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• Police recover 3 rifles stolen during #EndSARS protests in Lagos

  13-01-2025 22:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The Lagos State Police Command has recovered three rifles that were part of the weapons stolen during the #EndSARS protests.  The firearms were found on December 27, 2024, in a bag placed on the roof of a building at 14 Idunsagbe Street, Lagos Island.During a press conference, Lagos Commissioner of Police, Ishola Olanrewaju confirmed that the weapons had been traced back to those looted from the Ebutte Ero Police Station during the protests.  The recovered weapons included two AK-47 ri
  
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• Man kills his teenage son in Ondo

  13-01-2025 22:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended Elela Monday, a father accused of murdering his 14-year-old son, Tope Elela, in the Ajowa Akoko area of Akoko North-West Local Government.The boy's body was discovered in a shallow grave behind their house, beneath a banana tree. According to a statement from the state’s Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, the police were alerted to the crime on December 30 through an anonymous tip-off.  Following an investigation, the suspect was arr
  
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• Gov Zulum demands military action after terrorists kill 40 farmers in Borno

  13-01-2025 16:05 via pulse.ng
  
  Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned the massacre of 40 farmers and fishermen by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP militants in Dumba, Kukawa Local Government Area. The attack occurred on Sunday, January 12, 2025, leaving several others missing. “With deep sorrow and anguish, I received the sad news of the attack on Dumba,” Governor Zulum said in a statement issued by Prof Usman Tar, Commissioner of Information and Internal Security. He described the assault a
  
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• Policeman shoots and injures former LGA chairman in Bauchi

  13-01-2025 16:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The Zone 12 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, said that the officer, who allegedly shot at a former Chairman of Ningi Local Government Council had been taken into custody. SP Thomas Goni, Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), with headquarters in Bauchi, confirmed the incident and assured that a thorough and impartial investigation would be conducted. He said; The officer involved has been identified and will face disciplinary action in line with the Force guidelines.We u
  
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• FCT sets January 30 registration deadline for 2025 Hajj

  13-01-2025 15:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed January 30 as the registration deadline for all intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Board’s spokesman, Mohammed Aliyu, announced the deadline in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Aliyu explained that the new deadline followed the adjustment by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on the 2025 calendar, and directed all state Pilgrims Welfare Boards and agencies to remit all collections by February
  
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• Minimum Wage: Lagos State media workers embark on 3-day warning strike

  13-01-2025 15:31 via pulse.ng
  
  Workers’ unions in the Lagos State-owned media organisations, on Monday, embarked on a three-day warning strike in protest of non-payment of minimum wage. The workers are also protesting non-inclusion in the state Oracle database for salary payment. The workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union (RATTAWU), Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation, shut down operations. The workers comprised the staff o
  
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• BREAKING: Lagos Assembly swears in first female Speaker, Mojisola Meranda

  13-01-2025 15:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The Lagos State House of Assembly swore in its first female Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, during a heated plenary session on Monday, January 13, following the impeachment of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. Meranda, representing the Apapa 1 constituency, pledged transparency and diligence in her new role."I affirm that I will be faithful as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly; that I will perform my functions honestly to the best of my ability, faithfully, and in accordance with the Con
  
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• BREAKING: Mudashiru Obasa impeached as speaker months after eyeing Lagos governorship seat

  13-01-2025 13:40 via pulse.ng
  In a dramatic turn of events on Monday, January 13, the Lagos State House of Assembly impeached its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, citing multiple statutory and financial infractions. Obasa was promptly replaced by his deputy, Lasbat Meranda, marking her as the first female Speaker in the Assembly’s history.Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1 and served as the House’s chief whip, assumes leadership amid growing scrutiny of legislative transparency. The impeachment follows an expo
  
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• Ibadan Stampede: Court grants ex-Queen Naomi, others ₦10 million bail

  13-01-2025 13:02 via pulse.ng
  An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has granted a former wife of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, and two others, standing trial before it for alleged manslaughter, ₦10 million bail each. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that court also granted bail to; Oriyomi Hamzat, a broadcaster and CEO, of Agidigbo Radio FM, Ibadan, and Abdullahi Fasasi, the school principal of Islamic High School. The three defendants are facing trial for the deaths of 35 children during a stampede at a Christmas
  
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• Lagos Govt orders unregistered private schools to register or face sanctions

  13-01-2025 12:48 via pulse.ng
  The Lagos State Government has warned all unapproved and unregistered private schools across the state to register immediately with its Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), or face sanction. This is contained in a statement by Mr Remi Abdul, the Coordinating Director, Office of OEQA, on Monday in Lagos. According to the statement, the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, gave the directive. It said that the decision was in an effort to ensure that
  
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• Nigerian Air Force probes reports of vigilante casualties in Zamfara airstrikes

  13-01-2025 12:29 via pulse.ng
  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says a comprehensive investigation is in progress to ascertain the veracity of reports of loss of civilian lives in the course of recent airstrikes in Zamfara. The Director of Public Relations and Information of NAF, AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said that the NAF dealt a decisive blow to bandits terrorising villages in the area in recent airstrikes at Tungar Kara in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. He
  
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• Pos operator to spend 3 months in jail for running away with shop owner's ₦200k

  13-01-2025 12:03 via pulse.ng
  An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Monday, sentenced one Waheed Salako, 46, to three months imprisonment for obtaining ₦200,000 under false pretences. The convict, a POS operator, whose address was not provided, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two counts of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. Delivering her judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Fadairo, however, granted the convict an option of ₦20,000. Fadairo also ordered the convict to restitute the 
  
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• PHOTOS: Gov Makinde presents staff of office to new Alaafin of Oyo

  13-01-2025 11:46 via pulse.ng
  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday, January 13, presented the staff of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, in a ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Ibadan. The event formalised the end to nearly three years of vacancy since the former Alaafin, Lamidi Adeyemi III, passed away in 2022. The governor’s announcement of the new Alaafin last week stirred controversy and raised questions about the selection process.‘Alaafi
  
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• Pursue criminals wherever they hide - CDS urges troops on 2025 insecurity mission

  13-01-2025 11:39 via pulse.ng
  The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged troops to intensify their efforts in combating criminal activities across the nation, stressing the importance of pursuing and neutralising threats wherever they may hide. He made the call during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Social and Award Evening for Soldiers, Ratings, and Airmen in Abuja on Sunday.Musa emphasised the need for a more proactive approach in addressing security challenges, adding that the military must make a
  
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• FG approves 4 airlines for 2025 Hajj operations, Air Peace leads the list

  13-01-2025 11:06 via pulse.ng
  The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman, of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by the commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Mrs Fatima Usara, on Sunday in Abuja. Usman explained that the four airlines were selected out of the 11 companies that submit
  
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• Stampede tragedy: Oyo govt files murder charges against Ooni’s ex-Queen, others

  13-01-2025 10:55 via pulse.ng
  The Oyo State Government has filed eight serious charges, including murder and manslaughter, against Naomi Silekunola, the former queen of the Ooni of Ife, and two others over the tragic stampede at a children’s funfair on December 18, 2024. The incident, which occurred at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, claimed the lives of 35 children. The charge sheet, filed on January 10, 2025, at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, listed Silekunola, Oriyomi Hamzat, a radio station proprietor,
  
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• File 2024 Employee Tax returns by January 31 or face penalties - FCT-IRS

  13-01-2025 10:51 via pulse.ng
  The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has urged private companies, government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other employers of labour in the territory to file their employee annual tax returns for 2024. The acting Executive Chairman, Mr Michael Ango, who made the call in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said that the employers have up to January 31 to comply. In the statement, signed by the service’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Mustapha
  
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• California tragedy: Wildfire death toll climbs amid fears of more winds in Los Angeles

  13-01-2025 10:12 via pulse.ng
  The death toll from California’s raging wildfires has risen to 24, with officials warning that the figure could climb further as emergency teams face delays in gaining access to the affected areas. The Los Angeles medical examiner confirmed the fatalities on Sunday, January 12, attributing 16 deaths to the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and eight to the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades district.Since Tuesday, January 7, the region has been engulfed by multiple wildfires, with these two be
  
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• Amaechi accused of secret meetings with Atiku to unseat Tinubu

  13-01-2025 09:19 via pulse.ng
  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has again descended into turmoil, with accusations flying between factions. Tony Okocha's APC faction has alleged that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi is secretly collaborating with Atiku Abubakar to undermine President Bola Tinubu's administration. Speaking in a recent interview, Chibuike Ikenga, spokesperson for the Okocha-led faction, claimed Amaechi has been holding clandestine meetings in Rivers State. “We get snippe
  
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• PDP confident as Edo governorship tribunal begins in Benin

  13-01-2025 08:40 via pulse.ng
  The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal commenced proceedings today, Monday, January 13, in Benin City.This marks the start of a legal showdown between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the September 21 gubernatorial election results. The PDP’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of APC’s Monday Okpebholo as the winner.PDP alleges electoral fraud in Edo
  
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• 2027: SDP chairman breaks silence on rumoured alliance with Atiku, El-Rufai

  13-01-2025 08:09 via pulse.ng
  The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, has categorically denied the possibility of a 2027 political alliance with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai or allies of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Speaking on TVC’s Politics Today, Gabam asserted that SDP focuses on strengthening its structures and offering credible alternatives to Nigerians. “There’s no alliance with anyone,” Gabam declared.“As chairman, I have n
  
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