Osun State Government Disengages Quarry Sites Consultants, Revenue Collectors

NewsNigeriaRegionsOsun State Government Disengages Quarry Sites Consultants, Revenue Collectors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Osun State Government has disengaged all consultants and revenue collectors on all quarry sites across the state with immediate effect. Chairman of, Review Committee on Solid Minerals in the state, Samuel Oyedotun in a statement warned all illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the state. The statement signed by the secretary of the committee, Hashim Abioye, said the decision became necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue...

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Federal Government To Verify Money Spent By States On COOVID-19

HealthNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Verify Money Spent By States On COOVID-19

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba has hinted that the federal government will soon begin the process of verifying money spent by states to tackle the COVID-19 virus. The minister said an Independent Verification Agent (IVA) had been engaged for the implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. Speaking at the signing of a contract between the federal government and Steigler Services Ltd to serve...

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4 Kidnapped Victims Rescued In Enugu by Joint Effort of Police, Neighborhood Watch

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria4 Kidnapped Victims Rescued In Enugu by Joint Effort of Police, Neighborhood Watch

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

Police Operatives serving in Iwollo Division of the Enugu State Police Command collaborating with Neighborhood Watch personnel and Forest Guards on Saturday rescued 4 kidnapped persons in the state. The victims, 3 males and 1 female were kidnapped along 9th-Mile/Eke/Akama-Oghe Road, on Friday the 23rd of December, 2022 at about 8pm. According to the Enugu State Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, they were rescued at about 10am on Saturday 24th December, 2022 in...

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IGP Baba Promises Protective Gears And More To Enugu Police Operatives

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIGP Baba Promises Protective Gears And More To Enugu Police Operatives

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has promised to equip the Police Command in Enugu State effectively in the fight against insecurity in the state. Responding to the requests of the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for bulletproof vests, helmets, Armored Personnel Carriers and other protective equipment to help Police operatives in the state to confront and contain unrepentant criminal elements, IGP Baba promised to make available the equipment immediately after the Christmas...

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Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Pledge to Reform the Police Sector Over Killing of Lawyer by Cop

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu, Atiku, Obi Pledge to Reform the Police Sector Over Killing of Lawyer by Cop

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 27, 2022

The three leading presidential candidates in the forthcoming general elections, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) have pledged to reform the Nigerian Police Force following the killing of Bolanle Raheem by a police officer in Lagos State. Raheem, a Lagos-based female lawyer, was shot dead by a police officer from Ajiwe Police station under the Ajah Bridge...

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I’ll Go Back To Daura When I Retire – Buhari

LifestyleNewsNigeriaI’ll Go Back To Daura When I Retire – Buhari

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 27, 2022

At the celebration of his last Christmas day with the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians that he would not stay in office a day longer than the stipulated time at the expiration of his tenure. “In five months, I will happily retire according to the provisions of the constitution of the country and go back home,” he told the FCT community who paid homage at the...

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2023 Elections: NGO Make Case For PWDs To Access Polling Stations

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: NGO Make Case For PWDs To Access Polling Stations

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2022

To ensure no eligible voter is disenfranchised in the 2023 general elections, the Inclusive Friends Association, a non-Governmental Organization has made a strong appeal to the members of the public, INEC, and Security agencies to ensure easy access to polling stations for persons with disabilities (PWDs) during next year’s general election. Stephen Idobo, Country Project Manager of the association in Nigeria, appealed to a stakeholder meeting in Sokoto, convened to create awareness on the need...

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Don’t Vote Politicians With Criminal Tendencies- Gov. Ortom

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Vote Politicians With Criminal Tendencies- Gov. Ortom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2022

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has sounded a warning to eligible voters in Nigeria not to vote for politicians with criminal tendencies and those who strive on lies in the 2023 general elections. “In 2023 elections, we must look beyond partisan political lines to elect leaders who have been tested and trusted. Not those with criminal tendencies and thrive on lies, falsehood and deceit as their signature traits. “People of the State and Nigeria...

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Borno Police Command Records Over 600 Crimes In 2022

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBorno Police Command Records Over 600 Crimes In 2022

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2022

The Borno state Police Command recorded over 600 cases of various crimes between January and December 2022 and secured 314 convictions within the period. The State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar disclosed this during a media parley at the Command headquarters in Maiduguri, adding that 503 suspects were arrested and prosecuted 372 suspects for committing various offenses. Umar said out of that number, 102 were cases of rape, 200 cases of terrorism, 30 cases of...

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Why diversified HIV/AIDS prevention tools matter for women

HealthNewsNigeriaWhy diversified HIV/AIDS prevention tools matter for women

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 26, 2022

For Nigerian Women, there are restricted numbers of HIV/AIDS prevention methods available for use and even fewer methods that are easily accessible to many. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic is one of the world’s most serious public health and social problems, and promoting knowledge and strategies to control prevalence is important. The national prevalence among adults is pegged at 1.4 percent with Women twice as likely to be living with the...

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