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Gombe NSCDC arrests three suspected illegal miners
No fewer than three persons involved in illegal mining activities have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. Our correspondent reports that they were arrested at a site in the Gamawa community in Akko LGA, operating in violation of the mining clearance
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INEC warns against fake news ahead of Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned political parties to desist from spreading fake news, ahead of the November 11 Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship election. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, gave this warning in a statement in Abuja. This came following a statement by the Social Democratic Party that
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FULL LIST: Davido, Rema win big at 2023 Trace Awards
Nigerian artistes Davido and Rema won big at the just concluded 2023 Trace Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, October 21. Rema won two awards; ‘Song of the year’ for his smash hit record ‘Calm Down’ and ‘Best Global African Artiste,’ alongside South African act Nomcebo Zikode. Davido bagged two awards, ‘Best Male and
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Kebbi gov donates N7m to victims of banditry attacks
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has donated N7 million to the people of Kanzanna village, Tilli District of Bunza Local Government Area, to cushion the effect of banditry attacks in the area. Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Yahaya Sarki, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency
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Why children are forced out of school- Stakeholders
Some stakeholders in the education sector have identified multiple school levies as one of the key factors driving Nigerian children out of school. The stakeholders revealed this on the sidelines of a ground-breaking summit on Nigeria’s out-of-school crisis themed “Street to School: Panacea to a Menace”, hosted by the UK charity, IA-Foundation, which ended on
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Obi hails Nigerian appointed health minister in Canada
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has congratulated a Nigerian, Uzoma Asagwara, on her swearing-in as a Health minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Asagwara also doubles as the Deputy Premier of the province. In a series of tweets shared on Sunday via his profile on
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Three Ogun police Inspectors to face trial over extortion
Three Police Inspectors serving with Ogun State Command, Ikhanorba Lucky, Paul Sunday and Edwin Ekeogu are to face disciplinary action for their alleged involvement in extorting money from the commercial motorcyclists around Maawu bustop, Agbado in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola disclosed this
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Ogun commissioner calls for renewed dedication to service delivery
The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Community Development in Ogun State, Ademola Balogun, has called for a renewed dedication to serve and support the government of Governor Dapo Abiodun to make life more bearable for the residents of the state. Balogun during his maiden meeting with the staff of the ministry also urged them to work
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Stop lawmakers from receiving N57.6bn SUVs, SERAP urges court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos State to stop the House of Representatives from procuring and taking delivery of 360 sports utility vehicles amounting to the sum of N57.6 billion for its members, “pending the hearing and determination of the applications for injunction filed by the organisation.”
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Address Nigeria’s out-of-school children crisis, Falana urges N’Assembly
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the National Assembly to address Nigeria’s worrisome out-of-school crisis to save the future of the country. Falana made the call in a speech he read at a summit on Nigeria’s out-of-school crisis, hosted by the UK charity IA Foundation in Lagos at the weekend.
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