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At least 201 kidnapped victims have been rescued in the last two weeks in various military operations in Borno and Kaduna States. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami made the disclosure during the bi-weekly briefing at the Defence Headquarters on Thursday. Major General Musa Danmadami added that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has fixed March 30 for its ruling on various applications challenging the order restraining the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy Plc, Roger Brown, from parading himself as the CEO of the company. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date on Thursday after entertaining arguments from counsel […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Copyright Bill and the Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology Bill. Nasiru Ila, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), in a statement on Thursday, said Mr Buhari signed the bills on 17 March. The copyright bill, sponsored […]
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Members of the House of Representatives at the plenary Thursday were divided over a Bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, 2004 to confer additional responsibility of the power to grant and revoke licences for the cultivation of Cannabis for medicinal purposes. The proposed legislation, which was stepped down at the […]
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No fewer than 30 persons were arrested for allegedly engaging in electoral violence and vote buying during the March 18 governorship election in the Ogun State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Frank Mba, disclosed this on Thursday. Mba said this while speaking with journalists during a visit to the office of the Independent National […]
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Rivers State Government has issued a 48-hour demolition notice on a transmission station belonging to Daar Communications in Ozuoba, Port Harcourt. Daar Communications Plc are the owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power 106.5Fm in the state. The state government directed the Media House to remove its property on the right of way of the proposed GRA […]
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Kano State Police Command has arrested 29 suspects in connection with criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, and theft. The suspects are believed to have attacked the residence of a popular musician Dauda Adamu Abdullahi (Rarara) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Kano following Saturday’s governorship and state assembly election. According to the […]
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The House of Representative Member-Elect for Ayedire/Iwo/Ola Oluwa federal constituency, Hon. Lukman Kayode Mudashir popularly referred to as L&K has congratulated muslims faithfuls of the constituency for seeing yet another month of Ramadan which he described as a Holy month, stating that the month of Ramadan is a month of reflection, devotion, Self-discipline, renewal of […]
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An Ogun State House of Assembly member-elect representing Sagamu constituency 1, Damilare Bello, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of Security Service. Bello, a Peoples Democratic Party candidate is alleged of masterminding the Sagamu mayhem that left several banks vandalised during the naira scarcity protest. It was gathered that the suspects had turned […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, former senate president, Pius Anyim, Prof Dennis Ityavyar and Aslam Aliyu over alleged anti-party activities. The development was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba. According to the statement, “the suspension, […]
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