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The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has commiserated with families of victims of bandits’ attacks in Chikun and Igabi local government areas of the state. According to a statement by the state’s commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Monday, security forces reported that armed bandits attacked worshippers at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakkau Daji in Chikun LGA where …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, inaugurated the Edo State Civil/Public Service Transformation and Enhancement Programme (EdoSTEP), a new initiative to improve efficiency and service delivery in the state’s civil and public service.Obaseki, at the launch of the programme at the Government House in Benin City, said employment into the state’s civil and public service is no longer …

*VP Osinbajo represents President at National Youth Conference in Abuja *Urges them to also channel energies into political participation In his speech delivered by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari described Nigerian youths as the nation’s most strategic asset. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN on behalf of President Buhari attends the 2021 National Youth Conference at the …

Washington, D.C. – Father James Jackson, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested at the parish on Oct. 30 and charged with three crimes related to child sexual abuse material. Jackson, 66, was charged with possession of child pornography, transfer of child pornography, and child …

Southwest Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, says five people were rescued alive while four dead bodies were recovered from the debris of the 21-storey building that collapsed this afternoon on Gerald road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Farinloye told the Vanguard that the rescue operation is still in progress as they are getting closer to where some of the …

Lagos State Building Control Agency General Manager, Mr. Gbolahan Oki, says the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, under construction in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors. Oki told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the owner of the property has been arrested and would face the law because people have died in the …

Anambra Police Command says it has recovered locally fabricated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from group suspected to be members of ESN. The police said the explosives, including RPG Bomb and a hand grenade, were recovered at Afor Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, location of the fierce exchanges between security agencies and the suspected insurgents, according to …

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have approved a huge national security-sensitive maritime contract to a medical company in a process the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) says is “embarrassing” and illegal, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed. The development has unsettled the Buhari government, with senior officials sparring and trading accusations of bad faith and …

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Strong indications emerged on Sunday that the Peoples Democratic Party might no longer give preference to retired generals and other former military officers in the sharing of positions. Olagunsoye Oyinlola and David Mark Sources, who confided in The PUNCH, explained that the party’s 13 governors were unanimous in their conviction that it was time to allow “politicians to play politics and …