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There is unease among the bosses of REMASAB and KAROTA following disapproval of performance of the two Kano agencies by Governor Abba Yusuf

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Kano governor Yusuf announces new appointments

Dr. Tukur Dayyabu Minjibir was appointed the Managing Director, Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO);
Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, urges military to go after armed youth setting up camps and brandishing AK-47s in parts of the state

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Fubara to GOC: Do our laws permit individuals to brandish AK-47s?

Fubara charged the Army to assert full force and clamp down and bring to justice criminal elements who maintain armed…
NSCDC operatives nab four suspects while conveying petroleum products worth over N1.7m to two security-compromised communities in Zamfara

Metro

Abia: Notorious kidnapper Kingsley Ogbonna busted, victim freed

However, the kidnap victim was rescued after five days in the custody of Ogbonna after his arrest following information from…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

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Court stops Kano anti-graft commission from investigating ‘missing’ N100bn LG funds

he Court presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, also stopped Kano anti-graft commission and its agents from inviting, investigating, arresting,…
The Edo State Command of FRSC vows to henceforth clamp down on truck drivers who convey goods with passengers in their trucks.

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FRSC to appeal court ruling restricting it to Federal Highways

The appellate court on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, which held that the FRSC can only…
Buratai

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Why coup should be seen as organised crime – Buratai

By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that coup should be seen as…
Ex- Kano lawmaker Yusuf Sulaiman says emergence of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of APC has sent jitters to the camp of the PDP.

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Ganduje tackles CSO over alleged Kano N10bn CCTV camera project

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The immediate-past Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Tuesday, reacted to insinuations by a…
NNPC Ltd attributes fresh scarcity of petrol at filling stations in Lagos and other parts of the country to hitches in discharge of vessels.

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Hike in petrol price: Ogun motorists, commuters in shock

Onabanjo said that it was unbelievable that the fuel that he bought for N488 per litre at one of the…
Prof Niyi Osundare spoke while delivering the keynote at the launch of the Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation in Ibadan on Friday 15 July 2023.

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Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation: Osundare blames African rulers for mass migrations

The theme of the launch organized by members of the Teju Olaniyan Foundation to celebrate and immortalize the works of…
A toddler who was attacked and killed by two dogs belonging to his family at Chokota Community in Etche LG of Rivers State has been buried.

Metro

Rivers: Toddler mauled to death by family’s dogs buried

The two dogs who attacked the toddler on Monday have also been killed with lethal injections.
Kogi government warns landlords that they risk demolition if they continue to rent them out to fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys.

Politics

Kogi election: Suit seeking to sack Ododo as APC candidate dismissed

In the judgment, Justice Egwuatu held that contrary to the claim of Achimugu, evidence showed that Ododo resigned his appointment…
Peter Obi attacks FG over N15bn VP residence

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Peter Obi sends message to Obidients, others on celebration of his 62nd birthday

In a post of his twitter handle on Monday, Obi, said just like he had done for the past two…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka takes verbal war with Emir Sulu Gambari over restriction on traditional religion in Ilorin to another level

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Soyinka fires another salvo at Sulu Gambari, makes three demands

By Nehru Odeh Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has taken his verbal war with the Emir of Ilorin Sulu Gambari…
Court orders 2 Kano High Court judges to resign from commissions set up by Gov. Abba Yusuf to probe his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje

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Ganduje tackles Abba Yusuf over Tinubu’s palliative package

This coming on the heels of a statement earlier released by Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Garba…
Sen. Lawal Adamu-Usman presents classmate, teacher as witnesses in petition against him by APC and its candidate in Kaduna Election Tribunal

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Alleged certificate forgery: Classmate, teacher testify for Senator at Kaduna tribunal

The APC candidate is challenging the election of the Kaduna North Senator, claiming that he did not attend some schools…
UNILORIN mgt warns public against interacting with social media accounts created in the name of its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole

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UNILORIN warns against social media accounts created for VC Egbewole

According to the institution, the accounts have no link with the University of Ilorin Vice Chancellor and were created to…
LASEMA says 7 children escape death in a fire incident at their orphanage/motherless babies home in Aguda area of Lagos State on Sunday

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Seven children escape death in Lagos orphanage fire

The seven children, all boys were rescued by officials Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) who responded to the fire…
Osun State University, UNIOSUN, suspends Victory Ahiante, its student who was recently arrested over robbery of her boyfriend of N1.5 million

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Alleged N1.5m robbery: UNIOSUN student Victory Ahiante suspended

Ahinate had allegedly lured her boyfriend who she met through the social media to Osun State where she conspired with…
Rivers APC governorship candidate Tonye Cole criticises Gov. Siminalayi Fubara 'free bus scheme' fuel subsidy removal palliative

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Rivers: Cole tackles Fubara over ‘free bus scheme palliative’

Cole said while it is commendable to provide public transportation, free or otherwise, as a significant benefit for urban dwellers,…
Philanthropic group, Zhahir Foundation donates post natal ward to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano

Health

Zhahir foundation builds postnatal ward for AKTH

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, Prof. Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe, on…
Kano cleric, Bishop Ransom Bello, explains why he is excited about the new security chiefs and other appointments by President Bola Tinubu

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Why I’m excited by security chiefs, other appointments of Tinubu – Bishop Bello

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The General Overseer of Calvary Life Assembly International, His Lordship, Bishop Ransom Bello, has expressed optimism that…
Tension trails sack of workers allegedly employed without due process at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt by Rivers Govt

Education

Rivers: Tension in Ignatius Ajuru varsity over sack of workers

Rivers State Government said it has observed with dismay the inconsistencies/irregularities and flagrant disobedience to its directives about the recruitment…
Kano Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo leads a high-powered Committee to Edo state over recent killings of the 16 hunters in Uromi community.

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N500bn palliative fund: Kano govt denies attacking Tinubu

The government state government described as "misinformation" a statement credited to the state Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, on…
Kidnappers release traditional ruler of Guruku in Karu LG Nasarawa State, Jibril Waziri and wife, Sa’adatu after eight days in captivity

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Police smash 15 kidnappers, job racketeering syndicate in Nasarawa

A break down of the scorecard showed that two suspects were also arrested for armed robbery, four for cultistism and…

Business

Adeleke pleads with bank chiefs to reopen closed branches in Osun

The Governor who spoke at the commissioning of the rebuilt Ede branch of First Bank of Nigeria on Friday informed…
Gunmen kill three, abduct yet- to- be ascertained number of persons in simultaneous attacks on two communities in MopAmuro LG of Kogi State

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Rivers business woman regains freedom from kidnappers after 8 days

A source close to the family disclosed that she was released by her abductors around Port Harcourt metropolis on Friday…
Court orders release of ex- Kano State Commissioner of Works, Idris Wada-Saleh, arrested and detained over alleged N1 billion fraud

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Alleged N1bn fraud: Court orders release of ex-Kano Commissioner

Wada-Saleh was on July 4, arraigned by the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) at a Kano Chief…
Labour Party, (LP) says it will go to court to declare seats of its six members in the House of Representatives who defected to APC vacant

Politics

Abure: Labour Party positioned to take over Edo in 2024

Abure said the 2024 gubernatorial elections in Edo is going to be a turning point in the history of Edo…
WHO announces guidelines on opioid dependence treatment

Health

Aspartame sweetener possible cancer cause – WHO

Aspartame has been used in multiple food and beverage products since the 1980s, including diet drinks, chewing gum, ice cream,…
Kalu

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Sit-at-home order forcing businesses out of South East – Kalu

According to him, the stay-at-home order has crippled businesses and investments in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo, the five…
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