The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN has called for dialogue between northern and southern leaders over the blanket ban on open grazing in the south by the seventeen governors of the zone. The position was disclosed by Chairman of the association in the Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, in an interview with The […]
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The suspended senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Abidemi Rufai, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Recall that Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud. A criminal complaint was filed against Rufai for allegedly stealing over […]
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The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested a Chinese national and the Special Adviser to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Infrastructures and 15 others over alleged vandalism of rail line facilities. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed this while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. He said other suspects […]
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Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has assured Nigerians that the country is in safe hands, in spite of the current security challenges. Mohammed gave the assurance while receiving the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye in his office in Abuja on Thursday. He urged “Nigerians not to succumb to the apocalyptic […]
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Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere, has stated that the move to review the nation’s constitution by the Senate will not solve the myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria. The group, which stated this on Thursday, emphasized that the constitution review was an exercise in futility. The General Secretary of the group, Sola Ebiseni during an interview, stated […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has approved a major change in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This was made known in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday. The change involved the swapping of positions by two heads of agencies […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed, Maj Gen Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff following the death of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. Yahaya, a former General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, codenamed […]
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Suspected bandits have murdered two policemen during a gun battle with the police on Saturday night. However, the criminals also suffered unspecified casualties. Zamfara Police spokesman SP Muhammad Shehu confirmed these in a statement. He said the bandits stormed Magami town in Gusau LGA to attack the community but police operatives moved in, based on […]
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Real Madrid have announced the departure of Manager, Zinedine Zidane. The coach for the second time is leaving the Spanish giants. The club confirmed he left in a statement on Thursday morning.
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The acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum in Nigeria’s Police effort at fighting insecurity, The Nation reports The acting IGP had spoken at the weekly Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa in […]
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