The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has issued a directive to seal all 17 local government area secretariats in Plateau State.UNITY TIMES reports that the announcement was made by the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, in a statement released on Thursday.The statement, signed by the Police Public
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.A statement by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of
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Some indigenes and residents of Kano State have condemned the demolition of the historic Kano Government House Roundabout by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.Governor Yusuf ordered the demolition in the early hours of yesterday and personally supervised the demolition which lasted for three hours.The roundabout known as Kano Golden Jubilee Monument
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Operatives of the Delta State police command have arrested a cripple, three other suspected traffickers and rescued a three-year-old child from them.The suspects are Mohammed Isah, Ibrahim Sani ‘m’ 23years, Kabiru Ibrahim ‘m’ 52years and Abubakar Mohammed ‘m’ a 32years old cripple.Early this week, one Aisha Yusuf of Abraka community
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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State has matriculated 7,860 students for combined 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 sessions and offered 65 others scholarship.The vice chancellor, Professor Abu Kasim Adamu said at the matriculation that 65 best performing students in the institution were offered scholarship awards.He said the matriculation for two
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The member representing AMAC/Bwari (Abuja North) federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Joshua Chinedu Obika and the senator representing the nation’s capital, Senator Ireti Kingibe, have promised to work together to provide quality representation for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the National Assembly (NASS).At a reception organised
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Officials of Kwara State Ministry of Tertiary Education yesterday in Ilorin, the state capital, held a crucial meeting with the stakeholders to work out modalities for free transportation for workers and students of higher institutions in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy withdrawal on the beneficiaries.The state
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Immediate past deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase, has congratulated the new speaker of the Green Chamber Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu. Abbas and Kalu emerged the presiding officers of the Lower Chamber on Tuesday when the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated.Wase
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Federal government will commence the implementation of students’ loan policy in September/October 2023.The implementation will be carried out by a specialized bank, which the government would soon create.It clarified that the scheme is applicable to students in both private and public tertiary schools.The permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew
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House of Representatives has charged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to liaise with the relevant federal agencies to ensure the relocation of Nigerians from flood-prone areas.The House also asked NEMA to ensure the Federal Government of Nigeria stockpiles sufficient quantities of temporary shelter materials, food and nutrition items and
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