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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Imo prison, free over 1500 inmates

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Gunmen this morning attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State capital and freed over 1500 inmates. The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters. The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the …

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Gunmen attack: Soludo is safe, says Anambra CP

BY DEJI The police have arrested a suspect in connection with the attack on a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo, in Anambra State. Ikenga Tochukwum, who is the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed this in a statement to newsmen today. Professor Soludo, who is aspiring to …

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Easter: FAAN beefs up security at airports

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has beefed up security at all airports in the country as Nigerians prepare for the Easter holiday. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria In a statement released today assured members of the public of safety, and also stressing that the airports in the country are fully …

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Governor Sanwo-olu approves body cameras for LASTMA, VIS, Others

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rolled out a groundbreaking plan for the enhancement of security and safety in Lagos State. The Governor approved a mass training for the State’s law enforcement personnel on the use of body worn cameras, ahead of the deployment of the digital tools for security operations across the State. …

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INEC To Resume Continuous Voters Registration On June 28

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Independent National Electoral Commission has said The Continuous Voters Registration exercise will resume on June 28 across the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the date for the resumption of the exercise today at a press briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He disclosed that the electoral umpire …

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51m Nigerians now have NIN, 181m SIMs registered —Minister

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government has said THAT No fewer than 51 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identity Number. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this TODAY in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents. The minister further disclosed THAT 189 million Subscribers Identification Modules have been registered …

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Rep Calls for Lifting of Ban on Imported Vehicles through Land Borders

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA A member of the house of representative committee on customs, Femi Adebanjo is calling for a review of the presidential order against the importation of vehickes through the land borders. This according to him will increase revenue for customs as vehicles are still been smuggled into the country. Meanwhile the controller General …

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DPR assures Nigerians of petroleum products availability during Easter

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Department for Petroleum Resources has assured Nigerians of an adequate supply of petroleum products before, during and after the Easter. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, Department for Petroleum Resources made this known in a statement issued today in Lagos. Yabatech Radio recalls that the Federal Government had declared April 2 …

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Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, is currently presiding over the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President, Muhammadu Buhari , is currently in London where he is scheduled to undergo routine medical check-up. SOURCE-PUNCH

Trial Of Embattled IMN Leader, El-Zakzaky Resumes Today

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Elzakzaky and his wife Zeenat resumes today at a Kaduna state high court sitting in the state capital. Elzakzaky and his wife are standing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption …

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