Tag: #NigeriaNews
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U.N. READY TO SUPPORT STATE POLICE, REGIONAL BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS IN WEST AFRICA – JIMOH IBRAHIM
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says the UN is prepared to support initiatives aimed at strengthening state policing and regional border security across West Africa. Speaking in New York during a meeting with Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, alongside senior international officials, Jimoh said rising insecurity in the Sahel…
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FG LAUNCHES 2026 TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE IN KANO, INAUGURATES SURAGGWA COMMITTEE
The Federal Government has launched the 2026 tree planting campaign and inaugurated the National Steering Committee of the Sustainable Agricultural Restoration and Growth for Green Wall Areas (SURAGGWA) in Kano. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, performed the inauguration on Thursday July 9 during the commemoration of the 2026 Great Green Wall Day at…
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ARD-UITH COMMENCES 5-DAY WARNING STRIKE OVER ASSAULT ON MEMBER
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Chapter (ARD-UITH), on Thursday July 9 commenced a five-day warning strike in response to an assault on one of its members. The strike was announced by the President of ARD-UITH, Dr Ezekiel Oladepo, at a news conference in Ilorin on Thursday. Oladepo said that a…
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APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF YETUNDE LAWAL
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the death sentence by hanging imposed on Abdulrahman Bello for the murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, bringing an end to one of the state’s most closely watched murder cases. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a…
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ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING: COURT REMANDS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday July 9 remanded Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s custody. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following Bodejo’s arraignment by the EFCC on alleged money laundering charges. The EFCC had alleged that Bodejo, on or…
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TROOPS KILL 8 TERRORISTS IN KATSINA AMBUSH
Troops of 17 Brigade under Sector 2 of Operation Fansan Yamma in collaboration with Hybrid Forces, have foiled a planned terrorist attack on commuters in Katsina State, killing eight terrorists during an intelligence-led ambush in Bakori Local Government Area. According to a military operational report made available to journalists on Thursday July 9, the troops…
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ALLEGED ABUSE OF OFFICE: COURT REMANDS EX-CCT CHAIRMAN IN KUJE
An Abuja High Court on Thursday July 9 remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, in the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the order after the Federal Government arraigned the erstwhile CCT boss on four-count corruption charge. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had…
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COURT REMANDS 4 MEN FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING, IMPREGNATING MENTALLY CHALLENGED GIRL
The Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka has remanded a businessman and three others alleged to have raped and impregnated a mentally challenged girl. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Chinyere Okechukwu, told the court that the defendants at different times committed the offence at Umuriam village, Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area.…
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ENIOLA BADMUS CALLS FOR END TO BODY SHAMING
Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has called for an end to body shaming, saying she faced criticism both as a plus-size woman and even after losing nearly half her body weight in a years-long health journey. The actress made the appeal in a post shared on her verified Instagram account, @eniola_badmus, on Thursday July 9, while…
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BAKERY WORKER DOCKED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING 4 BAGS OF FLOUR
A 28-year-old bakery worker, Sarah Amos, was on Thursday July 9 docked in a Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna for allegedly stealing four bags of flour. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant who works in a bakery belonging to Garba Haruna, located along NEPA roundabout, Kawo, Kaduna on June 28…
