Yahaya noted that the North-East still faced major development gaps, including unrealised infrastructure projects, inadequate healthcare and poor educational outcomes.
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said sustained investment in basic education is critical to producing well-rounded citizens, professionals and responsible leaders for national development. Bamidele spoke in Iyin-Ekiti during the inauguration of the renovated Government Science College, Iyin-Ekiti, which he renovated at a cost of over N200 million. He […]
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The countdown to the Se Diye and coronation ceremonies of the Amanyanabo of the Source, Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, Dabaye Amakiri I, has begun with the inauguration of a 16-unit Coronation Central Planning Committee. The ceremonies are scheduled for December 19, 2026. According to a statement by the […]
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Unless something decisive happens in the next 12 days, the push for state police, widely canvassed as a response to Nigeria’s worsening security challenges, is facing a fresh hurdle at the state Houses of Assembly, with only four states -Edo, Osun, Oyo and Rivers having so far approved the proposed constitutional amendment
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Parents of the 20 abducted prospective National Youth Service Corps members, PCMs, were thrown into profound sadness, yesterday, leading them to appeal to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, to assist in rescuing their children from the kidnappers’ den.
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By Vincent Ujumadu Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn in the newly elected 21 local government chairmen and their deputies, charging them to prioritise service delivery, accountability and responsible use of public resources. The governor urged the officials to take their oath of office seriously, review it regularly and consider displaying it in […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Umar Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate the rescue of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The Force […]
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One member of the delegation left Friday night, while the second departed Saturday morning, according to Axios.
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Benue State Government has suspended the Buruku crossing point branch of the Nigeria Union of Maritime Workers, NUMW, following Saturday’s boat mishap in which several passengers were reportedly still unaccounted for as rescue efforts continued.
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Government also ordered the suspension of the line operator and directed the arrest and detention of the boat skipper involved in the mishap.
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