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Month: January 2024

APC candidate Laguda boasts of succeeding Gbajabiamila at House of Reps

Laguda promised to come up with bills and also facilitate more projects that would further bring development to the constituency if elected. Fuad Laguda, APC House of Representatives candidate in the upcoming Surulere I Bye-election in Lagos State, says he is certain of victory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 12 candidates are…

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FG awaits outcome of forensic investigation on Ibadan explosion – Alake

President Bola Tinubu had, on Jan.17, set up an inter-ministerial committee on insecurity hampering the growth of Nigeria’s natural resources. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has stated that the Federal Government is awaiting the outcome of the forensic investigation into the Ibadan explosion, which occurred on Jan.16, to determine its next…

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Road crash claims 16 lives 4 on Kano-Kaduna expressway

He called on all stakeholders, particularly the transport unions, to help reach out and advocate the language of safety to their drivers. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, says 16 persons died and four others were injured in a road crash on the Kano-Kaduna expressway on Sunday at about 11:20hrs. The Sector…

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APC sweeps Borno LG elections

The ruling party, APC won all the 27 Local Government Chairmen in the state. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno, has won all the 27 Chairmanship and 312 councillor positions in Saturday’s council polls in Borno state. The Executive Chairman of the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC), Alhaji Lawan Maina, made this known…

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Anambra traffic agency moves to clear illegal parks in Onitsha

Okonkwo said the ARTMA team also cleared the Eze-Iweka junction that leads to Awada Obosi where commercial tricycle operators obstruct motorists and pedestrians. The Anambra Road and Traffic Maintenance Agency (ARTMA), has warned commercial transport operators against turning road shoulders in the state to loading parks. Emeka Okonkwo, Managing Director (MD) of ARTMA who gave…

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Lekki Deep Seaport berths largest container vessel on Nigerian waters

He also commended the minister for investments in employee upskilling and equipment renewal, which made the milestone seamlessly achievable. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced the berthing of the largest container to sail on the nation’s territorial waters at the Lekki Deep Seaport. Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Managing Director, NPA confirmed this in a…

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Police arrest suspect for alleged culpable homicide in Kano

Police said that the suspect would be thoroughly investigated and charged to court, assuring that justice would prevail. The Police in Kano have arrested one James Ismail for allegedly committing culpable homicide at Fas Agro Sacks Company Sharada in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, told the News…

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NDLEA intercepts 5.6m opioid pills in Kano

Marwa charged them to maintain the “flame of collaboration” with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders in their areas of responsibility. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 5, 653,000 pills of tramadol 250mg and exol-5 from three suspects in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Media and…

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Edo Labour Party governorship aspirants kick against ₦30m nomination fee

The aspirant described himself as eminently qualified to take Edo out of economic quagmire. Labour Party (LP) aspirants looking ahead to its February 22 Edo Governorship Primary, on Sunday, rejected the ₦30 million charged as fees for Expression of Interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, UK-based financial analyst, Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen…

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Police arrest 2 Lagos traffic robbery suspects

Hundeyin said that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects and others now at large, had allegedly been involved in several traffic robberies in the past. The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two traffic robbery suspects, whose gang had allegedly been terrorising commuters along Orile/Iganmu roads and environs. The Command’s Public Relations…

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