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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state.

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state. Recall that two herders suspected to be informants to bandits were lynched by mobs in Birnin Gwari LGA. In a statement issued yesterday, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan said the governor, while condemning the mob action, cautioned residents to be law-abiding and […]

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Governors wike, ortom, ugwuanyi, and two others meet in enugu

Ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections, five Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, met in Enugu State yesterday. Reports say the discussion centred on how to deliver the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in 2023. The Governors are: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikeazu of Abia State and the host, Enugu State […]

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A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election

A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election. Ezekwesili, during a chat with newsmen, said the former Anambra governor possesses what others do not have even though the country suffers from poor leadership. She also pinned Nigeria’s major problem on leadership, saying the country has recorded stunted growth due to this but stated that she […]

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The Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, believes Nigeria will be a safer and more secure country before the President leaves office on May 29, 2023.

The Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, believes Nigeria will be a safer and more secure country before the President leaves office on May 29, 2023. Gambari who spoke yesteray at the 20th convocation lecture of the graduating cadets of regular course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, reiterated his principal’s commitment to tackling the menace of banditry, terrorism, and other violent crimes ravaging […]

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Nigeria re-elected into international civil aviation organisation council

The Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, JAMES ODAUDU, says Nigeria has been re-elected as a Part-II member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council for a new three-year term. Odaudu, who disclosed this in a statement, said Nigeria garnered 149 votes to be elected for the 15th consecutive time. According to him, the re-election took place at the plenary session of the ongoing […]

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NFF To hold annual general assembly and elective congress in benin today.

The Nigeria Football Federation’s 78th Annual General Assembly AGM and Elective Congress to steer the affairs of the nation’s supreme football will hold today in Benin City, Edo State. The NFF yesterday morning was given the green light to hold the AGM and Elective Congress following a ruling by the Court of Appeal which ordered a stay-of-execution of an ex parte injunction secured by certain individuals two weeks ago in […]

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The Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has called on the military to study the geography of the Southeast region, introduce new methods and do more to protect the citizens of the area.

The Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has called on the military to study the geography of the Southeast region, introduce new methods and do more to protect the citizens of the area. Uzodinma made the call yesterday when the General Officer Commanding GOC 82 Division, Enugu, Major General Umar t. Musa, paid him a courtesy call at the New Executive Council Chambers Government House, Owerri. He noted that insecurity […]

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Federal government urges asuu to accept IPPIS as a payment platform.

The federal government has begged the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU to accept the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system IPPIS with the promise of improving the payment platform to fit the needs of the lecturers. The Accountant General of the Federation, Sylvia Okolieaboh, in his plea yesterday during the meeting between the union and the federal government at the House of Representatives led by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said […]

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Nine professors of law and three major lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC were among 62 lawyers conferred with the prestigious rank of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria SANs, by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee LPPC.

Nine professors of law and three major lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC were among 62 lawyers conferred with the prestigious rank of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria SANs, by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee LPPC. A statement released yesterday evening by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, indicated that the LPPC under the chairmanship of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice […]

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