The Minister of State for defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has directed Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to go after those calling for military takeover and truncation of democracy in Nigeria and bring them to justice. Matawalle described those calling for the undemocratic change of government as agents of darkness and warned
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to establishing NHRC radio and television outfits to promote and protect human rights across Nigeria. This was contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the executive secretary/chief executive officer of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu (SAN), and the chairperson of the
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After weeks of combing forests, the corpses of some of the murdered police officers in Delta State have been discovered and recovered.The late policemen were drafted from IRT Abuja, PMF 51 Oghara, and the anti-kidnapping squad, Asaba, Delta State, to rescue three missing officers in Ohoror community, Ughelli north local
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Following the commencement of an impeachment notice against deputy governor Philip Shaibu by the Edo State House of Assembly, the embattled deputy governor, who is currently having a running political battle with Governor Godwin Obaseki, has approached the court in Abuja to obtain a restraining order against the impeachment move. The
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Over 260,000 candidates have written this year's Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock UTME) across 793 computer-based test (CBT) centres in Nigeria.The registrar/chief executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known after monitoring the examination yesterday in some centres in Abuja.Oloyede, who expressed
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The chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd), has commended the British government for offering to undertake the provision of a headquarters house and personnel accommodation for the marine unit of the anti-narcotics body at the Eko Atlantic City
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The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the N200 billion spent on the suspended 2023 Population and Housing Census to determine how the huge sum was utilised and managed.This resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Clement Akanni from Osun at plenary yesterday.Moving the motion, Akanni
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has justified the interception and arrest of 21 trucks loaded with food items allegedly being smuggled into neighbouring countries. The commission described the act as economic sabotage.The justification was made in Abuja yesterday by the spokesperson of the commission, Dele Oyewale, who fielded
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Nigeria has become the first country to receive the new MenFive vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile, with a shipment delivered by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).Gavi, in a statement made available to journalists said the doses will be used to respond to an on-going meningococcus C outbreak, targeting
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project is 95 percent complete and will be ready for inauguration in May.Wike, who stated this on Wednesday when the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Daniel Bertrand, visited him in Abuja, explained
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