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Police Arrest Rivers Governorship Aspirant.

Rivers State Police Command has arrested a governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP declared wanted by Governor Nyesom Wike of the State. Dagogo was arrested by a Team of Police Officers on Thursday during his screening at the South-South Zonal office of the PDP in Port Harcourt, the State Capital. Recalled, the Governor had asked the Police to arrest the lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in […]

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Federal Government Urges Security Agencies to Crackdown Illegal Refineries in Imo

The Federal Government has urged security operatives to crackdown on illegal refineries in Imo State. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who was represented by Alhasan Nuhu gave the directive in Owerri, the state capital when she paid a condolence visit to the state government over the explosion of illegal refinery in Abaezi community in the Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state Farouq […]

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Osun Announces Resumption Date for Schools

Osun State Government has announced Monday, May 9, as the resumption date for the third term of the 2021/2022 academic session. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Education, Adelani Aderinola. The statement revealed that the change in resumption date was informed by the May Day and Eid El Fitr holidays that would be observed in the first week of May.

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Enugu government train youths in modern agriculture

Enugu state Government has trained at least 260 youths in modern agriculture. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Michael Ogbuekwe, disclosed that the training was part of the state government’s effort to empower youths to gain agricultural experience in line with international best practices. Ogbuekwe noted that the government is committed to agricultural development and youth involvement in modern day agriculture.

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Obaseki Calls for Healthy Relationship Between Security Agencies

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has urged the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, to avoid unhealthy inter-agency rivalry in the state. Obaseki made the call when the new state Commandant of NSCDC, Samuel Dan, at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. He implored the Corps to collaborate with local communities to provide measures against any form of criminality across the state. The Commandant stressed on the […]

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Ortom Orders Arrest of Illegal Hunters

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has ordered the arrest of the leaders of alleged illegal group of Hunters and Forests Security Guards. A statement issued by his media aide, Nathaniel Ikyur, maintained that the state government had no relationship with Hunter’s security outfit and would not in any way condone their operations in the state. The statement added that it will not condone injustice of any form and inhumane treatment […]

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INEC Assures of Inclusive Election in Osun

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Abdulganiyu Raji, has assured that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would conduct an inclusive governorship election in the state. Raji disclosed this during an implementation programme on voter’s education on Wednesday. According to the Commissioner, INEC was making efforts to ensure that it followed standard procedure in the conduct of the forthcoming governorship poll. He assured that the body would remain non-partisan […]

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Zamfara Government dethrones two traditional rulers

Zamfara State Government has dethroned two traditional rulers over their alleged involvement in banditry. The state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, revealed that the monarchs were found guilty of all the allegations leveled against them. The commissioner added that all the lands allocated by the two Emirs have been revoked.

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Delta government seeks approval for loan

Delta State Government has said it is seeking approval from the State House of Assembly for a N150bn loan. The state’s Commissioner for information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Asaba, the state capital. Aniagwu stated that the state would need the loan to secure a bridging facility in order to achieve the objectives. The commissioner added that the value of what the money could do now would be […]

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