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The Edo State House of Assembly’s suspension of all elected chairmen and vice-chairmen across the 18 local government councils has sparked widespread outrage, with critics describing the move as a blatant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy. The House acted on a petition submitted by Governor…
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No fewer than 614,937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped across the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this on Tuesday in its report titled ‘The Crime Experienced and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024’, and based on the surveys conducted between May…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate investigation on the case of one Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death. Olowookere was sentenced to death by hanging for theft of chicken. Governor Adeleke gave this directive through a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday. The governor directed the state’s Attorney General…
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The Federal Government has approved N30bn for the nation’s 30 universities of agriculture to immediately commence mechanised farming. The announcement came with a directive for specialised universities to focus strictly on their core mandates and cease offering programes unrelated to their original purpose. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in…
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The FIFA Best Awards were held in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday night. Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr was named the Men’s Player of the Year, beating Manchester City’s Rodri and his teammate Jude Bellingham to the award. In the women’s category, Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the Player of the Year award for the second…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned Francis Atuche, former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), alongside Joachim Nnosiri and Uguru Onyike, for alleged forgery, News360 Nigeria reports. The trio is facing a nine-count charge of forgery, conspiracy, and falsification of documents before the Ikeja Special Offences Court.…
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Authorities of the Nigerian Army says it will commence the “systematic rotations” of frontline troops and introduce fresh forces into all the theatres of operations in the fight against crimes and criminalities across the country. It said the development would begin by January 2025 in order to address issues of fatigue among the troops, adding…
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UK-based Pastor Tobi Adegboyega dismisses Kemi Badenoch’s comments on Nigeria A controversial United Kingdom-based pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, has dismissed claims by the leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, that Nigeria is a country that drives its citizens to engage in questionable behaviours. Badenoch, who had been trolling Nigeria before becoming leader of the…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies within the Federal Civil Service across various states and geopolitical zones, News360 Nigeria reports. The announcement, made on Monday, underscores the President’s commitment to fostering effective governance and balanced representation in the federal workforce. The appointments aim to address…