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Benue killings: If government fails, we’ll defend ourselves – Senator Abba Moro

Benue killings: If government fails, we’ll defend ourselves – Senator Abba Moro

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

Senator Abba Moro, representing Benue South Senatorial District and the Senate Minority Leader, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing […]

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Easter celebrations: 800 NSCDC personnel deployed to Gombe

Easter celebrations: 800 NSCDC personnel deployed to Gombe

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Gombe State Command, has deployed 800 officers and men across the state […]

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FRSC, NSCDC deploys 2,300 operatives for Easter celebration in Edo

FRSC, NSCDC deploys 2,300 operatives for Easter celebration in Edo

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The authorities of the Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and that of the Nigeria Security […]

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Court clears path for recall process against senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Armed hoodlums attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family residence in Kogi

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

Unidentified hoodlums wielding cutlasses and firearms reportedly attacked the family residence of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the early hours of […]

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Fubara vs Wike: Real losers are the people’ - Peter Obi on Rivers dispute

Insecurity: Peter Obi backs Northern traditional rulers ‘enough is enough’ stance against Nigerian govt

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has commended the Northern Traditional Rulers for taking bold steps […]

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Nasarawa: Police deny allegation of releasing murder suspect after taking bribe

Police condemn viral video of officers collecting money from Chinese national

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force have condemned a video circulating in the media, depicting police officers receiving money from a Chinese […]

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Governor Yusuf seeks legislative support for state development

No compromise on quality – Gov Yusuf warns contractors

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has warned contractors handling state projects that his administration will not tolerate substandard work, […]

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DSS assures NYSC members of safety in Abia

DSS assures NYSC members of safety in Abia

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Department of States Services, DSS, Abia State Command has assured the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Abia State […]

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DSS assures NYSC members of safety in Abia

DSS assures NYSC members of safety in Abia

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Department of States Services, DSS, Abia State Command has assured the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Abia State […]

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Easter: FRSC deploys officers, establishes mobile courts in Abia

Easter: FRSC deploys officers, establishes mobile courts in Abia

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

Abia State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has deployed 500 of its personnel, 300 special marshalls and […]

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2027: Atiku confirms coalition to dislodge APC, denies defection rumour

Declare state of emergency on your presidency, Nigeria collapsing – Atiku tells Tinubu

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has charged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of […]

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Mob attacks police officer in Jos over seized hard drugs

Katsina police arrest two car theft suspects, reject ₦1 million bribe

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested two suspected car thieves and rejected a ₦1 million bribe allegedly offered by […]

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Nigerian Army gets first female spokesperson

Nigerian Army gets first female spokesperson

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Nigerian Army has named Lieutenant Colonel Anele Onyinyechi Appolonia as the acting director of Army Public Relations. Appolonia is […]

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Poorly managed disasters can worsen insecurity - NSA

Poorly managed disasters can worsen insecurity – NSA

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has underscored the critical need for a shift from reactive disaster response to proactive, […]

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Man electrocuted by live wire in Maiduguri

Man electrocuted by live wire in Maiduguri

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

A tragic incident unfolded in Maiduguri on Tuesday evening when Alhaji Umaru Goma, a resident of the Meri area, was […]

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Trump dismisses Board of Visitors for US Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard

California announces suit against Trump over US tariffs

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared the readiness of the state of California to commence legal action against President Donald Trump […]

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Botched impeachment: 'Let bygones be bygones' — Lagos Assembly Speaker Obasa tells colleagues

Botched impeachment: ‘Let bygones be bygones’ — Lagos Assembly Speaker Obasa tells colleagues

By Ifunanya / April 17, 2025

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has appealed to his colleagues to forget what happened […]

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'I won’t tolerate indiscipline — Commission of Police warns officers in Ekiti

‘I won’t tolerate indiscipline — Commission of Police warns officers in Ekiti

By Ifunanya / April 16, 2025

The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Joseph Eribo, has called on constables and officers of the command to operate […]

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Nasarawa: Police deny allegation of releasing murder suspect after taking bribe

Easter: Commissioner of Police orders personnel deployment in Osun

By Ifunanya / April 16, 2025

The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba, has ordered effective and extensive deployment of police officers as well […]

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Katsina: Police enforce movement restriction ahead of LG polls

Police discover decomposing body of missing cattle rearer in Edo

By Ifunanya / April 16, 2025

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the decomposing body of a cattle rearer, Adamu Banyi, aged […]

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