Lagos arrests six for urinating on rail track

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The Lagos State Government has arrested six individuals for open urination on the rail track in front of the Nigerian Army Shopping Complex, Arena, in the Oshodi area of the state. The arrests were part of an ongoing crackdown on public indecency and efforts to promote a cleaner environment under the state's #ZeroToleranceLagos and #CleanerLagos…

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EXECUTIVE Director, Voices of Disability Initiative (VDI), Catherine Edeh, has called for increased rights awareness and inclusion for Persons Living with Disability (PWD), especially women and girls, to improve their quality of life. She made the call at a three-day review meeting of the five-year strategic plan of VDI, in partnership with Amplify Change, in…

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The Special Adviser to Niger State Governor on Political Matters and Strategy, Mohammed Nma Kolo, has congratulated Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State on his victory in the Supreme Court judgment for Kogi governorship election petition. Nma Kolo, in a statement in Minna, issued to The Guardian shortly after the apex court ruling, described the…

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The Federal Government has announced that more than 53 million learners are currently benefiting from its free and compulsory basic education programme. The figure, according to the government, increased from 30,324,372 to 53,324,372, representing an increase of 75.9 percent. Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, who announced this in Abuja while giving his ministerial scorecard…

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The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 27-year-old man, Alozie John, from an attempted suicide in Umunnachi, Dunukofia Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State. John, a livestock dealer from Isielu LGA, Ebonyi State, reportedly attempted suicide due to an N1.2 million debt owed to his livestock supplier. In a statement on Saturday, the…

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In a well-coordinated effort, operatives from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), popularly called "cyber hawks," have apprehended Bristol Isaac Tamunobiefiri, also known as 'PIDOM,' over alleged document leaks. The spokesman for the police, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who made the disclosure, noted that the suspect was arrested by cyber hawks, headed by Uche…

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The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State on August 15. Its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) at 11.15 p.m. on Friday in Makurdi. NAN…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday administered the oath of office on Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), pending her confirmation by the Senate. The swearing-in of the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second female justice..

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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, flagged off the construction of the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos Expressway with a pledge to complete it in 18 months.

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The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the re-election of the governors of Imo and Bayelsa states, even as the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yakubu Ajaka