Category: News
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FCTA CRACKS DOWN ON 1,095 ABUSE REVOKED PROPERTIES IN ABUJA’S PRIME DISTRICTS!
FCT Administration launches enforcement on 1,095 land titles revoked in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse after owners ignored months of notices (May-Nov) and blew the 14-day grace period ending Tuesday 835 for unpaid ground rent, 260 for C of O bills, violation/land conversion fees under Land Use Act Section 28. Minister Nyesom Wike’s team, via…
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CDCFIB RECRUITMENT 2025: SHORTLISTS DROP DEC 1 – WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) will release shortlisted candidates on December 1, with applicants advised to check recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng through December 3 to confirm their status and choose preferred physical screening venues and dates. This stage follows the intense multi-phase recruitment exercise that began with over 1.8 million applicants registering between…
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KATSINA HILWA DEMANDS MORE WOMEN IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP – TIME TO SHATTER BARRIERS!
High Level Women Advocates (HILWA) Katsina chapter packed a one-day sensitization Thursday, pushing women to claim top spots in state education management amid low female enrollment (e.g., skills centers in Katsina/Kaita/Funtua/Baure training thousands in tailoring/ICT via Gov Radda’s initiatives) and leadership gaps. Chair Hajiya Mariya Abdullahi celebrated GEP III’s 2021 girl enrollment surge and rising…
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LAGOS POLICE NAB 26 SUSPECTS IN FAKE N951K NOTES & “RICE & BEANS” DIESEL BUST!
Lagos State Police Command, alongside Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) operatives, raided Eti-Osa and Lekki on Thursday afternoon, arresting 26 men caught with ₦951,300 in counterfeit currency and running an adulterated diesel/engine oil racket dubbed “rice and beans” sold to unsuspecting drivers. Key players Abubakar Rilean (40), Abubakar Abdullahi (35), Adamu Ibrahim Jora (35), Michael John…
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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: PROGRESS STALLED BY VIOLENCE, POLICY GAPS, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES
Children in Nigeria are legally recognized as vulnerable persons under 18, enjoying rights to survival, development, protection, and participation as enshrined in the 2003 Child Rights Act (CRA) aligned with the UN Children’s Rights Convention and African Charter. Yet implementation of these protections is deeply challenged by rising insecurity, school closures due to frequent kidnappings,…
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UN SG GUTERRES CONDEMNS GUINEA-BISSAU COUP – DEMANDS CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER NOW!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974—as a “direct assault” on democracy, where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the palace amid gunfire at electoral HQ and interior ministry, suspended the Nov 23 polls (results due Nov 27), sealed borders, imposed curfew, and…
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GHANA FIRES BACK AT GUINEA-BISSAU’S 9TH COUP – BACKS ECOWAS DEMAND FOR DEMOCRACY NOW!
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry unleashed a fierce condemnation of Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974 independence—where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the presidential palace amid gunfire at key sites, suspended elections held Nov 23, sealed borders, imposed curfew, and cut internet just before results were due. Labeling…
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FCTA REVOKES STALLED 13KM APO-KARSHI ROAD CONTRACT AFTER 14 YEARS – REAWARDED TO SCC!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike announced the revocation of the long-delayed Apo to Karshi road contract from Kakatar Engineering Ltd (awarded 2011), now reawarded to SCC with work underway to ease Nyanya/Karu traffic into Abuja city centre. He inspected alongside Kubwa-Bwari road (also SCC) and Outer Southern Expressway dualisation, expressing joy at progress toward mid-2026 delivery…
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OSUN POLICE SLAM VIRAL ILESA BANDIT HOAX AS AI-GENERATED FAKE NEWS – STAY CALM!
Osun State Police Command debunked a circulating AI-generated video falsely claiming bandits were invading Ilesa, labeling it “baseless, misleading” propaganda designed to incite panic and disrupt peace. DSP Abiodun Ojelabi warned against sharing unverified AI clips or animations, noting the rise in such hoaxeslike recent Osogbo-Iwo “attacks” that were mere accidents endangering lives amid Osun’s…
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EDO ASSEMBLY SUMMONS EX-GOV OBASEKI OVER MOWAA & RADISSON HOTEL FUNDING PROBE
Edo State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Godwin Obaseki, MOWAA Director Philip Iheanacho, ex-SSG Osarodion Ogie, Finance Commissioner Joseph Eboigbe, AG Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, and key private players like Tilbury House MD, HIMC’s Pramod Thorat, Afrinvest’s Ugochukwu Anigbogu, and trustees MDs for a Dec 4 public hearing on billions spent on the stalled Radisson…
