Political Awareness Group Condemns Continued Detention of Islamic School Principal, Mr Fasasi
December 22, 2024Nigerian Stampedes and Matters Arisings by Adekunle Adebayo (PhD)
December 22, 2024
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
5 July 2023
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First female Commissioner of Police in Kwara State assumes duty
The First Female Commissioner of Police posted to Kwara State Command, Ebun Oluwarotimi Adelesi, has officially assumed duty. In a statement ,spokesman of the command, SP Okasannmi Ajayi said the new commissioner of police...
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Kwara NSCDC nabs six railway vandals, others
Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) has vowed to make the State difficult for criminals as it arrested six suspects with two 14 tyres trucks fully loaded with...
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Lagos to host retirement celebration, book launch of MURIC leader
Lagos State government has announced a programme of event for the grand celebration of Professor Ishaq Lakin Akintola’s retirement from Lagos State University (LASU) and the launch of his autobiography. According to the Defender,...
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Pregnant woman, baby die as medical doctors embark on strike in Nasarawa
A heavily pregnant woman who was booked for a cesarean session died earlier today while waiting for doctors to attend to her as all hospitals owned by the Nasarawa State Government commenced a five-day...
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Major General Alabi assumes command as GOC commanding One Division, Kaduna
Major General Bamidele Alli Alabi has assumed Command as the 41st General Officer Commanding, following his appointment as the General Officer Commanding One Division and Force Commander Operation WHIRL PUNCH Kaduna. The GOC urged...
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Reps sets up committee to prob TETFund over alleged misuse of N2.3 trillion
In response to allegations of the misappropriation of N2.3 trillion derived from the Tertiary Education Tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund between 2011 and 2013, the House of Representatives has formed an Ad-hoc...
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APC Chairman tackles Akpabio, Abbas, rejects Senate, Reps principal officers
All is not well within Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the National Chairman, Abdulahi Adamu, rejected the selection of the party’s principal officers as announced by the Senate and House of Representatives...
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Arsenal agree £105 million Declan Rice deal
Arsenal have agreed to sign West Ham United captain Declan Rice after reaching an agreement on the framework of the £105 million deal on Tuesday night. The Gunners are expected to pay the initial...
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Facebook owner floats Twitter-like app, ThreadsÂ
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has launched another social media platform called Threads, a Twitter-like app. Threads is promoted as Instagram’s text-based discussion app, and users will be...
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Anger in South Africa as vice president’s security staff assault unarmed civilians
South Africa’s vice president, Paul Mashatile, has denounced the acts of his police protection staff after video emerged showing them beating some unidentified people on a motorway in Johannesburg. The viral video shows armed...
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