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Obi man that can deliver Nigeria
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said Obi is the best person that can help deliver Nigeria from its challenges.
He spoke while commending Obi for visiting camps of the Internally Displaced Persons...
Air chief charges officers to wipe out criminals
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has charged officers of Operation Whirl Punch and Operation Bada Mamaki to eliminate all criminal elements and restore peace in the country.
Amao gave the...
FG approves $7m diagnostic centre for Kwara
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Sunday, disclosed that the Federal Government has approved a new diagnostic center which construction will soon begin in Ilorin, the state capital.
Speaking at the 57th Annual...
Police arrest man with firearm, ammunition in Enugu
Police operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of Enugu metropolis, with assistance from Neighbourhood Watch Group, have arrested one Sunday Chukwu, 21, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
They recovered one locally-fabricated pistol...
Nigeria will witness transformation under Tinubu – Buhari
With the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as the next President of Nigeria, the country will witness overwhelming transformation, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assured.
He...
Double registration: Defaulters won’t be disenfranchised, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that those who embarked on double registration for Permanent Voters Card will not be disenfranchised.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye...
Lagos shuts federal lawmaker’s nightclub over noise pollution
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, on Saturday, shut down a popular nightclub, Quilox, on Ozumba Nbadwe Street, Victoria Island, for organising an event without a sound control permit.
According to a statement on...
PDP, APC clash as Kukah slams Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress on Sunday clashed over allegations by the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) failed to...
Nigeria missed 2022 poverty reduction target – W’Bank
The World Bank Group has said that the estimated per capita income growth of 0.7 per cent for Nigeria and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 is insufficient to meet the challenging goals...