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Opposition lawmakers reject judgment on Rivers allocations seizure

30.10.2024
A coalition of opposition lawmakers have rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which ordered the seizure of statutory allocations to the Rivers State Government on Wednesday. Describing the ruling by Justice Abdulmalik Joyce as the ‘Height of judicial rascality,’ the lawmakers said the judgment was ill-conceived given that the issues...
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4 boys, girl die mysteriously in Edo

30.10.2024
Five persons have been reportedly found dead in a room at Afashio community, Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government government Area of Edo State. DAILY POST learnt that the deceased four boys and a girl were alleged to have been found dead in the room in questionable circumstances. It was also gathered that two of...
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Reps seek to ban private airstrips

30.10.2024
The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace to stop the issuance of airstrip licences to private individuals and organisations for security reasons. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the call was a sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Sulaiman Gumi (APC-Zamfara) at a plenary in...
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Police arrest two over Edo Catholic priest abduction

30.10.2024
The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction of a Catholic church Priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Ayode, in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Umoru Ozigi, disclosed this on Wednesday while parading seven suspects arrested for various crimes across the state. Ozigi said the suspects were arrested across...
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FCTA screens residents for hypertension, diabetes

30.10.2024
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Wednesday commenced the screening of 250,000 residents for hypertension and diabetes. The screening exercise is in line with the “Project 10 million -Know your number, control your number” taking place nationwide to combat the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases, particularly hypertension and diabetes, in Nigeria. Speaking during the commencement...
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Reps propose 14 years imprisonment for sexual offenders in varsities

30.10.2024
To address cases of sexual harassment in the nation’s tertiary institutions, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and related matters connected therewith.” The proposed law proposed 14 years imprisonment for convicted offenders and five years imprisonment...
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Edo task force promises tough times for cultists

30.10.2024
The Edo Special Taskforce on Anti-Cultism has issued a warning to cult groups causing unrest in the state, advising them to leave or face arrest. The task force also condemned the recent killings linked to suspected cultists in various parts of Edo. The State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who is also a...
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Nigerian workers poorer than before — Oshiomole

30.10.2024
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, stated on Wednesday that Nigerian workers today are significantly poorer than previous generations. Oshiomhole stated this during a lecture for members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute of Security Studies in Abuja. He noted that the widely discussed N70,000 minimum wage is equivalent...
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Ondo poll: PDP, APC bicker over violence

30.10.2024
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on the security agencies in the state to nip in the bud, an alleged plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress to cause violence before and during the November 16 governorship election in the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special...
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