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• [Breaking] Igboho: Oro worshippers impose 7-day curfew; women, visitors to remain indoors

  23-01-2021 22:57
  
  Sunday Igboho
  Ola Ajayi, Ibadan
  AFTER the forceful exit of Fulani herders from Igangan in Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo state by youths in the town, a mandatory curfew has been imposed by Oro worshippers.
  The curfew, Vanguard gathered, will expire by 12 noon on Sunday.
  Igangan Development Advocates (IDA), Mr Oladokun Oladiran, leader of the association, dismissed the claims that the festival was to ward off any reprisal attacks by the herders.
  He explained that the Oro festival whic
  
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• FG drags 36 governors to Supreme Court over LG autonomy

  26-05-2024 18:29 via pulse.ng
  
  The FG sued the 36 governors through their respective state Attorney-Generals.The Federal Government has dragged all 36 state governors in the country before the Supreme Court over alleged abuse and misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas LGAs.In a suit marked SC/CV/343/2024 and filed on behalf of the government by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, the FG sought recognition of LGAs as an autonomous third tier of government in
  
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• Automotive Council commends Tinubu's vision for auto industry

  26-05-2024 16:40 via pulse.ng
  
  The director-general said a significant part of Tinubu’s vision was the development of the local spare parts sector.As President Bola Tinubu marks one year in office, the impact of his leadership is evident, especially in the country’s automotive industry.Joseph Osanipin, the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.According to Osanipin, the NADDC has been instrumental in dr
  
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• Plateau govt renovates, equips over 300 PHCs, 17 general hospitals

  26-05-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  Shurkuk, further said the state government, who had made the health sector, one of its priorities, was going into partnership with the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).Dr Cletus Shurkuk, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the government has commenced the renovation and equipping of more than 300 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state for quality healthcare delivery.Shurkuk, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos, said the
  
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• 10 members of a single family killed in heavy flooding in Afghan village

  26-05-2024 16:30 via pulse.ng
  
  Flooding has deepened Afghanistan’s already dire humanitarian crisis, adding to the death toll caused by multiple natural disasters in recent years.Ten members of a single family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday.Rescue teams are searching for the remaining victims after four bodies were recovered, the head of the information and culture department Zabihullah Amiri
  
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• Experts praise Tinubu, Adelabu for reforms in power sector

  26-05-2024 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Okorie, however, said that there were areas that the government was supposed to look into as it affects consumers.Some Experts in the power sector have commended President Bola Tinubu on some of the ongoing reforms in the sector.The experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that the Tinubu-led administration had brought a lot of reforms to the sector.However, he said that there was still room for improvement. Kunle Olubiyo, President, of Nigeria Consumer P
  
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• NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman who excreted 111 wraps of cocaine

  26-05-2024 15:52 via pulse.ng
  
  Babafemi said that the lid was blown off the syndicate when an official within the airport system was intercepted with a backpack and a bag.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Paris-bound businessman who excreted 111 wraps of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja.The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect, 48-year-old, Emmanuel Orjinze excreted the wraps after days of observation in the agen
  
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• EFCC 'shocked' by death of former chairman, Lamorde

  26-05-2024 15:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that Lamorde died on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt at 61.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has expressed grief over the passage of its former Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde.Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the commission was devastated by his death.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that Lamorde died on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt at 61.”EFCC received with shock the sudden death of one of its former Execu
  
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• First Nigerian pilgrim who died in Mecca buried at Saudi's Sacred Mosque

  26-05-2024 15:39 via pulse.ng
  
  The chairman, on behalf of the Kebbi Government, extended his heartfelt condolences to her immediate family, Kebbi pilgrims and the entire people of the state.The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of one of its pilgrims, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area.Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman of the board, disclosed this in a statement in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.He said the deceased died on Saturday after a brief illness, adding th
  
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• Tinubu’s intervention will end Rivers crisis - Ex-presidential candidate

  26-05-2024 15:31 via pulse.ng
  
  The rift has polarised the State House of Assembly with lawmakers loyal to both political gladiators electing different Speakers to lead the House.Chief Martin Onovo, the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 General Elections, says only President Bola Tinubu can end the political crisis in Rivers.Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions at, the Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN
  
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• Ghanaians studying in Morocco risk eviction over delayed stipends

  26-05-2024 13:39 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghanaian students studying in Morocco under a government scholarship programme have made an urgent appeal to President Akufo-Addo for the prompt release of their overdue stipends.The students voiced their concerns during a peaceful demonstration, highlighting the severe challenges they face due to the delay in payments.Enrolled in various universities across Morocco, the students reported that they were on the brink of eviction from their apartments due to unpaid rent.They also mentioned struggl
  
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• Ibrahim Lamorde: Ex-EFCC chairman dies in Cairo after surgery complications

  26-05-2024 12:08 via pulse.ng
  
  Lamorde had travelled to Egypt for a different issue but decided to run a routine medical checkup after which the doctors advised him to do surgery on an ailment.Ibrahim Lamorde, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has died in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt after complications from surgery.Lamorde reportedly breathed his last around 03 am local time in Egypt on Sunday, May 26, 2024, three days after going under the knife for an ailment.The erstwhile anti-g
  
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• Headfort Foundation: Nigerians are being left to suffer in prison

  26-05-2024 11:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Headfort Foundation is directly responsible for getting over 600 wrongfully detained people out of prisons with free legal aid.When Oluyemi Orija was eight years old in Ekiti State where she grew up, the shocking murder of a farmer rocked her small community in ways she could never have imagined.In response to the crime, police officers indiscriminately arrested about 30 farmers who owned land close to the crime scene, dragging them into the Nigerian criminal justice system without due process.T
  
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• FG backed deposed Emirs move to occupy Sanusi's palace, Atiku slams Tinubu

  26-05-2024 11:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Atiku warned Tinubu that any attempt to cause destabilisation in the ancient city of Kano would be resisted.Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the Federal Government facilitated the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero's attempt to return to the main Kano Emir's palace despite his ouster.Bayero returned to Kano in the early hours of Saturday, May 25, 2024, and immediately moved into the mini-p
  
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• Whatever affects Kano affects Nigeria - Dethroned Emir demands justice

  26-05-2024 09:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The deposed Emir also appealed to the authorities to ensure justice prevailed in the Kano emirship tussle with Sanusi.The dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has warned the authorities not to let the emirship tussle in the state escalate as whatever happens in the ancient city will have a ripple effect on the entire country.The 15th Emir of Kano said this while addressing his supporters at the mini-palace on Saturday, May 25, 2024.Bayero has been staying at the palace since returnin
  
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• Pastor wants parents to report children who can't explain source of wealth

  26-05-2024 09:20 via pulse.ng
  
  The cleric said that some young men and women in the country are into dirty businesses and other immoral acts to make quick money.Pastor Frank Ayodeji of Christ Believers Church, Ilorin, has urged parents to always question their children’s source of wealth before celebrating them.Ayodeji said most parents celebrate their children’s wealth without asking the necessary questions.Ayodeji advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin.He said that mo
  
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• Obi beats Buhari, Tinubu to emerge 'most impactful 4th Republic politician'

  26-05-2024 09:11 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that 43 Nigerians and institutions received awards for their efforts, dedication, tenancy of purpose and sacrifices in advancing Nigeria.The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday, received the 2023 Champion Newspapers’ Most Impactful Politician of the Fourth Republic (1999 to 2023).Champion Newspapers Ltd. gave the award to Obi at the Champion Annual Awards held on Saturday night in Lagos.The organisation described Obi
  
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• Kano residents unworried by emirship tussle, carry on with activities normal

  26-05-2024 09:02 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that there was heavy security presence at strategic locations in the metropolis to protect the lives and property of the citizens.Residents of Kano metropolis are going about their normal businesses peacefully, unperturbed by the raging Emirship tussle, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.A correspondent, who monitored the situation in Nasarawa, Fagge, Dala, Gwale and Municipal local governments, reports that businesses and private offices were open for normal business througho
  
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• Kano residents unbothered by emirship tussle, carry on normal activities

  26-05-2024 09:02 via pulse.ng
  
  NAN reports that there was heavy security presence at strategic locations in the metropolis to protect the lives and property of the citizens.Residents of Kano metropolis are going about their normal businesses peacefully, unperturbed by the raging Emirship tussle, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.A correspondent, who monitored the situation in Nasarawa, Fagge, Dala, Gwale and Municipal local governments, reports that businesses and private offices were open for normal business througho
  
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• Ghana’s public debt soars to GH₵658.6b

  26-05-2024 08:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Ghana’s public debt surged by GH₵47.4 billion in the first two months of 2024, reaching a total of GH₵658.6 billion, which represents 62.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of February 2024. The external debt component stands at GH₵380 billion, equivalent to 36.1% of the GDP.The Bank of Ghana revealed these figures in its May 2024 Summary of Economic and Financial Data. The data shows that Ghana’s debt was GH₵611.2 billion at the end of 2023, rising to G
  
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• Again, Third Mainland Bridge section closed for repairs

  26-05-2024 08:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Kesha, who regretted all the inconveniences that the closure might cause motorists, advised them to use alternative routes.The Federal Ministry of Works has announced the closure of the Oworo-bound section of the Third Mainland Bridge, from midnight on Saturday (May 25) until 6.00 p.m. on Sunday (May 26).The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State,Olukorede Kesha, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.The controller said that the closure was to enable the ministry to carry
  
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• Concerns over upcoming guber election as flood damages Edo INEC office

  26-05-2024 08:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Olumekun said the attention of security agencies and emergency services had been drawn to the incident.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Benin City, Edo has been ravaged by flood.“The flood damaged a section of the building. It destroyed voters registration machines and other items,” Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.He said that INEC Resident Elec
  
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• Oronsaye report and Tinubu`s bold step in belling the cat

  26-05-2024 08:47 via pulse.ng
  
  No doubt, with the submissions by stakeholders, implementing the Oronsaye report, is desirable for the country, even with its possible attendant implications and effects.The trajectory of implementing the Stephen Oronsaye-led committee report on federal civil service reform on learner government can be likened to the popular idiom and fable of belling the cat.Simply put, “Who will bell the cat?”, the idiom translates to being brave enough to do something that will be for the good and
  
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• Otti has come to repair Abia after 24 years in wilderness - Obi of Onitsha

  25-05-2024 23:42 via pulse.ng
  
  The monarch said 24 years of bad governance has left Abia in a rotten state that requires serious work to repair.The Obi of Onitsha, HRH Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has lauded Governor Alex Otti for bringing relief to Abia State 24 years after allegedly being in the wilderness.The monarch said this while inaugurating three roads in the state reconstructed by the Otti government on Friday, May 24, 2024.The roads include Old Court Road, Ehi Road, and Kent Road, all located in Aba, the Abia State
  
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• Tinubu wants Nigerian universities to lead in the fight against corruption

  25-05-2024 23:01 via pulse.ng
  
  Lawal promised that the state government, within its limited resources, would continue to render a helping hand to the university.President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian universities to be at the forefront of the fight against corruption as prime institutions of learning.Tinubu made the call at the second combined 3rd and 4th convocation ceremony of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), which was held in Gusau on Saturday.The president was represented by the Vice-Chancellor of the Usmanu Da
  
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• Emirship Tussle: Police appeal for calm in Kano after tension-filled day

  25-05-2024 22:55 via pulse.ng
  
  The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, CP Usaini Gumel, has appealed for calm and tranquillity in the state amidst the ongoing emirship tussle.Gumel in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, assured that the police and security agencies have taken concrete measures to deal with any form of security threats.The commissioner of Police said that the combined security agencies are fully committed to ensuring peace, progress, and political stability in the state.H
  
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• 2 scavengers allegedly kill man who exposed their theft activity in Lagos

  25-05-2024 22:47 via pulse.ng
  
  The report indicated that around 11:00 a.m. on the same day, the complainant was in his residence when he heard his elder brother, Friday, aged 34, screaming for help.The Police in Lagos State have arrested two men, self-identified as scavengers, over the alleged murder of a man known only as Friday, who reportedly exposed their theft activity.Confirming the arrests, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the command, informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.According to Hundeyi
  
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• FG begins construction of 250 housing units in Gombe

  25-05-2024 22:38 via pulse.ng
  
  Also speaking, Governor Inuwa Yahaya lauded the gesture, adding that his administration was constructing 550 housing units to address housing deficits in the state.The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, on Saturday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction construction of a 250-unit Renewed Hope Housing Estate in the Gombe metropolis.Dangiwa said the project would cost about N4.2 billion, and expected to be completed within six months.He said the housing
  
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• Ajayi Crowther University students beat colleague to death for stealing phone

  25-05-2024 22:34 via pulse.ng
  
  The spokesperson said that the institution had swift action by handing over all the students involved to the police for investigation, assuring that justice would be served.A student of Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, has been beaten to death by some of his colleagues for allegedly stealing a mobile phone belonging to one of them.A source within the institution told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the student, simply identified as Alex, started beating their colleague at
  
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• Lagos lawmaker loses wife after brief illness

  25-05-2024 22:29 via pulse.ng
  
  According to him, the death of Adenike has left sores in the hearts of the good people of Badagry.Mrs Adenike David, wife of Setonji David, the lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, is dead.Posu Davies, media aide to the lawmaker, announced her death in a statement on Saturday.Davies said that Mrs David died at 60 on Saturday, after a brief illness.According to him, the death of Adenike has left sores in the hearts of the good people of Badagry.&ldquo
  
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