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TINUBU TASKS ACTING IGP DISU TO RESTORE PEACE, BOOST SECURITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to urgently restore peace and strengthen security across the country. The President gave the directive at
REP SLAMS ALLEGED ATTACK ON PETER OBI, DEMANDS FULL PROBE By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A member of the House of Representatives, Peter Ifeanyi Uzokwe, has condemned the reported assassination attempt on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Benin City, describing it
FG RELEASES ₦5BN, MOVES TO STOP KANO MARKET FIRES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to preventing recurring fire outbreaks in Kano markets as ₦5 billion approved by Bola Tinubu is set to be released to
FIRE RAZES NIMET EQUIPMENT AT LAGOS AIRPORT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Millions of naira worth of weather equipment belonging to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has been destroyed after a fire gutted part of Terminal One at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
TRANSFORMER BLAST KILLS SUSPECTED POWER VANDAL IN AWKA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A suspected electricity vandal has been electrocuted following a transformer explosion in Awka, Anambra State. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at Ogechukwu Street, where the unidentified
KANO ASSEMBLY SEEKS OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO US CLAIMS AGAINST KWANKWASO By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State House of Assembly has urged the state government to formally respond to allegations from the United States against Rabiu Kwankwaso, including claims linked to terrorism and
NIGERIA BLEEDS OVER ₦1TRN YEARLY ON VEHICLE IMPORTS — NADDC By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria spends more than one trillion naira every year importing vehicles, a trend the National Automotive Design and Development Council says must change if the country is serious
COURT CASE AGAINST EX-PENSION BOSS FACES FRESH LEGAL CHALLENGE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The defence team of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman, Dr. Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, has asked the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to stop further proceedings, insisting
FIRE HITS LAGOS AIRPORT TERMINAL, FLIGHTS DIVERTED By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A fire outbreak at the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos caused brief disruption on Tuesday evening, leaving six people with minor injuries and forcing the diversion of three
RIGHTS GROUPS DRAG DAPO ABIODUN TO COURT OVER ALLEGED FALSE QUALIFICATIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Human rights organisations have filed a suit against Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, alleging that he made false declarations about his educational background in documents submitted for