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Akwa Ibom urges decorum in criticism of Governor Emmanuel
Udom Emmanuel Akwa Ibom State government yesterday urged political opponents of the governor to refrain from criticising him with malice, manifest hatred and insult at random. A statement by his Chief...
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• Cautions CJN against plot to suppress democracy • Fayemi, Oni describe allegation as embarrassing Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to...
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Police recover body of lecturer killed in kidnappers’ custody
Christiana Agbulu Arrest three suspects Three suspects have been apprehended by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), following the discovery of the decomposing body of Mrs. Christiana Agbulu, a...
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Agency begins massive evacuation of refuse across Lagos
LAWMA The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has begun a massive evacuation of refuse across the state. Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Samuel Babatunde Adejare, who disclosed this...
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Police arrest fake soldier for allegedly stealing motorcycles
The suspect Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles, popularly known as...
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Kaduna relaxes curfew in two councils
Commissioner of Police in Kaduna, Agyole Abeh (left) and his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Abdulrahaman, during a news conference on the security situation in the state …yesterday. PHOTO: NAN. The Kaduna State...
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Hospitals lament rampant cases of patients absconding during treatment
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Blame police for dumping accident victims without supplying contact details of relatives The economic recession is taking its toll on some patients in Ilorin, the...
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Police nab five in Port Harcourt foiled bank robbery
The suspects • Lagos Assembly prescribes death penalty for kidnappers The Nigeria police have arrested five suspected armed robbers in connection with December’s foiled Access Bank robbery in Port...
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Midnight fire razes Nnewi timber market, Akure metropolis
The burnt timber market Fire, which began on Wednesday night, yesterday ravaged a timber market at Nnewi North Local Council of Anambra State, destroying goods worth millions of naira, even as sources...
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Lagos compensates traders displaced for Oshodi regeneration project
The affected area of Oshodi The state government has commenced payment of compensation to traders of Mosafejo market displaced for the Multi-Billion Naira Oshodi regeneration project. The traders had...
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Court slams N1.4m bail on motor dealer for alleged fraud
Nigeria Prison An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday admitted a 42-year-old motor dealer, Ogunbiyi Lukman, to bail in the sum of N1.4 million for alleged fraud. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Sunday...
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Wike seeks assistance for fallen heroes families
Nyesom Wike Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Friday urged Nigerians to assist families of servicemen who died defending the country. Wike made the call at the Emblem Appeal Launch for the 2017 Armed...
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Edo police begins clampdown on illegal tax collectors
Haliru Gwandu One week after Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State banned individuals from collecting revenue on behalf of the state government, the state police command has began a clampdown on...
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Aregbesola claims readiness to finish 25 year’s work in eight
Rauf Aregbesola, Governor State of Osun The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment and determination to achieve 25 year’s accomplishment within eight years....
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Osun, Oyo agree to re-open LAUTECH before January ending, says Ajimobi
LAUTECH The crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), may soon be over as Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has announced that normal academic activities would commence in the...
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Endless workers verification: Clergy asks Bello to pay diligent workers’...
Yahaya BelloPastor Joshua Omada, the senior pastor of the Knowledge of the Truth Ministries Lokoja, has cautioned Governor Yahaya Bello to not allow his good intentions of verifying workers’ status to...
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Tension mounts over alleged killing of brothers by suspected herdsmen in Delta
Monarch Expresses Shock, Raises Concern Tension and uneasy calm have continued to mount in Urhoka community in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, following the alleged killing...
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APC accuses Mimiko of diverting N1.5bn foreign grants
Olusegun Mimiko • It Is A Lie, Says Govt The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has accused Governor Olusegun Mimiko of planning to divert N1.5b in grants from foreign donors to phoney contracts....
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“Urhobo nation’s destiny, too important”
Urhobo Progress Union members. PHOTO: ngr.ng President, Urhobo Summit Group (USG), Prof. Victor Jike, says the collective destiny of Urhobo people is too important to be left in one segment of the...
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$1.85b loan not meant to mortgage Kano’s future, says Ganduje
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the $1.85 billion development loan obtained by the state government from China is not meant to mortgage her future, as...
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