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Abiodun appoints SSG, Chief of Staff
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Mr Olatokunbo Talabi and Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, as Secretary to the State Government and Chief of Staff respectively.
The appointments take immediate effect.
Abiodun in an…
Suicide: 40 years-old school teacher hangs self in Kano
A 40 year-old secondary school teacher, Femi (surname withheld), has allegedly committed suicide over yet to be identified reasons.
The image maker of Kano State police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed incident to Tribune Online,…
53% childhood deaths in Nigeria caused by malnutrition ― Group
A nongovernmental organization with concern on nutrition, Civil Society-Scaling Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has said that 53 per cent of childhood deaths in Nigeria are caused by malnutrition-related illnesses.
The group made the…
PDP chieftain hails Omo-Agege’s emergence as Deputy President of Senate
Delta State People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has congratulated Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on his election on the floor of the Red Chamber as the Deputy President of the ninth Senate of Nigeria.
Omo-Agege, a…
Gunmen kidnap two medical personnel conveying NDDC Lassa fever drugs to Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Friday evening, attacked an ambulance conveying drugs for the treatment of Lassa fever to Ondo State, abducting two medical personnel in the vehicle.
The ambulance which was said to be donated by…
Police begin manhunt for Osun ‘cultists’
POLICE operatives are on the trail of hoodlums who caused chaos in some parts of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Thursday night when they exchanged gunshots.
They were said to be fighting over alleged killing of one of them…
EFCC probes why convicted pension thief is not in jail
A former Assistant Director in the Federal Civil Service, John Yakubu Yusuf, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment last year by the Court of Appeal for stealing about N24 billion from the Police Pension Funds, is reportedly enjoying…
ISIS attacks Nigerian soldiers, kills commander, 20 others
Islamic State’s West African branch (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian Army base in Borno State and said its fighters had killed 20 soldiers. Reuters repoted on Friday.
The assault, which raised questions about…
We shall initiate legal reforms ahead 2023 election —INEC chairman
CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that his commission was determined to reform the nation’s electoral process ahead of the 2023 polls.
He gave the indication on…
Gorilla allegedly swallowed N6.8 million at Kano Zoo
A GORILLA has been accused of swallowing the sum of N6.8 at the Kano Zoological Gardens.
A report by the BBC Pidgin monitored in Kano on Friday said a finance officer in the zoo was quoted as saying that the gorilla “sneaked into their…