The Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) on 17 July,2023 killed about 22 terrorists mostly foot soldiers of the deceased notorious terrorists’ kingpin Alhaji Abdulkareem Lawal, aka Abdulkareem Boss, in air strikes at Batsari and Sola Poi II in Batsari and Jibia local government areas of Katsina State.Military sources
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Kwara State government has keyed into the $59million federal government-led agroprocessing initiative.The chief press secretary to the state governor, Alhaji Rafiu Ajakaye, disclosed this at the Media Parliament of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday.Ajakaye who said that the
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Following alleged leakages, Niger State governor Mohammed Umar Bago has directed the termination of appointments of all consultants, service providers, and contractors in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) enforcement and collection currently engaged by the State Internal Revenue Service and Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state.It was gathered that
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Benue State governor Hyacinth Alia has disclosed that at the conclusion of the first phase of an extensive staff verification and payroll audit for all teachers and local government staff, over 2,500 ghost workers uncovered have already been removed from the payroll. The governor who disclosed this through the chief
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe dictatorship of some governors in Nigeria knows no bounds. They have scant regard for the opposition. In their quest for power by all means they set out to suffocate the opposition. This exists at the national level but it gets worst in the states.Some of the worst
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The economy of the former Eastern Region was planned from ground up by the US consulting firm Arthur D. LittleDr. Azikiwe brought them and they worked with M I Okpara at first, then with Sam Otti and later Eluwa who headed the Civil Service and later with Sir Louis Phillip
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Vice President Kashim Shettima today presided over the second National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.The meeting is expected to be attended by the 36 governors of the federation, minister of finance, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Group Chief Executive
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The Court of Appeal has debunked the reported resignation of a member of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo describing it as false and misleading.Chief Registrar of the Court, Malam Umar Mohammed Bangari while dismissing the report appealed to the general public to ignore the fake
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AN Abuja Federal High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, access to a medical doctor of his choice.The court, presided by Binta Nyako, gave the order on Thursday, July 20. Kanu, who had
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The House of Representatives has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the proposed increase in electricity tariffs.The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Thursday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sani Madaki, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from
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