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Ashiru, PDP To Call 25 Witnesses Against Uba Sani At Tribunal
By Lateef Taiwo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan, have told the gubernatorial election petition court (Tribunal) that they will call no fewer than 25 witnesses in their petition. Counsel to the petitioners, Samuel Atung (SAN) disclosed this during the proceedings of the pre-hearing phase before the court’s…
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Ggbaja, Akume , APC Chieftain Gololo Commends President Tinubu, warn Against Emergence Of Yari, Orji as National Assembly Leaders
By Abdulateef Bamgbose Dr. Haruna Garus Gololo, an All Progressive Congress ( APC), Chieftain has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Goerge Akume, as the Secretary to Government of the Federation ( SGF), Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives as Chief of Staff and Senator Hadeza Ibrahim as Chief…
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Kwara: 20 in EFCC net for alleged internet fraud
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects for offences bordering on cybercrime. A statement by the anti graft agency in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Tuesday, said: “The arrest is the second of such operation within the last…
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Outcry as Benue govt okays launch of Fulani security outfit in the state
By Abdulateef Bamgbose There is growing public outcry over the Benue State Government’s commissioning of a security outfit in Makurdi on Saturday June 3, 2023. The security organization known as Al-Tershak Global Security Ltd was established by Alhaji Aliyu Tershaku, who had in the past been arrested over alleged links with Boko Haram. An online…
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Generals At War: How Sadique, Monguno’s media brokers allegedly approached editors, bloggers with scripts to disparage Buratai
By: James Bwala I anticipated that this article could involve treading on some sensitive ground. But I am aware that standing up for the truth may also be heroism. Nigeria will be a better country when those with the proper minds stand up for the truth. When he arrived with the notion of a rekindled…
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Usman Jidda Shuwa: REQUIEM TO AN ICON
By: Inuwa Bwala It was like an April Fool joke in June. Most of those who received the news might have felt like coming out of a terrible nightmare. Yet it was true. It was a combination of shock, disbelief, loss, and grief, immediately the death of Usman Jidda Shuwa, erstwhile Secretary to the Borno…
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Sit-at-home: Police warn Miscreants in Enugu
From Lateef Taiwo Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Commanders of PMF Squadron Bases, other Tactical and Operational Units of the Command, to deploy personnel and all the operational and intelligence resources at their disposal to ensure that citizens aren’t disturbed by miscreants. The CP gave…
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VP Shettima, Lawan, Zulum, Buni attend funeral of Borno’s former SSG in Maiduguri
… Our loss is huge, say Shettima, Zulum Vice President Kashim Shettina, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, led dignitaries to the funeral of Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, immediate past Secretary to Borno State Government. The funeral held on Sunday afternoon in Maiduguri. Shuwa died…
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NDLEA Intercepts 140.7 KG Of Cannabis Sativa In Borno
***Arrests Two Suspects By: Ali Musa Biu After weeks of Surveillance, following a tip off officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA from the Biu Area command in Borno State, may have made a breakthrough in the war against hard drugs and narcotics. Our correspondent reports that, about 150 kilograms of drugs, suspected…
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Abuja Metropolis Mulls Bicycle Lanes
By Lateef Taiwo In furtherance of climate change mitigation and for the comfort of cyclists in the territory, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has disclosed that it will support the development of the bicycles lanes in the provision of the arterial and district infrastructures across the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr.…