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Nigerian Army Probes Overcrowded Detention Facilit

Saturday, May 11, 2024
The Nigerian Army has hinted that it has instituted an investigation into the viral audio visual footage of soldiers protesting overcrowded cells and poor feeding of detained soldiers in custody at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility, Sokoto State. An exclusive report emerged on Friday ind ...

Xejet Aircraft With 52 Passengers Skids Off Runway In Lagos Airport 

Saturday, May 11, 2024
A plane with 52 passengers and two crew members on board has reportedly skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The incident happened after landing at Runway 18L when it skidded off the Runway into the grass verge by B5 Aircraft. It was learnt that the E145 ...

Dana Air Disengages Workers Amid FG’s Operational Audit

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Dana Air has reportedly sacked some of its employees over ongoing operational audit by regulatory authorities. The Head of Corporate Communications for the airline, Kingsley Ezen, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday. The airline stressed that the audit, which is currently in prog ...

EFCC Directs Foreign Missions, Embassies In Nigeria To Charge Fees In Naira

Saturday, May 11, 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has read the Riot Act to foreign missions based in the country, asking them to stop transacting in foreign currencies. In an advisory issued by the anti-graft agency and sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, foreign m ...

30 Farmers Killed, Islamic Cleric Kidnapped In Fresh Bandits’ Attack In Zamfara

Saturday, May 11, 2024
A tragic incident unfolded in Zamfara State when bandits carried out a series of violent attacks on farming communities, resulting in the loss of over 30 lives, including that of a highly respected Islamic cleric. It was learnt that the violent assaults took place in Gidangoga village in the Mara ...

Inadvisability Of Allowing Wike’s Personal Ambition To Destabilize Governance In

Saturday, May 11, 2024
In the intricate tapestry of Nigerian politics, few figures have sparked as much debate as Nyesom Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Wike 39;s political journey has been marked by a series of strategic maneuvers that have left many ...

We Are Not Afraid To Enforce Our Environmental Laws— Lagos Govt

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Lagos State Government has restated in unmistakable terms, its commitment to enforce the state environmental laws to the benefit of the greater majority of residents. This was given by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab when he appeared on Arise TV Break ...

Governor Fubara Issues Executive Order Relocating Rivers Assembly Sitting To Gov

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered the immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order is contained in the State rsquo;s official Gazette, Executive Order of the River ...

How Ex-governor Ikpeazu Transferred N10billion Airport Funds Into 32 Individual

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has accused his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu, of transferring the sum of N10billion meant for building an airport in the state into 32 different company accounts before it was shared. This is as the Governor assured that he would soon make public the forensic audit ...

Why Police Took Over Rivers State Assembly Quarters – Police Commissioner 

Saturday, May 11, 2024
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olatunji Disu, has explained the presence of police officers at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt. He gave the clarification in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, saying that the police were only at the Quarters ...
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