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Five Fleeing Inmates Recaptured – NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced the recapture of five out of the 12 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Karfe, Kogi State, in the early hours of Monday, March 24. Spokesperson for the service, Abubakar Umar, who made this disclosure in a statement, said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the...
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Ondo Govt Streamlines Revenue Collection

The Ondo State Government has concluded arrangements to deploy a digital platform to streamline the collection of taxes and other government-related payments across the State. This follows a working agreement between the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) and a consulting firm, BBA Consult Ltd. Speaking after a demonstration meeting with the firm at the...
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Osun Cleric, Traditional Ruler Preach Unity

An Islamic religious Leader, Sanusi Amidu, has called for unity among communities, warning that disunity can lead to crises similar to those witnessed in Ifon, Erin-Osun, and Ilobu, Osun State. Speaking on Sunday during a Ramadan lecture in Kajola Community, Ede, Osun State, he urged residents to work together to maintain peace and foster development....
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Betara Opens Up On $5,000 Distribution

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has clarified that the $5,000 he distributed to members of his committee was a Sallah gift and not a bribe to support the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Betara made this clarification in a...
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100 Women Protest Alleged Skewed Boundary Demarcation

No fewer than 100 women from the Isinkwo Autonomous Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State staged a peaceful protest on Monday over alleged fraudulent activities by government officials involved in the ongoing land demarcation exercise between their community and their Abaomege neighbours. The Ebonyi State Government, in its efforts to resolve the...
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Onyoho Nike Community Lauds Mbah On Rural Dev’t

The people of Onyoho Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State have commended the Governor of the State, Peter Mbah, for his rural development interventions in the community and across the State. They expressed gratitude to the Governor for personally visiting the community to assess its development challenges and for...
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FG Orders Probe Of Fleeing Inmate

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Interior on Monday ordered an immediate investigation into the prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo gave this order in a statement issued by his media aide, Babatunde Alao. The Minister described the incident as unfortunate and...
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