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Tribunal Sacks Gov Abba Yusuf, Declares APC Winner
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano has declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the Kano governorship election. The tribunal gave the final judgment after canceling some votes recorded by the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, candidate, and Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The Presiding Judge, Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadabey said the margin of...
You Must Exhibit Dedication, NYSC Urges Pregnant NYSC Members
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has urged pregnant corps members to serve the nation as expected of them saying “pregnancy is not a disease.” Mrs Mofoluwaso Williams, Kogi NYSC Coordinator, gave the charge in her paper titled: “Tackling emerging Challenges in Corps Administration through NYSC/Stakeholders” at the Kogi Annual 2023 Corps Employers Workshop held at the Government House, Lokoja. Williams...
Auchi Poly Grants 4 Repentant Cultists Amnesty
The Auchi Polytechnic in Edo has granted amnesty to four repentant cultists. Dr Salisu Umar, the Rector of the polytechnic made this known on Wednesday, while addressing the repentant cult members. Umar urged the students of the institution to renounce their membership in cults. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former cultists renounced their membership of secret cult groups...
155 Stranded Nigerian Migrants Repatriated From Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Federal Government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of Libya. This is contained in a statement issued by the IOM on Wednesday in Lagos. The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800...
We Will Track Them – Gov. Uzodinma Vows As Unknown Gunmen Murder Army, Police, NSCDC Officers
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has vowed that the unknown gunmen who murdered security operatives in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday would be tracked and brought to book. Recall that unidentified gunmen, on Tuesday, attacked and killed no fewer than eight security operatives, including police, military, and officers of the Nigeria Security and...
Tinubu At UNGA Says Africa Does Not Wish to Replace Old Shackles With New Ones
President Bola Tinubu gave his inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly in the small hours of Wednesday, in which he championed the need for Africa to surmount foreign exploitation to attain prosperity through democratic ideals. “As for Africa, we seek to be neither appendage nor patron. We do not wish to replace old shackles with new ones,” he...
Circumstances Around Mohbad’s Death Very Unfortunate – PDP’s Jandor
Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as JANDOR, the governorship candidate of Lagos PDP in the 2023 general elections has described as ‘very unfortunate’ circumstances surrounding the death of late musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad. Recall that music lovers were on Sept. 12 hit with the news of the death of the 27-year-old singer. Adediran, in a statement on Wednesday in...
Amotekun Detains Alleged Transformer Cable Thief In Osun.
Osun Amotekun Corps on Tuesday said it arrested a 24-year old man for allegedly stealing electric transformer cables in Iwaro Community in Ilesa, Osun State. Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Commander, made this known in a statement, adding that the suspect was arrested in the act on Monday, at 4:00 a.m. “A young man, Abiodun Timileyin, 24, was arrested by operatives...
Task Force Raids Drug Hideout, Arrests Seven In Delta
The Delta State Task Force Committee on Drug Trafficking has combed drug dens in the Sapele Local Government Area of the state and arrested seven suspects. Four men and three women were apprehended with various illicit drugs like Tramadol, codeine, and cannabis worth millions of naira. Led by Pastor Omasan Mabiaku, Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, the...
Why The Increase From 109 To 134 Of House Committees – Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas made this known during an interactive session with journalists in the National Assembly...
