NHRC Condemns Killing Of Soldiers In Delta State: Seek Restraint, Prosecution Of Culprits

NHRC Condemns Killing Of Soldiers In Delta State: Seek Restraint, Prosecution Of Culprits

NHRC Condemns Killing Of Soldiers In Delta State: Seek Restraint, Prosecution Of Culprits By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), has condemned in strong terms the killing of 16 soldiers (officers and men) and some civilians on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The killings were allegedly carried out by youths from Okuama community in Ugheli South local government area of Delta State while soldiers were on a peace […]

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SWAN Felicitates Dorcas Pankyes Over Appointment As SA Media To Plateau Governor

SWAN Felicitates Dorcas Pankyes Over Appointment As SA Media To Plateau Governor By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), has congratulated former Welfare Secretary in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Mrs. Dorcas Pankyes, over her recent appointment as Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, in a statement on Monday through the Association's Secretary-General, Amb. […]

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GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance

GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance The GreenLight Initiative, has expressed its readiness to foster collaboration towards meaningful youth participation in governance. It made its position known during a courtesy visit to the Honourable Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Dalhatu Musa Ezekiel, as part of its ongoing project activities supported by LEAP Africa and the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund which aimed at catalyzing youth action for accountability […]

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POLITICS

Justify N3.25tn security budget, Reps tell NSA

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on the Office of the National Security Adviser to coordinate intelligence and security operations in the country, particularly in Kaduna State, following last week’s abduction of over 200 students in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state by suspected bandits. The lawmakers also expressed worry that in spite of the N3.25tn security and defence spending approved by the National Assembly, the security […]

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FG probes 107 varsities over fake degrees

The Federal Government has invited memoranda from the public as it begins the probe of private universities established in the last 15 years. The Federal Government initiated the probe following an investigative report by Daily Nigerian journalist, Umar Audu, uncovering certificate racketeering in neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo.

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Budget padding controversy: Ranking senators get N17bn constituency votes, Ningi suspended

Fresh revelations at the Senate plenary, on Tuesday, indicated that ranking senators got N500m each for their constituency projects in the 2024 budget passed by the National Assembly.. According to the Senate rules, any lawmaker who has spent at least a term in the House of Representatives or Senate, is considered a ranking senator. On the list of senators in the 10th Senate, at least 34 of them are ranking. […]

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There were myriads of inconsistencies in the results of the November 11, 2023 elections of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States

The Kimpact Development Initiative, KDI, has in a recent report revealed that there were myriads of inconsistencies in the results of the November 11, 2023 elections of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Presenting the document to journalists in Abuja, the Team Lead of KDI, Bukola Idowu, said the report carried out under the Ballot Integrity Project analysed the election results data […]

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BUSINESS

FG to set standards for electric, CNG vehicles

The National Automotive Design and Development Council has announced plans to validate its National Occupational Standards for the conversion and maintenance of electric vehicles and Compressed Natural Gas vehicles.

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Don’t act like Buhari, negotiate with bandits, Gumi tells Tinubu

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take a different approach from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who rejected the dialogue

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