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FG eyes vulnerable citizens with new NIN card
The National Identity Management Commission has said that the new National Identification Number card will support government-to-people services and offer multiple functionalities to improve access to government interventions. Speaking on the initiative during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Dr Peter Iwegbu, Director of Card Management Services at NIMC, said the card is designed
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The National Identity Management Commission has said that the new National Identification Number card will support government-to-people services and offer multiple functionalities to improve access to government interventions. Speaking on the initiative during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Dr Peter Iwegbu, Director of Card Management Services at NIMC, said the card is designed
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- January 24, 2025
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NYSC swears in 2,000 corps members in Jigawa
The National Youth Service Corps has sworn in 2,000 corps members of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II deployed to Jigawa State for their national service. The swearing-in took place on Friday at the Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Dutse, the state capital. NYSC scheme was designed to promote national unity and
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The National Youth Service Corps has sworn in 2,000 corps members of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II deployed to Jigawa State for their national service. The swearing-in took place on Friday at the Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Dutse, the state capital. NYSC scheme was designed to promote national unity and
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- January 24, 2025
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Bandits kill 27-year-old, abduct five in Kaduna
Bandits have reportedly killed a 27-year-old, Piti Ezekiel, and abducted five persons in Akansan Garmadi, Rumaya Community, Kwassam ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The National Secretary, of Kauru Local Government Area CDAs Forum, Danbaba Katuka disclosed this on Friday in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online. According to him, the victims
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Bandits have reportedly killed a 27-year-old, Piti Ezekiel, and abducted five persons in Akansan Garmadi, Rumaya Community, Kwassam ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The National Secretary, of Kauru Local Government Area CDAs Forum, Danbaba Katuka disclosed this on Friday in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online. According to him, the victims
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- January 24, 2025
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#EndBadGovernance: Police, NHRC disagree over arrest, prosecution of minors
The Nigerian Police and National Human Rights Commission on Friday were engaged in à heated debate over the legality of jailing minors arrested at protest grounds for felony and treasonable offences. The debate took place at the public presentation of a research report titled ‘Beyond the Protests: An Explanatory Study of the #EndBadGovernance protest in
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The Nigerian Police and National Human Rights Commission on Friday were engaged in à heated debate over the legality of jailing minors arrested at protest grounds for felony and treasonable offences. The debate took place at the public presentation of a research report titled ‘Beyond the Protests: An Explanatory Study of the #EndBadGovernance protest in
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- January 24, 2025
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Retired generals behind illegal mining, says Oshiomhole
The Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation on Friday when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 budget
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The Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation on Friday when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 budget
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- January 24, 2025
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Court remands woman for spying on husband’s WhatsApp messages
A woman in Eswatini, identified as Dumsile Dludlu has been remanded for allegedly snooping through the WhatsApp account of her husband, Samukeliso Matse, without his consent. Dludlu’s act is said to contravene Eswatini’s Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022, which criminalises accessing any part of a computer system without justification in Eswatini, according to
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A woman in Eswatini, identified as Dumsile Dludlu has been remanded for allegedly snooping through the WhatsApp account of her husband, Samukeliso Matse, without his consent. Dludlu’s act is said to contravene Eswatini’s Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022, which criminalises accessing any part of a computer system without justification in Eswatini, according to
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- January 24, 2025
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UNILORIN appoints two new deputy vice-chancellors
The University of Ilorin has appointed two new Deputy Vice Chancellors, Professors Taibat Odunola-Bakare and Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye, to succeed Professors Olubunmi Omotesho and Sulaiman Ambali, whose tenures ended in December 2024. A statement issued on Friday by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, announced that the appointments were made by the
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The University of Ilorin has appointed two new Deputy Vice Chancellors, Professors Taibat Odunola-Bakare and Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye, to succeed Professors Olubunmi Omotesho and Sulaiman Ambali, whose tenures ended in December 2024. A statement issued on Friday by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, announced that the appointments were made by the
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- January 24, 2025
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Iranian women arrested for dancing in cemetery, violating dress code
Iranian police arrested two young women after the publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country’s strict dress code, local media reported Friday. “Not long ago, two people, in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, disregarding the sacred site, recorded a video clip with inappropriate clothing
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Iranian police arrested two young women after the publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country’s strict dress code, local media reported Friday. “Not long ago, two people, in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, disregarding the sacred site, recorded a video clip with inappropriate clothing
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- January 24, 2025
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Ekiti monarch laments poor telecom services, questions tariff hike
Former Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Adebanji Alabi, has cautioned telecommunications service providers against ripping off Nigerians with tariff increases without commensurate good services. Alabi, who bemoaned the poor services of a mobile telecom services provider, MTN, in his community for upward of about two months,
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Former Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Adebanji Alabi, has cautioned telecommunications service providers against ripping off Nigerians with tariff increases without commensurate good services. Alabi, who bemoaned the poor services of a mobile telecom services provider, MTN, in his community for upward of about two months,
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- January 24, 2025
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Father, son arrested for gunrunning as military kills 79 terrorists
The Defence Headquarters on Friday announced that troops had arrested notorious gunrunner Timothy Yusuf and his son, Timothy Obadiah, during a targeted operation for alleged gunrunning. According to the DHQ, the duo, known for their involvement in the illegal arms trade, were apprehended during a military operation aimed at disrupting the network of arms dealers
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The Defence Headquarters on Friday announced that troops had arrested notorious gunrunner Timothy Yusuf and his son, Timothy Obadiah, during a targeted operation for alleged gunrunning. According to the DHQ, the duo, known for their involvement in the illegal arms trade, were apprehended during a military operation aimed at disrupting the network of arms dealers
