Members of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to demand the unconditional release of their detained President, Bello Bodejo.The protesters, who carried a giant banner with the inscription, ‘Free Bello Bodejo’, gathered at the entrance gate of the court
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The federal government, through the Ministry of Transportation, has announced a major milestone in the financing of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi in Niger railway project, with the securing of a $1.3 billion facility.The project is under the construction of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), who is funding the project through
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr. Emeka Ezeh as the pioneer chairman of the newly created Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Service Commission.Similarly, the president also approved the appointment of Atang Udo Samuel as the pioneer Head of the Civil Service of the FCT.The appointments were a
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Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has denied being served with an impeachment notice from the state House of Assembly, as alleged by the speaker, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku during plenary on Monday.The inability of the House, according to the speaker, to physically serve Shaibu led to a substituted service through
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N4,439,259,692.78 to the six area councils and other stakeholders as a statutory allocation for January 2024.According to the statement signed by the special adviser on media, to the FCT minister of state, Austine Elemue, the amount represented a slight
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At least 14 commercial sex workers have been arrested by operatives of the Yobe Hisbah Board over alleged involvement in immoral acts and use of illicit drugs.This was disclosed by the commissioner for religious affairs and ethical reorientation, Alhaji Yusuf Umar.He said the suspects were arrested on Sunday by operatives
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The Senate, on Tuesday, suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over budget padding allegations.His suspension followed a motion moved at plenary on Tuesday by Jimoh Ibrahim.Jimoh Ibrahim had moved the motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 months over allegations of criminal misinformation and breach of peace in the National
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Gunmen attacked the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla, in Enugu State, Nigeria’s southeast, on Tuesday.Reports gathered indicate that the attackers, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted a female director and a security officer in the facility.Some staff members of the hospital who spoke to journalists said the director
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaNorthern senators, under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), recently confronted the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the alleged padding of the 2024 budget with about N3 trillion worth of projects.Representatives of the 58-member Forum, led by its chairman, Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi), confronted Akpabio at
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Following the recent terrorist attacks in Kaduna and Sokoto, a renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has expressed readiness to lead a holistic dialogue between the federal government and terrorists for the release of all kidnapped Nigerians.Gumi, in an interview with Leadership Newspaper last night in Kaduna, described
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