- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Buni swears in elected LG chairmen
Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has sworn in newly elected chairmen of the 17 local government councils. The chairmen were products of the recently conducted local government election in the state. Buni, who presided over the swearing-in ceremony, charged the chairmen to promote transparency and accountability in handling local government finances, assets and equipment. The governor also admonished the councils to improve the provision of basic facilities and services such as security, water supply, sanitation,…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Concerns As NYSC Registration Portal Crashes
Over 10,000 hopeful applicants for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) are currently in limbo in Cross River State after the commission’s registration portal unexpectedly shut down. Naija News understands that the NYSC portal was initially opened for registration on June 8, 2024, but it crashed within just over 12 hours that same day, leaving those attempting to sign up in a state of bewilderment. Two days after the initial crash on Saturday, June 10, 2024,…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Bandits kill 20 villagers, 4 police officers, 2 others in Katsina
A brutal attack by armed bandits in Katsina State has left 26 people dead and 2 injured. The attack, which unfolded on June 10, 2024, targeted villages in Kankara Local Government Area. The spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed in a press statement that the gunmen riding on motorcycles descended upon Gidan Boka village, killing 15 innocent villagers. Tragically, they also ambushed a police patrol team responding to the distress call…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Minimum wage: Act fast to avoid looming strike – Nigerians beg Tripartite Committee
Some Nigerians on Monday called on the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage to reach an agreement fast to avoid the resumption of labour strike. They spoke in interviews with NAN on Monday in Lagos. An activist, Mr Tunde Salman, said that the parties should avoid the resumption of the strike in the interest of the masses. He urged both governments and labour unions to be considerate in the offer and demand, respectively. Salman is…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Danish man gets life term for brutal murder of pregnant woman
A man in Denmark has been sentenced to life imprisonment and subsequent preventive detention after stabbing a heavily pregnant woman to death in 2016. The district court in Glostrup announced the sentence on Monday. The now 30-year-old man is said to have stabbed the woman 11 times with a knife in a park near Copenhagen […] The post Danish man gets life term for brutal murder of pregnant woman appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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Wike’s ally replacement assumes office as Ogun-Osun River Basin MD
The new Managing Director of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority, Dr. Adedeji Ashiru, has assumed office in Abeokuta. Ashiru replaced Chukwuemeka Woke, who was Chief of Staff to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, when he was governor of Rivers State. DAILY POST had reported that President Bola Tinubu named Woke as the head of the river basin authority on May 9, 2024. However, several people and groups objected, saying that this…
- Local News
- June 10, 2024
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ECOWAS court rejects Dasuki’s request to enforce judgment against Nigeria
The ECOWAS Court on Monday set aside an application filed by former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, seeking an order from the Nigerian government to enforce a previous judgment delivered in his favour. Dasuki, in his claim, said that he had been kept under house arrest by armed operatives of the Department of […] The post ECOWAS court rejects Dasuki’s request to enforce judgment against Nigeria appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News –…
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- June 10, 2024
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Troops kill 4 bandits in Kaduna, Niger
The Nigerian Army troops have neutralised four bandits in Kaduna and Niger states just as they recovered arms and ammunition. According to the statement on its X account, the army said: “In a series of recent counter-terrorism operations, troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in Kaduna and Niger States have dealt terrorists marauding in the states a bloody nose, as the gallant troops neutralised four terrorists during clearance and ambush operations in the states. “In Kaduna…
