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Retired Brig.-Gen. Abu Ali, a first class traditional ruler in Kogi, Etsu of Bassa-nge kingdom in Bassa Local Government Area, has described complicity of traditional rulers and religious leaders in cases of insecurity in some state in Nigeria as “very unfortunate” and
A meeting of the Council of State presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari went underway in Abuja on Friday. Top on the agenda are the 2023 general elections and the on-going cash crisis occasioned by CBN’s naira redesign and cashless policy. In
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) on Thursday tasked Nigerians to join him in building a nation they will be proud of. Obi said this at the LP Mega Rally in Abuja urging Nigerians to hold them responsible
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there are no challenges with the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) as it concerns the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs and
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday inaugurated a committee to review the civil and public service rules and regulations for effective and productive service delivery. The inauguration was held at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s office, State Secretariat,
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for the support of Civil Society Organisations to help safeguard telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta said this during the 2023 Youth, Civil Society and Stakeholders Summit on Curbing the
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 26-year-old POS operator, Abubakar Nasir, in a Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for allegedly defrauding his employer of N849,000. Nasir of Dei-Dei Abuja was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Mr
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Monguno (rtd), has said that the change of currency and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), if not well thought out, may affect operations of troops in the field. Monguno made the
Mercy Corps, a non-governmental organisation, has streesed the need for youths engagement to ensure conduct of peaceful 2023 general election. Deputy Chief of Party, Community Initiative to Promote Peace (CIPP), Sani Suleiman stated this during the North-West zone Dialogue for Peaceful Election
The Women Situation Room Nigeria (WSRN), an NGO, has advocated for a peaceful and credible election in the country. The National Coordinator of WSRN, Prof. Joy Onyesoh, made the call in Calabar during a peace tour across the six geopolitical zones of