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Court orders arrest of ex-national institute DG, Prof Hamalai
A Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the arrest of the former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Professor Ladi Aisha Hamalai, for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...
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Abiodun appoints Tunde Onakoya sports ambassador
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has appointed Mr. Tunde Onakoya, the National Master of Chess and the current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, the Sports Ambassador of the State. Governor Abiodun, who made this known on Thursday when he received Mr. Onakoya in his office ...
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JAMB extends 2024 Direct Entry registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that the registration for Direct Entry has been extended until a later date. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor of the board, stated this on Thursday. According to him, in a bid to ensure that no Nigerian child is denied access to quality h...
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106 Inmates On The Run As Tunji Ojo Visits Facility
The torrential downpour had wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, resulting in extensive damage to the facility. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during a visit to the centre on Thursday, revealed that the facility houses 499 inmates, as opposed to the expected 250 that ...
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Filling Stations Increase Price Of Petrol
Motorists endure greater hardships as they are forced to buy fuel at inflated prices from black market sellers. Many commuters bound for work and various business destinations experienced being stranded due to the widespread fuel scarcity in the state. Only a few commercial operators provided transportation services. I...
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Communities Deserted As Boko Haram Invade Military Base In Niger
They invaded the town on motorcycles, with no less than three of them on each bike, fully armed. Our Correspondent reliably gathered that the armed men must have embarked on a reprisal mission after the Military neutralized about fifty of them during a fierce battle in the area last week. About 200 fully armed insurgen...
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BREAKING: Air Peace to begin Abuja-London flights
Nigerian airline operator Air Peace will commence its Abuja-London route very soon. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, the minister said he has given the approval for Air Peace to add Abuja ...
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Police Arrest 11 Suspected Armed Cultists In Anambra
Twelve of the suspected members of the secret group are currently on the run, with the police operatives still trailing after them. A source told Leadership, under anonymity, that their arrests followed a strongly worded petition to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in-charge of Zone 13, Godwin Aghaulor. T...
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Taylor Swift Breaks Guinness, Spotify World Records
“The tortured poets department†breaks a Guinness World Record with over 313.7 million filtered streams in just 24 hours. Swift claims titles for the most day-one streams of an album and the most streamed album on Spotify within a day. The album’s standout track, “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone),” ...
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FG, States Yet To Pay March, April Workers Wage Award “ TUC
According to Osifo: “The last wage award paid to workers was in February 2024. That of March and April 2024 has not been paid as we speak, we call on the government to release it so that when salary is coming in, the wage award should be paid too. “While a number of states have been up and doing in terms of remitti...
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Community policing: Gov Ododo to unveil new security vehicles
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, will unveil a set of new security vehicles on Friday to enhance the efficiency of community policing in all local government areas in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, noted that the new set of security vehicles to be distribute...
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Bullying: NHRC Demands Public Hearing To Curb Action In Schools
The Commission, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, noted that the victim in the said video that went viral, suffered repeated slaps by fellow students over her refusal to answer inappropriate questions about school relationships. “The alarming incident which has attracted widespread condemnation ac...
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Ten Escaped Inmates at Suleja Custodial Centre Recapured
Abdullahi Sulayman Iyaji in this update, reports that spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Services Adamu Duza in a statement disclosed that the Wednesday night rainstorm ravaged parts of the prison paving way for the escape. Â The statement added that the comm...
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DBANJ Set To Drop New Single Titled ‘Since 04 To Mark His 20 Years On Stage
The multi-award-winning star recently headlined the Trace Live event to mark his 20th year on stage. He calls his forthcoming single slated for May 3, 2024, one of his favourite tracks yet as it marks 2004 which is the year he made his debut. He also paid homage to the Mo’hit crew of Don Jazzy, Wande Coal, ...
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Ondo election: Akeredolu's ex-deputy Ajayi emerges PDP candidate
Ajayi, who will be flying the flag of the party during the November 16 governorship poll, was declared the winner after polling 264 votes during the primaries held at the International Culture and Events Centre (The Dome), Akure, the state capital. Defeating six other aspirants, Ajayi was declared the winner by the De...
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Ebonyi Govt demolishes shops, residential buildings for new flyover
The Ebonyi State Government has carried out the demolition of shops and residential buildings in the Ogoja Road area of the Abakiliki metropolis to pave the way for the construction of a flyover to ease the perennial traffic at the ever-busy Vanco junction. When DAILY POST visited the affected areas on Thursday afterno...
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