President Muhammadu Buhari has asked service chiefs and heads of security agencies to work towards ensuring that the security of Nigerians is guaranteed. Speaking during his second meeting with service chiefs in 48 hours, the president said Nigerians ought go to bed with their eyes closed. Ibok Ekwe Ibas, chief of naval staff, disclosed this while […]
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Not less than 32 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the month of April, 2019. The suspects were arrested in connection with 70,800 tablets of various psychotropic substances and 1,262.73kg of cannabis. According to the State Commander of NDLEA, Buba […]
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The United Nations has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates. Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, made the announcement through Farhan Haq, his spokesman, at a news conference in New York on Thursday. The SDG advocates are 17 influential public figures committed to “raising awareness, […]
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NIGERIA – The house of representatives has passed a bill enabling married women to choose their state of origin. The “Bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc) Act, 2010, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, Cap F7 to give married women the option of indigeneship and for related matters” was […]
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Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday assented to the Kano Emirs Appointment and Deposition Amendment Bill 2019, after its passage by the state assembly. NAN reports that Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill establishing four additional emirates and four first class emirs in the state. NAN also reports that […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, arraigned the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, and four others for alleged mismanagement of $8,400 belonging to FIFA. According to a report by The Nation, the five officials were charged on a 17-count charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, for misappropriation of funds remitted by the […]
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The presidential election petitions tribunal will on Wednesday begin sitting to hear cases, including the petition brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, against the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abubakar had approached the tribunal with a petition alleging massive electoral fraud and requesting that the tribunal […]
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Nigeria will assume the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) when the next term begins, the presidency has announced. According to a post on Twitter by Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, the announcement was made by Maria Espinosa, the incumbent UN General Assembly President, and Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister […]
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The Nigerian Army says it legally acquired its landed property in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and advised indigenes protesting alleged land grab to channel their complaints to the appropriate quarters. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai stated this on Tuesday in reaction to protest by some indigenes, who barricaded the […]
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In what seem like a repeat of past occurrence, a container has fallen on the bridge in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos state. Recall that different containers have been involved in accidents on the bridge, the last being in April when at least seven vehicles were destroyed. Saheed Olatunji, chairman of Ojuelegba NNAMORAL zone, a […]
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