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17-year-old girl drowns in Ilorin river
A 17-year-old girl, on Thursday, reportedly drowned in Asa river at Harmony Holdings Estate, Kulende area of Ilorin, the Kwara capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some
Insecurity: Beware of alarmists — Niger govt warns residents
Niger State Gov Sani Bello By Idowu Bankole The Niger state government has warned residents of the state to be wary of alarmists who peddled false information and spread fear
Breaking: Gunmen storm Plateau, abduct students
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Armed men in the late hours of Wednesday abducted two students in a school run by the Calvary International Ministry, also known as ‘CAPRO’ at Gana Ropp,
Breaking: PDP holds emergency NEC meeting
…Demands a state of emergency on security By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently holding an emergency 91st National Executive Committee, NEC meeting at the Wadata Plaza,
Educational backwardness, overpopulation, poverty bane of insecurity — Ilori
By Dayo Johnson THE Special Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Hon Bola Ilori has said that there is a nexus between educational backwardness, overpopulation, poverty, and insecurity. Iiori
ICPC does not spend recovered funds – Chairman, Owasanoye
Prof. Owasanoye By Soni Daniel The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, said that the agency does not spend money recovered from
Crude oil price hits $65.85 per barrel after OPEC, Non-OPEC meeting
By Udeme Akpan Barely 24 hours after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and Non-OPEC meeting, Tuesday, the price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light has risen to $65.85 from $63.50
Workers’ Day: FG declares Monday May 3 public holiday
By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made
World Malaria Day: Godrej Nigeria holds clean-up exercise in Oyingbo
By Juliet Ebirim Charity they say begins at home and the state of one’s environment and living conditions are indeed two sides of the same coin. One is directly proportional
How Police funding challenge can be tackled — Lawyers
By Onozure Dania Last week, the acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Baba Usman raised the alarm over the incapability of the police force to tackle rising insecurity in the country
