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The Kano State Commissioner for Finance, Dr Ibrahim Jibril, has appealed to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to help the state in tackling drug menace. READ ALSO:NDLEA nabs auto parts dealer, woman over UK-bound opioids, cocaine Jibril made the appeal in Kano on Monday while receiving the state Commandant of the NDLEA, Mr.…
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A group known as Transparency Network and Public Interest Initiative (TNPII) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to demand swift action on a petition filed by the Abiola Estate against Kola and Wuraola Zulikat Abiola, over family properties. The petition alleged severe misconduct, including fraud, corruption, and unauthorised diversion of funds intended…
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The Pervasive and Mobile Computing Research Group (PMCRG) at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to release the findings of a 2022 study on Nigeria’s telecommunications competition landscape. READ ALSO:Osun court remands driver over OAU final year student’s death The group of researchers made the…
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Lagos State Taskforce has apprehended 54 individuals involved in illegal ticketing and extortion activities targeting trucks and commercial vehicles entering the state. These arrests were made in key areas, including Isolo, Mushin, Apapa, Mile 2, and Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Director, Press & Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement, said the suspects…
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, for his role in promoting unity and upholding the revered culture built by his ancestors. This was stated by the Vice-President’s spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Sunday. Shettima spoke when he paid homage to the Oba of Benin at his palace…