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Sokoto CP commends officers for rejecting N800,000 bribe. The Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, CP Ali Hayatu Kaigama, has commended officers of the command for exhibiting a high sense of professionalism in rejecting the sum of N800,000 bribe after intercepting suspects who specialises in stealing copper wires in the state. This is according to […]
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International development partners should support the efforts of the Inter-Party Advisory Council to improve governance by empowering political parties through capacity building, its national chairman, Yabagi pleaded on Thursday. According to him, IPAC was planning to monitor the progress of the 36 governor-elect toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals through the peer review mechanism. Sani stated […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his administration is set to convert some of the skills acquisition centres in the state to Eko Creation Innovators Hubs as part of measures to curtail the ‘japa’ syndrome. Sanwo-Olu, who stated this during the commissioning of Sail Innovation Lab, an initiative of Senator, Representing Lagos East, Tokunbo Abiru, […]
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The Edo State Police Command said it has arrested three persons suspected to be members of the maphite secret cult confraternity in Benin City. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor in a statement said the suspects are Bright Amadin, 34; Brown Amadin 29; Stanley Omoregie, 27 and that they were arrested […]
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At least two staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation at Agbor train station have been kidnapped by gunmen throwing the community into panic and apprehension, The PUNCH reports. The victims were identified as Peter Osazuwa, STCI Level 10 officer in Operations and Commercial Department and Level Nine Officer from Kwara State, Giwa Mohammed in the […]
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In a bid to promote peace and security, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged leaders to reaffirm their dedication to empowering their youth population. During the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, emphasized the significance of youth empowerment […]
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The Borno State Police Command has paraded 110 suspects for various offences. This is even as a member of the repentant Boko Haram sect who has been reintegrated into the society looted some items including wrappers and jewellery belonging to his female employer (name withheld) that failed to pay the suspect his monthly entitlements after […]
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Popular Nigerian socialite, Ismail Mustapha, widely known as Mompha has dismissed the claims that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arrested him. The anti-graft agency’s counsel, on Monday, informed the special offences court sitting in Ikeja that Mompha has been re-arrested. The socialite was arraigned for hearing in the alleged N6 billion fraud trial […]
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The leadership of Labour Party has rejected the nullification of the candidature of Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, and some other party representatives. The reaction is coming hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State dismissed the governor-elect and other candidates. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N […]
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The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bar. Musa Abdullahi Lawan on Friday confirmed that it has received from the police the case diary of alleged culpable homicide and other criminal offences against Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa for its perusal and possible next line of action. Addressing journalists shortly […]
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