The military junta in Niger Republic has cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed.ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum to avoid possible clash with the junta.President Bola Tinubu
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Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has filed a motion in the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking protection from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki.UNITY TIMES reports that Shaibu is seeking an order of interlocutory injunction stopping Obaseki and his agents from harassing, intimidating, embarrassing, or preventing him
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Barely 24 hours after suspected bandits killed two people in Zazzaga in Munya local government area of Niger State, a reverend father and a seminarian at St. Peter's Catholic Church have been abducted at Zedna Village in Tafa local government area.The victims were identified as Rev. Fr Paul Sanogo and
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Abuja natives under the auspices of Abuja Original Inhabitants Youth Empowerment Organization (AOIYEO) have applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for including an indigene of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Hon Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo in his ministerial list.The association’s president, Commandant Isaac David, in a statement yesterday, said for the first
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A Minna Magistrate Court has sentenced one Idris Baba Hassan to two years in jail for impersonating the secretary to the Niger State National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, Barrister Usman Mohammed Jankoli.The Niger State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) had earlier arrested him and later
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The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has approved free transportation for its staff to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.The institution's management said the transportation palliative was approved to complement the efforts of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq in making life comfortable for the people of the state.A statement signed
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that exclusive breastfeeding can save Nigeria additional income to the tune of over $302 billion annually. The country representative of UNICEF in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, who spoke in Bauchi, said breastfeeding can further save the lives of 820,000 under-five children.Munduate called on the
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Katsina State government has formed ad-hoc committees to supervise the distribution of grains and fertiliser to alleviate the prevailing hardship in the state due to the fuel subsidy removal.The commissioner for finance, Alhaji Bashir Tanimu Gambo, told journalists that it was one of the resolutions of the maiden State Executive
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Taraba State government has commenced moves for the generation and distribution of electricity in the state using independent sources.Constitutional amendments recently signed into law by former President Muhammadu Buhari allow states to make laws to generate, distribute and transmit electricity within their boundaries and those previously covered only by the
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Apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has joined the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to condemn the July 26, 2023, military coup d’etat in the Republic of Niger led by Brigadier General Abdoulrahame Tchiani.ACF in a statement signed
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