Protest: Police Transfers 76 Russian Flag Flyers to Abuja for Sedition Probe

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaProtest: Police Transfers 76 Russian Flag Flyers to Abuja for Sedition Probe

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 13, 2024

The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the transfer of 76 suspects, including a foreigner, to Abuja for further investigation following their arrest for allegedly flying Russian flags during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests. Commissioner of Police, CP, Salman Garba disclosed this on Monday while giving an update on the suspects arrested during the protest. The suspects were initially apprehended in Kano State and are now facing sedition charges. According to Garba, the decision to transfer the...

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Governor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

Following the return of normalcy in Kano state, Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has announced the complete removal of the curfew imposed on the state. A 24-hour curfew was imposed on the state by the government as a result of violence, looting, and destruction of properties during the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in the state. Before the complete removal of the curfew, two days later 24 hours, the curfew was relaxed from 8 am to 2 pm...

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Illegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

NewsNigeriaIllegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

A 300-man surveillance task force has been constituted by the Kwara State Government to check the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the Ilorin metropolis of the state capital. Inaugurating the environmental task force at the conference hall of the Ministry of Environment in Ilorin on Monday, the Commissioner of the ministry, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge emphasized that members of the public must cooperate with the government and its agencies to forestall the outbreak of diseases,...

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NYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

EducationNewsNigeriaNYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has invalidated 101 certificates of persons fraudulently mobilized for national service. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations. Megwa urged members of the public, especially corps employers, government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, corporate and religious organizations, multi-national companies, crop-producing institutions, and other critical stakeholders of NYSC, to take note of prompt...

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WAEC Releases Results for Nearly 1.7 Million Students, Withholds 215,267

EducationNewsNigeriaWAEC Releases Results for Nearly 1.7 Million Students, Withholds 215,267

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, announced on Monday the release of results for 1,685,889 candidates who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. The results were made available to students on Monday, according to a post on WAEC’s social media page. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday,” the post on...

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Nasarawa Assembly Raises Alarm Over Kidnapping Epidemic

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNasarawa Assembly Raises Alarm Over Kidnapping Epidemic

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has expressed worry over the increasing rate of kidnapping in communities across the State. Deputy Speaker, Muhammed Oyanki, raised the alarm on the high rate of kidnappings under matter of public interest during a plenary session on Monday in Lafia. He said, “Kidnapping has become a serious problem in my constituency, every day and night, people have been kidnapped. We must find a solution to the incessant kidnapping in...

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Explosion Rips Through APP Headquarters in Rivers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsExplosion Rips Through APP Headquarters in Rivers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

…CUPP spokesperson warns of growing threat to democracy, urges Tinubu to take action An explosion unfolded at the Action Peoples Party, APP, secretariat in Rivers State early Monday at 1:00 a.m. The incident prompted a swift response from the Rivers State Police Command. According to the Police Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, a bomb disposal team was immediately deployed to the scene to investigate the cause of the blast. “I cannot say if it was a...

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Anambra LG Election To Hold In September 28 This Year

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra LG Election To Hold In September 28 This Year

PilotnewsAugust 12, 2024

Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, has announced that local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024. This announcement was made by the Commission’s Chairman, Magistrate Genevieve Osakwe, during a press conference. Magistrate Osakwe disclosed that the upcoming elections are seen as a critical step in strengthening grassroots democracy in Anambra State, where local government elections have not been held for several years. Magistrate Osakwe, stated that they would...

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Oyebanji Appoints Ayodele New Ekiti State University VC

EducationNewsNigeriaOyebanji Appoints Ayodele New Ekiti State University VC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 12, 2024

Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State has appointed Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, new Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Ayodele, a Professor of Education Management, is until the appointment, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the University. Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, in a press statement on Monday noted that Prof Ayodele’s appointment as Vice Chancellor takes effect from August 20, 2024. Ayodele takes over from Prof. Edward Olanipekun, whose tenure...

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NIS Set To Probe Woman Who Tore Husband’s Int’l Passport

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNIS Set To Probe Woman Who Tore Husband’s Int’l Passport

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 12, 2024

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is set to probe a woman who tore her husband’s international passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency state that the woman will be prosecuted under Section 10(b) of Immigration Act 2015, and has already been invited for questioning. A statement on Monday by NIS spokesman, Kenneth Udo, said the incident is a violation of the law. The statement read, “The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has...

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