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LG poll: Kano imposes restriction on movement

The Kano State Government, in consultation with security agencies, has placed restrictions on movement across the state from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 pm on Saturday. This was contained in a statement released Friday evening by the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Baba Halilu Dantiye. “The restriction is aimed at ensuring the peaceful and...
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Biden apologises for native American boarding school atrocities

US President Joe Biden delivered a historic apology Friday for one of the country’s “most horrific chapters”: abducting Native American children from their families and placing them in government boarding schools to erase their culture. From the early 1800s until the 1970s, the United States ran hundreds of Indian boarding schools across the country to...
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Northern groups back Tinubu’s decision to retain Matawalle as defence minister

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain Defence Minister Bello Matawalle has received widespread endorsement from northern groups, with the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum and the Northern Awareness Network hailing the move as a significant step towards addressing security challenges in the region. In a statement, AYCF President General Yerima Shettima described Matawalle’s retention as a...
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NIWA to phase out wooden boats

In a bid to curb incessant boat accidents, the National Inland Waterways Authority said it will consider phasing out the operations of wooden boats on Nigerian waterways. The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, disclosed this on Friday during a media parley with journalists in Lagos. Oyebamiji, while describing this move as the best approach...
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5 die, 9 injured in Abakaliki-Enugu expressway auto crash

No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and nine others were seriously injured in a lone crash on Abakaliki end of Abakaliki-Enugu expressway. Mr Igwe Nnabuife, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ebonyi Command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki that the accident occurred at G-Hostel junction on Thursday...
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The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...