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The Benue State Police Command has dismissed a constable identified as Belasa Iyangedue for raping a 16-year-old kept in detention. Our correspondent gathered that the victim was detained for defamation. While in detention at the Divisional Police headquarters, Tse Agbaragba in the Konshisha Local Government Area of the state, the constable who pretended to be […]
The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, gave a fresh directive to the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegation of gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Assembly began the impeachment process against the deputy governor last week, serving […]
The Senate, on Tuesday, amended its rule to restrict first-time senators from vying for the position of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President. The amendment to Section 2(1)(2) and (3) followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, titled, “Amendment to the Standing Orders of the Senate Pursuant to Order 109 of the […]
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abbas Balarabe as a minister to replace for a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, whose nomination was rejected by the Senate. The replacement was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday. Balarabe’s name was read alongside Dr Jamila Ibrahim and […]
The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday night, announced it had taken into custody controversial singer Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, in connection with the controversial death of his former record label signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad. The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said, “Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, […]
The Senate, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu against illegal spending and advised him to seek a supplementary budget for its Compressed Natural Gas initiative. The Senate through its Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, urged the executive arm of government to expeditiously present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly to […]
The Oyo State Government has stated that it is working on a partnership with Fasken’s Global Mining Group to develop the state’s solid mineral sector and reposition the Pacesetter Mineral Development Company, a limited liability company owned by the state. Fasken Global is one of the biggest mining companies in the world. The state governor, […]
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack carried out by suspected bandits that claimed the lives of three persons and left others injured in the Soro community, Binji Local Government Area of the state on Monday. The state police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmad Rufai, while confirming the attack, disclosed that some gunmen […]
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic […]
The Federal Government said there is high hope that Nigeria will get the World Health Organisation newly-recommended R21/Matrix-M vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children by mid-2024. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Monday. The WHO, on Monday, recommended the R21 malaria vaccine following advice from […]
