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NGO Ties Insecurity To Failed Governance

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Partnership Against Violent Extremism (PAVE) Network in Nigeria, has said the spread of violent extremism in the North-West is largely driven by years of poor governance, deepening poverty, and unresolved historical grievances. The Chairman of PAVE’s National Steering Committee, Jaye Gaskiya, made this remark on Thursday in Kaduna during a one-day media...
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Kebbe Community Lauds Goronyo For Swift Response

The Sokoto community has expressed profound appreciation to the Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bello Mohammed Goronyo, for his prompt intervention and award of a contract for the rehabilitation of the recently collapsed Rarah Bridge in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Chairman of the area, Hon. Abdullahi Yarima, said the vital...
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Zamfara Bye-Election: Matawalle’s Ex-Aide Defeats Gov Lawal In Kaura-Namoda South

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kamilu Sa’idu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency bye-election, delivering a crushing blow to Governor Dauda Lawal’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Returning Officer, Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau, announced that Sa’idu polled 1,181 votes in...
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Six Dead, 10 Missing In China Bridge Collapse

No fewer than six people were reportedly killed, while 10 are missing after a bridge under construction collapsed in northwest China on Friday. According to a video published by the state broadcaster, CCTV showed that the middle of the bridge’s arch section suddenly gave way and plunged into the waters of the Yellow River below....
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…Urges Warm Welcome For First Lady

The Lagos State Government yesterday said it was ready to welcome the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, who is on an official visit to the state today. A statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said: “On her first official trip to the Centre of Excellence, Senator Tinubu will give out...
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