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
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Breaking: Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner Ayilara is dead
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, is dead. Ayilara, it was gathered, died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. According to a family source,...
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BREAKING: Police Arrest Naval Officer for Killing Ex-Naval Chief’s Son
A Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd). Speaking while parading the suspect...
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SSS Detains Nigerian Journalist Adejuwon Soyinka
The State Security Service has detained a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa. Mr Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, was...
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Abducted 20 Medical Students Rescued in Benue
The 20 medical students of University of Jos and University of Maiduguri abducted in Benue State last week are out of their captors’ den, the State Police Command confirmed last night. Their rescue was...
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Ariwoola Bows out as Chief Justice of Nigeria
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria having clocked 70. While delivering his valedictory speech at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, Ariwoola disclosed that to suit the times...
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Federal Government Targets $100bn Investment, Millions Jobs From Creative Economy
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has disclosed plans to create $100bn investment and 2 million jobs from the creative and cultural sector to revitalise the Nigerian economy. The...
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FG Inaugurates Committee to Enforce Supreme Court Judgement On Local Governments Autonomy
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local...
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Breaking: Terrorism Financing Allegation, NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called on its members and affiliates to be on standby for a Nationwide Strike by Midnight on Tuesday, if anything happens to its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. This was...
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President Tinubu Sacks Jalal Arabi as NAHCON Chairman, Announces Replacement
President Bola Tinubu has fired Jalal Arabi, as Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in which he announced Professor Abdullahi Saleh...
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Cost of governance: President Tinubu Directs Reduction in Delegation to UN General Assembly
President Bola Tinubu has warned government officials and Heads of Agencies who do not have any business at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York to stay away from the...
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