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The Ondo State Government has rejected expired bags of rice from the 1,800 bags sent to the state by the Federal Government. The FG sent about 1,800 bags of rice and vegetable oil to the state as part of measures to cushion the effect of Read More …
Wale Odunsi A Deputy Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Hillary Kelechi Madu, has finally assumed office as the Acting Commandant General. Madu succeeded the former CG, Abdullahi Gana, whose extended tenure of six months expired on Monday January 18. There Read More …
Alex Enumah in Abuja Chairman of the now disbanded Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, was on Friday arraigned alongside two others before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo, Abuja over allegations Read More …
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked the new Commissioner of Police in Oyo, CP Ngozi Onadeko, to arrest and treat those igniting ethnic tension in the state as criminals. Makinde said this on Friday when Onadeko paid him a courtesy visit at the Read More …
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing, in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021. JIM LO SCALZO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES The U.S. Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly to confirm retired Army General Lloyd as President Joe Biden’s defence secretary, making him the first Black Read More …
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Shiites, have asked the Federal Government to immediately release, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky from detention custody, after his wife, Zeenah, has tested positive to coronavirus. The Islamic group said that IMN is deeply worried that even six days Read More …
By Alex Enumah The Supreme Court for the second time dashed the hope of members of the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s family, following the dismissal of another appeal seeking access to seized funds in foreign bank accounts of the late head of state and some Read More …
Seven Nigerian soldiers were on Monday gruesomely murdered by bandits during a rescue operation in a forest along Mararaba-Udege road in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The soldiers, who were killed in an ambush by the bandits, were Read More …
Sodiq Oyeleke The non-academic workers at Nigerian universities have announced plans to commence an indefinite strike on February 5, 2021. The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU made this known in a communique on Friday. Part of the communique read, “It is in line Read More …
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers were on Friday killed in a heavy gun exchange with soldiers in Ondo State. With four soldiers said to be wounded during the gun duel which happened on the busy Owo/Ifon road in Ose Local Government Area of the state, Read More …
Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was received with much excitement on Friday in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Hundreds of youths received him with singing and dancing before storming Igangan Town Hall where Read More …