest in August, last year.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate transfer of DIG Jonathan Towuru from his post in the Southsouth zone to the Force Criminal Investigative Department (FCID), Abuja. The posting, which takes effect immediately, came barely two weeks after he was decorated as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police in the South-South…
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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have successfully rescued Folashade Odumosu, the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu, who was abducted last Thursday at the entrance of her residence in Arepo, Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State. The operation, led by Ogun State Commissioner of Police Lanre Ogunlowo, resulted in…