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Fire Kills Two Children In Bauchi

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Bauchi has been thrown into mourning following the sudden deaths of two children who were reportedly killed in a fire incident in their

Bauchi has been thrown into mourning following the sudden deaths of two children who were reportedly killed in a fire incident in their home after their mother locked them inside to run some errands.  The incident that occurred at Medina quarters in the metropolis caused the deaths of 7-year-old Zainab Bashir Muhammad (Hibba) and 5-year-old Ummu Salma Bashir. An eyewitness told...

Task Force Destroys 20 Hectares Of Hemp Plantation In Ekiti

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Task Force Destroys 20 Hectares Of Hemp Plantation In Ekiti

Ekiti State government has destroyed over 20 hectares of hemp farm in Ise-Ekiti Forest Reserves in Ise/Orun Local Government Area. The plantation and nursery prepared for transplanting were destroyed and burnt by the Task Force of the Ekiti State Forestry Commission. Executive Secretary of the commission Sunday Adekunle said the plantation was discovered following a tip-off from newly recruited boundary officials. According to...

Youths Stops Exoctic Car From Exploding In NIN Office

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Youths Stops Exoctic Car From Exploding In NIN Office

In a heroic act of quick thinking and bravery, a group of youths in the NIN office, Umuahia, the capital of Abia state, stopped a car from catching fire and potentially causing serious damage. The car, a white GL450 Benz, was parked inside of the NIMC office, when the youths who had gone for registration of the NIN at the...

Finally, Nigerian Govt Files Terrorism Charges Against Miyetti Allah President

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Finally, Nigerian Govt Files Terrorism Charges Against Miyetti Allah President

In compliance with the Federal High Court order, the Federal Government of Nigeria has filed terrorism charges against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. In the terrorism charges dated March 12, Bodejo was accused of undermining the national security of Nigeria by establishing and arming an ethnic militia group without authorization. Part of the charges read: “That...

Hisbah Detains 11 For Eating During Day Of Ramadan Fast In Kano

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Hisbah Detains 11 For Eating During Day Of Ramadan Fast In Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 11 persons for violating the Ramadan fast by eating during the day. The arrests were made during the annual Ramadan enforcement operations, which included searches of eateries and markets. The board’s Public Relations Officer, Lawal Ibrahim, confirmed the arrests in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday. Lawal said the arrests were made...

Gov. Otti Visit Scene Of Fire Incident In Ehere Market Aba, Vows To Forestall Incident

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Gov. Otti Visit Scene Of Fire Incident In Ehere Market Aba, Vows To Forestall Incident

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has stressed the need for markets in the state to be properly designed and built to allow for ease of movement, especially in the event of a fire outbreak or any other emergency situation. Governor Otti spoke Tuesday morning, when he paid an on-the-spot visit to a section of the Ehere Market, along Ikot...

Vandalism: Quit Now Or Prepare For Jail, Abia Deputy Governor Warns Ohafia Youths

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Vandalism: Quit Now Or Prepare For Jail, Abia Deputy Governor Warns Ohafia Youths

The Deputy Governor of Abia State Engineer Ikechukwu Emetu has warned youths of Ohafia and anyone who specializes in vandalism and theft of Government and communal properties to take a bow from the unlawful and ugly business or spend Years in jail. The Deputy Governor made this known during an interactive session with the youths and indigens of Okon -Aku...

Man Beheads Daughter, Buries Body In Shallow Grave In Edo

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Man Beheads Daughter, Buries Body In Shallow Grave In Edo

A man identified as Emmanuel Ovwarueso has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Security Network for allegedly beheading his daughter for a money ritual in Benin City, Edo State. The suspect was arrested in Uteh, Upper Mission, where he resides last Thursday at about midnight with the head of the deceased in a polythene bag. He was said to...

Projects Worth N3.7tr In 2024 Budget Not Traceable, Ningi Iinsists

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Projects Worth N3.7tr In 2024 Budget Not Traceable, Ningi Iinsists

Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) on Monday, insisted that projects worth N3.7 trillion in the 2024 Appropriation Act are not traceable. This is even as he denied saying that President Bola Tinubu is operating two separate 2024 budgets. Ningi in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, claimed that the Northern Senators Forum had...

Oyo Health Professionals Suspend Warning Strike

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Oyo Health Professionals Suspend Warning Strike

Health professionals under the aegis of Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) working in facilities owned by the Oyo State Government on Monday suspended their ongoing seven-day warning strike. While directing all members to resume work, the union gave the government another 21 days to start responding to all her demands after which it would no more guarantee industrial harmony in...

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