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• Again, Police smash kidnapping, armed robbery gang in Imo, free 4 hostages

  04-01-2025 21:07 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Imo on Saturday said it had smashed a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate at Umuokanne in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the successful dismantling of the notorious crime syndicate marks the second major breakthrough for the command in less than two weeks. The command had neutralised three suspects and arrested two others at Orogwe in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state during the Yuletide. The Po
  
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• Governor Zulum signs 2025 budget of ₦615.8 billion into law

  06-01-2025 16:08 via pulse.ng
  Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday signed the 2025 budget of ₦615.857 billion into law with an upward adjustment of ₦31.1 billion. Zulum signed the budget shortly after the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, presented the revised bill to him in Maiduguri.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had on December 9, 2024, presented a ₦584.76 billion bill which was tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity.&rdqu
  
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• Gov Yusuf swears in 7 commissioners, 6 permanent secretaries & 13 SA's

  06-01-2025 15:53 via pulse.ng
  Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Monday swore in seven new Commissioners and six new Permanent Secretaries as part of his administration’s efforts to provide good governance to the people of the state. Yusuf also swore in 13 Special Advisers at a ceremony held at the Government House, Kano. He announced the portfolios of the commissioners to include: Ibrahim Wayya, Information, Shehu Sagagi, Investment, Commerce and Industry, Dahiru Muhammad, Environment and Ismail Aliyu, Finance.
  
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• Tragedy as Sokoto SSG loses daughter, 3 grandchildren in fire outbreak

  06-01-2025 15:28 via pulse.ng
  A devastating fire outbreak has claimed the lives of Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa’s daughter and three grandchildren in Sokoto State. The tragedy occurred early Monday morning, January 6, at the residence of his daughter, who was married to Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello, the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Sports and Youth Development.The inferno, which engulfed the entire home while the family was asleep, left only Alhaji Yusuf Bello as the sole survivor.Sokoto State Fire Ser
  
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• Gov Idris releases ₦585.4m for tuition of 100 students in Indian universities

  06-01-2025 15:07 via pulse.ng
  Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved the release of ₦585.4 million for payment of tuition fees for 100 students studying in different Indian universities. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He said that the payment is for Kebbi indigenes studying in the South Asian country, reiterating the commitment of the state government toward promoting academic and moral excellence in the tertiary edu
  
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• Residents scamper for safety as gunmen demand ₦172.7m in Zamfara villages

  06-01-2025 14:35 via pulse.ng
  The levies, reportedly orchestrated by notorious bandit leader Danisuhu, come with threats of violence for non-compliance.Alongside monetary demands, residents are also required to provide in-kind contributions such as bags of soybeans, according to a report by Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication. “The inability to pay these levies often results in brutal attacks by the bandits, leaving the residents with no option but to flee,” a local source revealed.Among the targeted
  
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• Speed Darlington's ₦300m rights suit against I-G set for hearing January 13

  06-01-2025 14:30 via pulse.ng
  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed January 13 to hear a ₦300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington.He filed the lawsuit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after counsel for the singer, Abubakar Marshal, sought an adjournment to enable the  I-G’s lawyer, Garba Audu, to study and respond accordingly to the proc
  
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• Gas explosion in Port Harcourt injures 18, including pregnant woman & 4 children

  06-01-2025 11:03 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in Rivers has said that 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion which occurred in the Oroazi community in Port Harcourt.The incident occurred on Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, causing significant damage to nearby buildings. The latest explosion follows a series of gas and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incidents recorded in the state since 2024. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident during an interview with the N
  
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• Court grants ₦10m bail to woman over death threats to Seyi Tinubu & IGP Egbetokun on social media

  06-01-2025 10:42 via pulse.ng
  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with a death threat on social media, to a ₦10 million with one surety in like sum.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Thomas’ bail application, said there was no concrete evidence placed before the court by the prosecution that the defendant would jump bail.“I have carefully examined the affidavit evidence of bot
  
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• Court grants ₦10m bail to woman over death threats to Seyi Tinubu online

  06-01-2025 10:42 via pulse.ng
  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with a death threat on social media, to a ₦10 million bail with one surety in like sum.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Thomas’ bail application, said there was no concrete evidence placed before the court by the prosecution that the defendant would jump bail.“I have carefully examined the affidavit evidence o
  
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• Nigeria tightens border checks amid surge in China’s new virus

  06-01-2025 10:30 via pulse.ng
  The Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified surveillance on passengers arriving from China following an outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus causing alarm in northern China. HMPV, which leads to symptoms such as fever, cough, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath, has primarily affected children under 14 in China.Viral videos of overcrowded hospitals have added to concerns about a potential health crisis. Speaking on the development, Dr John Oladejo of the Nige
  
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• Otu suspends village head & council members for abuse of office, orders immediate investigation

  06-01-2025 10:00 via pulse.ng
  Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has approved the Immediate suspension of Chief Okon Archibong, the Village Head of Esuk Utan with his council members.This was disclosed in a statement signed by Nsa Gil, Chief Press Secretary to the governor on Monday in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspension came on the heels of allegations of misuse of office by the traditional ruler and his council which gave rise to several petitions. The governor mandated the Calabar Munici
  
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• You can now resit WAEC examination if you fail - eligibility details revealed

  06-01-2025 09:55 via pulse.ng
  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a policy allowing candidates to resit their papers on the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The new initiative, which will take effect in January 2025, eliminates the long wait for private exam cycles and offers a quicker opportunity to retake failed subjects. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, detailed the registration and examination timeline.&ldquo
  
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• Vandals steal 16 meters of EEDC armored underground cables, disrupting power supply to 70 transformers in Abakaliki

  06-01-2025 09:48 via pulse.ng
  The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has expressed concern over the recent vandalisation of electricity installations within its operational area in Abakaliki.In a statement issued by Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, on Sunday, the loss of power supply in areas of Abakaliki was due to the vandalisation of the Udemezue 11KV Feeder in the early hours of the day. Ezeh said affected areas include Oroko-onuoha, Udensi, Kpirikpiri, Ogbaga Road, New Layout, Udemezue, Low
  
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• 2027: LP declares 'no automatic ticket for Peter Obi' as merger talks intensify

  06-01-2025 08:30 via pulse.ng
  As Nigeria approaches the 2027 elections, opposition leaders intensify calls for a united front to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). However, recent claims of a merger agreement between key opposition figures have been categorically denied.Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have both dismissed reports of an alliance involving themselves and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.T
  
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• NNPCL accused of plot to cut Dangote Refinery’s crude allocation

  06-01-2025 07:37 via pulse.ng
  The Energy Reforms Advocates of Nigeria (ERAN) have alleged a plot to undermine the operations of the Dangote Refinery by reducing its crude oil allocation. At a press conference in Abuja, ERAN, led by Daniel Clarke, accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a “powerful cabal” of orchestrating the move to frustrate the refinery’s progress.According to ERAN, the proposed reduction in crude supply would force the facility to operate below capacity, incre
  
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• Our refinery not at 90% completion - BUA denies rumour

  05-01-2025 21:46 via pulse.ng
  The management of industrial conglomerate, BUA Group, has debunked reports that its 200,000 barrels per day refinery in Akwa Ibom has reached 90% completion. In a statement on Sunday, January 5, 2024, the management said the BUA Refinery and Petrochemicals is far from completion. It, however, stated that construction is progressing steadily and is on track to meet delivery timelines. “Whilst the refinery is not at 90% completion, we are however on track to meet our delivery timelines in co
  
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• I didn't join PDP - El-Rufai denies leaving APC

  05-01-2025 21:08 via pulse.ng
  A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted to the rumour making the rounds that he has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). El-Rufai was one of the APC chieftains at the forefront of the campaign that brought President Bola Tinubu to office in the 2023 election. However, his relationship with the President appeared to have gone sour after the National Assembly failed to clear him for ministerial appointment. Since t
  
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• Expert asks FG to revive Obasanjo's 'Operation Feed the Nation' to boost production

  05-01-2025 20:40 via pulse.ng
  Titilayo Adebanjo, an agricultural expert, has called on the Federal Government to revive “Operation Feed the Nation” to boost food sufficiency and supply chain across the country. Adebanjo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in Epe. He said that, if all states across the country go into agriculture, especially food production, It would boost food availability in the market and eventually lead to price reduction. Adebanjo noted that a robust
  
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• NDLEA arrests ex-convict, recovers 316,800 bottles of codeine in Rivers

  05-01-2025 18:29 via pulse.ng
  The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested an ex-convict, Eniola Sodade, for passport racketeering at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspect had earlier been arrested by operatives of the Tincan Command, Lagos in June 2024 for drug trafficking. He said the suspect, who was again arrested by officers of MMIA strategic comm
  
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• Tinubu to attend Mahama’s inauguration as Ghana’s president for 2nd term

  05-01-2025 18:22 via pulse.ng
  President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of John Mahama, President-elect, on Jan. 7. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana from 2011 to 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo( 2017-2025), Mr Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s Spokesman, said in a statement. “President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian
  
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• Gov Aiyedatiwa declares 3-day mourning, prayers for late Ondo SSG

  05-01-2025 18:12 via pulse.ng
  Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has declared three-day mourning and prayers in honour of the late Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Temitayo Oluwatuyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SSG died on Saturday while receiving treatment in the hospital after a car accident. Aiyedatiwa made the declaration on Sunday in Akure when he led members of the State Executive Council (SEC) on a condolence visit to the wife and family of the deceased. According to the governor
  
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• How NDLEA arrested wanted Lagos socialite with mysterious identity for drug peddling

  05-01-2025 18:06 via pulse.ng
  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Elediye over illicit drug shipment. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect was arrested on Jan. 1 in her mansion in the Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload of illicit drug consignment from her staff. Babafemi said th
  
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• Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah Chairman, kidnap his 2 wives, daughter in Katsina

  05-01-2025 17:55 via pulse.ng
  Gunmen have killed the Katsina State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Surajo Leader and two others in Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the gunmen invaded the Mai Rana community in Kusada LGA. Sources revealed that the gunmen also abducted two of the deceased wives and his daughter who is an undergraduate student. The deceased has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites amidst apprehe
  
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• 7 injured as uncompleted 3-storey building collapses in Rivers

  05-01-2025 17:48 via pulse.ng
  Evans Bipi, Rivers Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development says no death was recorded in a collapsed three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area. The Commissioner on Sunday in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Emeka Idika, said that the affected building under construction collapsed on Saturday, Jan.4. According to him, a timely rescue mission by the ministry and that of the Special Duties alongside other joint efforts averted the
  
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• FG secures release of 3 Nigerians arrested for drug peddling in Saudi Arabia

  05-01-2025 17:41 via pulse.ng
  Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting-Spokesperson of the Ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the release followed high-level diplomatic engagement between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities. The three Nigerians namely: Hadiza Abba, Fatima Malah and Fatima Gamboi were arrested for alleged possession of a substance suspected to be cocaine while on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Accor
  
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• My husband left me - Woman who abandoned day-old baby in Abuja tells Police

  05-01-2025 15:03 via pulse.ng
  The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has detained a woman for allegedly abandoning her one-day-old baby along a bush path in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said the abandoned one-day-old baby was recovered and rescued along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market in the Mpape area. Adeh said the recovery of the baby by operatives from Mpape Division&r
  
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• Coming here shows that we're in his heart - Enugu residents hail Tinubu’s visit

  05-01-2025 14:42 via pulse.ng
  Some residents of Enugu State have hailed President Bola Tinubu for visiting the state to inaugurate projects done by Governior Peter Mbah on Saturday. They said the visit would deepen further collaboration and understanding between the Federal Government, Enugu State Government and the South-East in general. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that some of the projects inaugurated by Tinubu in the state include Airport-New Haven – Bisalla and Okpara Square roads built by the&nb
  
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• Farmers give reasons for price hikes and scarcity of onion in the country

  05-01-2025 14:34 via pulse.ng
  The Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has explained the reasons for the upsurge in the price of onions and the scarcity of the produce in the country. The National President of the Association, Aliyu Isah, gave the reasons in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that Nigeria witnessed a soaring rise in the price of onions from the fourth quarter of 2024 with a bag selling between N250,000 and N270,000 as against N70,000
  
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• Bayelsa Governor attends Chosen church revival, preaches hope, steadfastness

  05-01-2025 11:16 via pulse.ng
  Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Saturday preached hope and steadfastness at the 2025 International Revival Programme of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement (a.k.a.) Chosen) at Mgbidi, Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Diri was a special guest at the annual event. The event is the flagship programme of the church. The 2025 edition, with the theme: “What God Has Determined Shall Be Done”, began on Thursday at the Chosen Revival Ground, Mgbidi. I
  
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