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Miyetti Allah members now fleeing Nigeria to escape bandits’ attacks, cattle rustling – MACBAN secretary-general, Usman
The Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Ngelzeerma Usman, speaks with SOLOMON ODENIYI about the recent killing of the association’s chairman and members in Abuja by Fulani bandits Members of your association were killed and others kidnapped in Abuja. How is your association taking this? Our Chairman in the Gwagwalada area…
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Over 90% sponsors of insecurity in Imo claim they’re Christians –Uzodimma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has called on residents to embrace peace in the interest of the state. Decrying spate of insecurity in the state, Uzodinma appealed to sponsors and masterminds of violence in the state to embrace peace. Suspected gunmen on Thursday killed an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission during the continuous…
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Arsenal lead race to sign Osimhen
Arsenal are reportedly in pole position in the race to prise Victor Osimhen away from Napoli in the summer. The 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Italy following another productive season in front of goal. Despite spending almost two months on the sidelines with a cheekbone fracture, he has still managed…
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Dariye, Nyame’s pardon’ll encourage corruption, SERAP tackles Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to urgently review and withdraw the pardon granted to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame. Upholding the pardon, the group argued, would ensure “impunity for corruption continue as long as influential politicians escape…
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500 Kogi students benefit from Smart Adeyemi’s scholarships
No fewer than 500 indigent students of Kogi West Senatorial District have benefited from the scholarship award offered by Senator Smart Adeyemi, the Senator representing the zone. The beneficiaries who are students of tertiary institutions also got brand new laptops. He also distributed another set of 30 tricycles to people of the contituents. The scholarship…
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Senior Advocates of Whatever
The office of Attorney-General of the Federation is the only ministerial office or department created directly by Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. Described in Section 150(1) as “the Chief Law Officer of the Federation”, the Attorney-General is also supposed to be the repository and defender of the country’s highest constitutional and civic values. The acronym, HAGF, for…
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2023: Ganduje directs all political appointees to resign
The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has asked all political appointees contesting elective offices in the forthcoming 2023 general election to resign from their respective positions. The governor said that the directive was to comply with Section 84 (12) of the newly amended Electoral Act. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,…
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Easter: Police commissioner leads patrol to Kogi highways
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, led a team of officers on a confidence-boosting and visibility patrol to the major highways across the state, as he vowed to clamp down on criminal elements that might want to disturb the peace of the festive season. He led the team on Saturday to assess the…
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Bauchi speaker dumps APC for PDP
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Sulaiman, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Sulaiman was elected as lawmaker to represent Ningi Constituency in 2019 under the APC platform. Sulaiman who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures…
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Police arrest man with 250 parcels of Cannabis in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State on Saturday arrested a 33-year-old drug peddler, Agbo Victor, in possession of 250 parcels of Cannabis sativa. This was disclosed in a statement by the Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano. Haruna-Kiyawa said the suspect was intercepted while travelling in a car loaded with suspected weeds…
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