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2024 UTME: Parents obey JAMB order to steer clear CBT Centres
Parents of candidates who registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) have complied with an order restricting them from coming close to any Computer-Based center (CBT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had directed all CBT centre owners to arrest any parent found near any of their facilities during…
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Embrace digital technology for global relevance, UNICEF specialist urges youths
Mrs. Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole, a social behavioral specialist from UNICEF’s Lagos Field Office, has advised the youth to embrace digital technology to maintain global relevance. Aderonke-Akinola gave the advice during the town-gown interaction at Covenant University on Friday in Ota, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University,…
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Ganduje’s Suspension: Conflicting court orders and imperatives for peace in Kano
This is one week that politicians and observers of political developments in Kano, the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria, will not forget in a hurry. Political and judicial goings-on have led to palpable confusion and apprehension in Kano’s political landscape, following conflicting court orders by a Kano High Court and a Federal High Court. Both sit in the commercial…
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AFRICMIL calls on lawyers to champion enactment of whistle-blower law
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called on lawyers to offer their professional skills in the quest for the enactment of whistle-blower protection laws in Nigeria. The coordinator of AFRICMI, Dr. Chido Onumah, made the call at a one-day workshop for lawyers on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the workshop was “The Role of Lawyers…
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ECOWAS Court holds training for Sierra Leonean lawyers, law students
The ECOWAS Court is organising a training programme for lawyers and law students from Sierra Leone during its May 13–16 international conference, the court’s spokesman, Mr. Felicien Hounkanrin, said on Friday. Hounkanrin, in a statement, said the President of the Court, Justice Edward Asante, made this known at a meeting with the executives of the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) in…
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FRSC nabs BUA driver who crushes 6 persons to death in Kaduna
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kaduna State Sector Command said it has arrested a BUA Company driver who crushed six people to death and injured 30 others on the Kano-Zaria road. The Sector Commander, Mr. Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Nadabo said the cause of the accident was…
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Court dismisses money laundering charge against ex-AGF, Adoke
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) money laundering charge filed against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Adoke’s no-case submission, said he found that the EFCC had been unable to prove the essential ingredients of the evidence…
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Edo PDP governorship candidate promises inclusiveness in governance
Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, has promised to run an all-inclusive government if given the mandate in the Sept. 21 poll. Ighodalo stated this at an interactive session with representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) at the Protea Hotel, Benin. “My resolve is to run an all-inclusive government that will enable citizens of Edo…
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REDAN South-west zone elects 45 new officers
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) South-West Zone has elected 45 new executives into various positions across its state chapters to run their affairs in the next four years. Dr. Kunle Adeyemi, Vice President of REDAN, South-West Zone, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Adeyemi explained that the election, which was…
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Tailor jailed 9 months for assault, willful damage
A Jos Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 32-year-old tailor, Samaila Aminu, to nine months imprisonment for assault and willful damage on Friday. The magistrate, Mr. Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, however, gave the convict the option to pay a N20,000 fine. The magistrate also ordered the convict to pay…
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Welder jailed 3 months for stealing car battery
A Jos Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 43-year-old welder, Solomon John, to three months imprisonment for stealing a car battery. The magistrate, Mr. Shawomi Bokkos, summarily sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to theft. Bokkos gave the convict the option to pay a N20,000 fine. The magistrate said the punishment would serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders. Earlier,…
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Court dismisses senior lawyers’ suit challenging appointment of judges in Kogi
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over the alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi to institute the action and that the suit itself lacked merit. The News…
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Police intercept bags of Indian Hemp at Lagos Jetty
Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian hemp, at a jetty in the Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect. The spokesperson for the police in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Hundeyin said that detectives from the tactical squad, Ijaniki,…
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The Enugu State Government, says it is working with the families of the late Nollywood actors, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr Ibu, and Obumneme Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, to give them a befitting burial. The Enugu State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in…
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Police arrest 8 suspects for attempting to disrupt inauguration of commissioners
The police in Kano State have arrested 8 suspects for allegedly attempting to disrupt the inauguration of newly appointed commissioners at the Kano Government House. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) through the telephone on Friday that the suspects posed security threats at the venue. He warned miscreants and their sponsors to…
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Tinubu working to put Nigeria on solid economic pedestal – Onanuga
Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal. Onanuga said this in a statement in Abuja. He was reacting to the accusation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Tinubu-led administration was trying to entrench a…
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APC Primary: Aiyedatiwa rounds off local governments’ tour
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 aspirants, including Aiyedatiwa, are vying for the APC governorship ticket on April 20. Aiyedatiwa, during the campaign tour…
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