The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, has debunked rumour making the rounds that he has resigned.Oleyelogun in a statement on Friday said the purported letter of his resignation in circulation was the “handiwork of the fifth columnists.”“The purported letter of resignation which is in
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Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have issued a disconnection notice to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt.A statement signed by the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, said the notice followed approval granted by the Nigerian Communications
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Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang has approved the suspension of the 17 local government area Chairmen and councilors.According to a statement issued by Mr. Gyang Bere, the governor’s Special Assistant (Media), the suspension was granted following a request from the House on June 1, 2023. The House had recommended the
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A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has refuted reports that he was grilled by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, over alleged N4bn fraud.TheCable, which broke the news, had reported that the interrogation was based on alleged N4bn fraud committed by the former Governor.But,
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has declared an end to sit-at-home in the state effective from Monday, June 5, 2023. He said such orders were restricting creativity, entrepreneurship, and productivity in the state.The governor, however, expressed government’s readiness “to engage in dialogue with people, who have genuine grievances
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Abia State governor Alex Otti has said he and stakeholders in the education sector will work out modalities on how to recruit 5,000 new teachers for both the primary and secondary schools in the next one month.Otti stated this after his inauguration at Umuahia Township Stadium in the state capital,
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The inspector-general of police (IGP) Usman Baba, has promoted 31,465 policemen comprising 24,991 from sergeants to inspectors, 194 from Corporal to Sergeant, and 6,280 from Constable to Corporal.Force spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this is part of his manpower development policy targeted at promoting deserving police officers on the basis
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the United States (US) government has assured it of more support and collaboration in different areas of its strategic operations to enhance its capabilities against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria.NDLEA Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said the assurance was given by
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Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Muslim pilgrims are facing untold hardship in Saudi Arabia, over poor accommodation arrangements, Leadership reports.Information gathered revealed that some of the pilgrims in the first batch, already in Saudi Arabia, were stranded as their accommodation arrangements did not meet the minimum requirements by the Hajj
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Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops deployed for internal operations in the North East, North West and North Central rescued 56 kidnapped civilians, arrested 100 terrorists/ informants and killed 51 terrorists in two weeks.The director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami who confirmed this during the biweekly update on the
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