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Day: November 9, 2023

Tinubu will perform beyond expectations, Kwara monarch assures Nigerians

The monarch blamed previous administrations for failing to phase out fuel subsidies, praising Tinubu for biting the bullet. Kwara State monarch, His Royal Majesty Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi (Olofa of Offa), has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu will perform beyond expectations. While cautioning that it’s unhealthy to abuse the President, the royal father…

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Uzodimma accuses NLC president of pursuing Labour Party’s agenda in Imo

Uzodimma said he doesn’t understand why the NLC president has been hostile to his government. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has accused the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, of having a vested interest in the state’s political affairs. The governor quoted Ajaero to have confirmed his affiliation to the Labour Party,…

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Court orders LASU to reinstate sacked lecturer

The respondents misled the Judge to believe that she had altered the results of students based on false evidence presented by the respondents. The National Industrial Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the Lagos State University (LASU) and its governing council to reinstate a lecturer, Dr Udegbe Ebarefimia to the post of Senior Lecturer in…

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Police to prosecute sponsors of election violence in Bayelsa

The DIG told parents and guardians to warn their children to stay away from trouble during and after the election. The Police have vowed to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of election violence and their sponsors in Bayelsa. The DIG in charge of election in the state, Daniel Sokari-Pedro, said this on Thursday in Yenagoa as…

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China to strengthen trade relations with Nigeria

Liu also noted that the Belt and Road initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping aims to promote policy communication, infrastructure connectivity, and unimpeded trade. China, through the China General Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria, says it will strengthen trade relations with Nigeria. The Chambers declared this on Thursday during the opening of the 3rd…

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Kogi CP orders investigation into alleged assault on passenger by policeman

A police officer was seen slapping a young passenger during a routine check at a checkpoint on the highway in Lokoja in a viral video. The Kogi Commissioner of Police (CP), Bethrand Onuoha on Thursday ordered for investigation into an alleged assault on a passenger by a police officer at a checkpoint on a highway…

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killers of ex-LG caretaker Chairman in Katsina yet to be identified, Police

According to the command’s spokesman, a complaint letter was brought to the police regarding the incident. The Police Command in Katsina State has said that the alleged killers of Alhaji Hamza Abdullahi, the former caretaker Chairman of Safana Local Government Area (LGA) of the state were yet to be identified. The command’s Public Relations Officer…

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FG commences construction of resettlement homes for Benue IDPs

Edu said the project would be unique because it would be constructed by the locals, the Federal Government would provide whatever would be needed to ensure the success of the project. The Federal Government has commenced the construction of cluster resettlement homes for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. Performing the ceremony at Mbagwen, Makurdi…

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APC seeks release of detained party chieftains in Kogi

The campaign spokesperson said that security agencies must prove that every life is important. The All Progressives People Congress (APC) has called for the release of party chieftains arrested and detained by security operatives, in Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi. Making the appeal at a news briefing on Thursday in Ilorin, Kingsley Fanwo,…

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Wife seeks divorce after 6 years of childlessness

The court ordered that the petitioner should observe the three-month Iddah period, as prescribed by Islamic laws before she could marry again. An Ilorin-based housewife, Kuburat Adebayo, on Thursday asked to divorce her husband of six years, Abdullateef Suleiman, over childlessness. The petitioner told an Area Court at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin that she no longer…

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