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ADAMAWA CJ FREES 57 INMATES, GRANTS BAIL TO 29 AT JIMETA FACILITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, has freed 57 inmates and granted bail to 29 others during a jail delivery exercise at the overcrowded Jimeta
PRESIDENT TINUBU REAPPOINTS MARWA AS NDLEA CHAIRMAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a second five-year term for Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the NDLEA. Marwa, first appointed in 2021, will now continue leading the
REPS PROBE N12 TRILLION DEVELOPMENT FUNDS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has begun an investigation into the management of over N12 trillion injected into Nigeria’s Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in the past seven years. Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee,
PDP INSISTS NATIONAL CONVENTION HOLDS THIS WEEKEND By: Safita Abdulrahim Dabban The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed that its 2025 National Convention will take place as scheduled from Saturday, November 15 to Sunday, November 16, in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a
JEGA POLICE BURSTS SYNDICATE OF NETWORK INSTALLATION VANDALS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Police Command has uncovered a syndicate of suspected vandals targeting network installations in Jega Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, revealed that officers acted on
KEBBI GOVERNOR FLAGS OFF ₦5.14BN DUALISATION OF ABDULSALAMI ROAD IN JEGA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has flagged off the ₦5.14 billion dualisation of Abdulsalami Road in Jega Local Government Area. The project aims to upgrade the old
REPS INAUGURATE AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO TACKLE BORDER INSECURITY By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee on Border Security to address Nigeria’s rising cross-border crimes and strengthen national security. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, represented by Minority Whip Ali Jessy,
SENATE REJECTS NNPCL’S EXPLANATION ON MISSING ₦210TRN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has rejected the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) written response on the unaccounted ₦210 trillion reported between 2017 and 2023. Committee Chairman, Senator Aliyu
ANAMBRA ELECTION PEACEFUL ACROSS THE STATE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The governorship election in Anambra State was largely peaceful. Governor Chukwuma Soludo voted at Ofuiyi, Unit 002, Isuofia in Aguata LGA and expressed satisfaction with the process. He noted minor BVAS issues
TAF AFRICA MONITORS INEC’S INCLUSIVITY IN ANAMBRA ELECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban TAF Africa says its mission in the Anambra Governorship Election is to assess INEC’s compliance with Section 54 (1 & 2) of the Electoral Act (2022), which mandates assistive tools