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‘One chance’: FCTA moves to ban unpainted taxis, buses

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will soon bar unpainted taxis and buses from plying FCT roads. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, made this…

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Atiku charges stakeholders against evil of human trafficking

The wife of former Vice President, Mrs Titi Atiku, has charged stakeholders anchoring the fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants to brace up for the job ahead of…

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Man foils attempt by mother to drown her 5-month-old baby in river

The Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police has disclosed in Abeokuta that it has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson,…

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Tinubu meets CAN, says we ‘ll continue to fight corruption

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will not relent in addressing corruption and other vices because it is a sacred duty to ensure that the country is set right for…

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CDS: Military up-scaling use of soft power in counter-insurgency operations

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the military has up-scaled the use of hard and soft power in counter-insurgency operations to contain emerging and changing nature…

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Man gets life sentence for sexually assaulting his 3 children

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The children were aged five,…

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Court voids Rivers’ N800bn Budget passed by 5 lawmakers 

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the Rivers State’s N800 billion budget passed by five members of the house led by the Edison Ehie-led faction. Justice James…

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TVEE office launches campaign to empower Nigerian youths

The Office of the Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE) has launched a campaign programme aimed at empowering Nigerians, particularly the youths towards fostering economic growth and prosperity in the…

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NDLEA intercepts cocaine, ‘Colorado’ smuggled from South Africa, Canada

The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 884kg of cocaine and “Colorado’’ smuggled from South Africa at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. Colorado’’ is a strong strain…

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Tinubu calls for review of global tax system, affirms commitment to multilateralism

President Bola Tinubu has advocated a review of global taxation, explaining that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative. The Nigerian President also affirmed the country’s…

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