Category: News
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FG, States, LGAs share N640.3bn for January
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this was made known in a communique issued at the end of virtual conference of FAAC on Thursday. The committee in its…
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Fraud: Hard facts emerging as ALGON-IMC petitions Buhari COS, Anti-graft agency
Blows hot over Alabi’s impersonation, conspiracy and criminality. Names Alabi, Adamu, Evans, Ned Nwoko, others as accomplices in the diversion of over N5,240,510,186 and N5,500,000.00 respectively. Reiterate the urgent need to arrest, probe Hon. Alabi, others. As controversies continue to envelope the activities of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, the real and current…
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Benue Insecurity: Diaspora Group Petitions Security Agencies
…Calls for Arrest of Assembly Member Worried by the surge in indiscriminate killings and wantom destruction of property in the Sankera axis of Benue state following the military elimination of the dreaded criminal Terwase Akwaza AKA GANA, a pressure group, Middle Belt Youth Diaspora Forum has called for the arrest of Hon Jonathan Agbidye, the…
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Minister commiserates with families of 6 children killed in explosion in Zamfara
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has commiserated with families of the six children who lost their lives in Zamfara. Our correspondent reports that the six children reportedly went in search of firewood in a bush located in Magami village in Maradun local government area of the state,…
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Lenten period: Bishop tasks Christian faithful on fasting, almsgiving
Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Auchi, has admonished Christian faithful on the need to use the Lenten period for fasting and giving alms to less privileged in the society. Dunia said this at a mass to celebrate Ash Wednesday in Auchi, in Etsako West Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo. The…
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FRSC warns drivers in A’Ibom against drugs, alcohol
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom is to begin arrest and prosecution of persons driving under the influence of alcohol and other intoxicating substances. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Oga Ochi, said this during the sensitisation campaign for drivers and travellers at some major motor parks in Uyo on…
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APC Membership Registration: Lai Mohammed calls for its cancellation in Kwara
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has called for the immediate cancellation of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) membership registration exercise in Kwara state, saying the conduct of the exercise was fraud with irregularities in the state. He urged the National Secretariat of the party to instead, put in place…
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Police arraign man for allegedly stealing 165 pieces of phones worth N11.6m
The police, on Monday, arraigned a 26-year-old man, Abu Adams, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 165 pieces of Samsung phones, worth N11.6 million.The defendant, who is being charged for theft, under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.The Prosecutor, ASP Benson…
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NEMA distributes relief materials to flood victims in Taraba
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun distribution of relief materials to the 1,717 households affected by the 2020 flood disaster in 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Taraba. Mr Kadiri Moses, the Assistant Head of Operations NEMA, Yola office, said on Monday in Jalingo that the victims of the 2019 post-election violence in…
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NSCDS recovers power cables worth N5M from miscreants in Bauchi
The Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corp (NCDSC) says it recovered 4,050 metres of power cables worth N5 million from vandals in Ningi Local Government Council in Bauchi State. Ag. Commandant of the NCDSC in the state, Michael Atunde-Ade, disclosed this to the on Monday in Bauchi. Atunde-Ade said that officers of the command received intelligent information…