Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, says Isese festival, a cultural ceremony held in the town, was cancelled “to prevent crisis”.According to NAN, the monarch described the decision as “proactiveness”, saying it “is necessary to sustain peaceful co-existence in the society”.In a statement on Friday signed by AbdulAzeez Arowona, his
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja on an official trip to Guinea-Bissau, on Saturday, July 8.According to the statement by Dele Alake, the special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, President Tinubu will be attending the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of
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The Supreme Court on Friday voided the conviction of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and his sentencing to seven years imprisonment for offences of fraud and money laundering.The apex court ordered the immediate release of the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District from Ikoyi prisons in Lagos where he has been held
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A former Senator representing Bauchi North Senatorial District, Muhammed Bulkachuwa, has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to bar the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission from investigating and arresting him over the comments he made during the valedictory session of the ninth Senate.Bulkachuwa had publicly stated
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Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops deployed on internal security in the North East, North West, North Central and South East have neutralised 51 insurgents, arrested 168 other terrorists, collaborators and rescued 89 kidnapped civilians in three weeks.The Defence Media Operations disclosed this in an update on military operations across the
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Enugu State governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the state’s Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC), saying that local government funds must be made to lift the people out of poverty.The 16-member committee has Comrade Anthony Udeh as chairman, Dr Peter Aneke as secretary, while other members include the accountant general of
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promoted 3,248 officers in a major morale boosting development for the anti-narcotics officers.This is even as the chairman/chief executive officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd) has decorated three deputy commanders general of narcotics (DCGNs) and four assistant commanders general of
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has unveiled an e-platform for the verification and confirmation of results of examinations, called NECO e-Verify.The registrar/chief executive of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, at the unveiling of the platform in Abuja yesterday, said the process will help to ensure accuracy of academic credentials.The platform
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It is a known fact that in January 2012 when President Goodluck Jonathan announced the deregulation of the downstream sector, otherwise known as fuel subsidy removal, the same people who opposed the government and organized protests at Ojota, Lagos, Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, and in other parts of Nigeria, even in
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President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders.They include the postponement of the Finance Act 2023 and the suspension of the 5% Excise Tax on telecommunication servicesThe action announced at a press briefing in the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday by Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and
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