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The Ogun State government has declared that currently, the Gateway International Agro-cargo Airport is the best in Nigeria and the West African corridor, boasting of the longest runway. The state government shared the details and the unique selling point during a meeting with the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) at the facility, which…
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Orizu was arrested at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Sunday, December 22, 2024 during the outward clearance of passengers on Air France. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur, while attempting to board an Air France flight 844 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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The Federal Government has allocated approximately N1.4 billion for the rehabilitation of repentant terrorists and the establishment of terrorism trial centres over the past year and a half. Following former President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill on May 12, 2022, the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was established. In December 2022,…
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Edo State in Nigeria, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant traditions, is home to the Edo people. These communities value their customs, which deeply influence social structures, roles, and relationships, including those of married women. In traditional Edo culture, marriage is seen as a union not only between two individuals but also between…
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three members of a suspected armed robbery gang that invaded the Safejo area of Amukoko of the state during the Christmas celebration. The arrested suspects and others still at large were attempting to rob residents of Amukoko on Christmas Day when the state Commissioner of Police,…
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*Recover AK-47 rifles, motorcycles At least three notorious bandits were on Friday night neutralized in Dogon Dawa, Mairiga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, following a well-cordinated ambush by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). During the attack, several other bandits fled into the bushes with bullet wounds, while the DSS operatives…
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Nigerian Former Attorney-General Bola Ige’s Daughter Recounts Having Premonition About Dad’s Assassination In 2001 Funsho Adegbola has recalled the unsettling events leading to the assassination of her father, Chief Bola Ige, Nigeria’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, who was killed at his Ibadan home on 23 December 2001. In an emotional interview on…
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Nigerian Government Pays N1.1billion To Afe Babalola, Wole Olanipekun, Others As Professional Fees The revelation came to light after an analysis of data from GovSpend, a platform that tracks government expenditures. The Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Justice, has paid N1.1billion in professional fees to top Nigerian lawyers over a three-year period. The…
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The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has announced that troops on internal security operations arrested two terrorist ammunition couriers and 256 other suspects and also neutralised 148 terrorists within one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Buba, the troops also rescued…