Police arrest two for stealing station signpost during Kano protest

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Kano State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the theft of a signpost from Bachirawa Police Station during the violent #EndBadGovernance protest. A video circulating online shows one of the suspects dragging away the stolen property. The arrest was confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement posted on Facebook…

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In a bid to boost transparency and accountability, the Ministries of Solid Minerals and Steel Development jointly established an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in line with the mandate of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the Director of Human Resource Management, Mrs Ijeoma Idika, who represented the Permanent…

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An officer attached to the Ketu Police Division A of the Lagos State Police Command yesterday assaulted one Charles Gabriel, leaving him with a swollen face after the latter recorded a scuffle between a police officer and a dispatch rider. The Guardian learnt that Gabriel was on his way to pick up his car from…

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The decision to lock up shops allegedly belonging to non-indigenous traders in Isolo Market, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, has provoked a storm between market leaders and the affected traders. The Guardian learnt that trouble started on August 8, 2024, when the non-indigenous traders were offered strange water to drink. It was gathered…

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The controversy over the actual salary and allowances of federal lawmakers refused to be laid to rest despite Tuesday’s clarification by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) following the claim by Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP – Kano South) that he earns N21 million in allowances every month apart from monthly salary of…

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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has said that the withdrawal of Western financial support from Africa's oil and gas sector, coupled with delays in key projects due to lack of investment, threatens to undermine the continent's energy development and economic progress. The AEC, which lamented that while similar projects receive support in Europe, Africa's high-cost…

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Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, yesterday, withdrew the controversial Counter Subversion Bill meant to tackle perceived threats to national security.    The bill, sponsored by Abbas, had scaled through the first reading and proceeded to the second in the lower chamber.  While the contents of the bill went viral on social media, many Nigerians condemned…

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Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has flagged off the construction of a 365-kilometre railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. Performing the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday at the Tinapa Free Zone Resort, the governor stated that the railway project is one of the fruits of the Investment Summit held…

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President Bola Tinubu is facing growing pressure to sack heads of the nation’s oil and gas regulatory agencies over alleged failure to effectively manage the sector and address the myriads of challenges facing the industry.   Stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Tinubu Legacy Coalition (TLC), in a private letter to…

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• No dam in region functions above 50% capacity • Asejire dam dredged 30 years ago Ondo, Osun dams in need of massive rehabilitation A total of 39 dams spread across the six South-West states are potential economic benefits to both the agricultural and industrial aspirations of the region, but for the decrepit look they…