The outgone governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and his deputy, Engr Benson Abounu have filed a suit seeking to know whether properties legitimately allocated to them as entitlements and remuneration can still be considered as state government’s assets.They also prayed for an order of injunction restraining the defendants, by
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The management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has threatened to prosecute operators of the ill-fated commercial boat which was involved in a mishap in Kwara State.The threat was contained in a statement by the general manager (Corporate Affairs) of the agency, Mr. Jibril Dar’dau.He said the Kwara incident
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Following the lingering leadership crisis at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, some indigenes and residents of Nasarawa State have called on the inspector general of police, IGP Usman Baba to intervene before the issue escalates.The indigenes, under the aegis of Concerned Nasarawa Stakeholders Forum, who took their protests to
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House of Representatives has rejected a motion, calling for the declaration of state of emergency on the emigration of young Nigerians abroad, also known as the ‘Japa’ Syndrome.The motion sponsored by Hon Philip Agbese (APC, Benue) was rejected after presentation and debate at plenary yesterday.Moving the motion, Agbese said statistics
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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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