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• Ex-PDP BoT member Shuaib Oyedokun defects to APC

  17-05-2024 09:00 via pulse.ng
  
  Oyedokun addressed his resignation letter to the PDP National Chairman, routing it through the party’s ward, local government, and state chairmen.Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, a former Deputy National Chairman and a board member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resigned from the PDP.In a letter obtained Thursday night in Osogbo, Oyedokun announced his switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC).He stated that he chose to join the APC, where he believes his experience, efforts, and le
  
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• Customs boss, Adeniyi reacts to age falsification report

  14-06-2024 22:33 via pulse.ng
  
  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online news medium had reported that Adeniyi falsified his age and had spent 43 years in service.The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, on Friday described as unfounded, a report that he falsified his age to remain in public service.In a statement, Adeniyi said that the report lacked credibility and could be best described as junk.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online news medium had reported that Adeniyi falsified h
  
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• Customs intercepts ₦4bn illicit drugs at Tin Can Island Port

  14-06-2024 22:27 via pulse.ng
  
  Adeniyi said that the proceeds from illicit drugs were often used to finance disruptions by non-state actors, which was inimical to national security and the economy.The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi said the service intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs including cannabis indica, prohibited codeine and other illicit drugs from Canada and India.Adeniyi made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday, saying that the intercepted drugs were valued at &#
  
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• Your visit is a recognition of what stage we are, Tinubu tells FBI director

  14-06-2024 22:23 via pulse.ng
  
  He told the FBI Director that his administration had prioritised education as a tool against poverty, which was generally believed to be a driver of criminal activities.President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes.The President made the call during a meeting with FBI Director, Christopher Asher Wray, at the State H
  
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• Flood: Lagos demolishes OPC shrines, gates, fences, security post in Okota

  14-06-2024 22:16 via pulse.ng
  
  Adedeji said for the operation on Friday, some people deliberately blocked the waterways by building fences, shanties and houses on the way.The Lagos State Government has demolished some street gates, security posts and fences of houses constructed on drainage channels and canals in the Okota area of the state.The operation was carried out on Friday by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) and Ministry for Environment, led by Corps Marshall, Maj. Olaniyi Cole rtd.A Corresponden
  
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• Ghana to experience 21-day power outage due to gas supply issue from Nigeria

  14-06-2024 21:21 via pulse.ng
  
  The Ghanaian power companies have informed citizens to brace up for three-week load management.Ghanaians will experience a three-week disruption to power supply across the country due to a shortage in gas supply, the state-owned electricity companies have announced.In a joint statement on Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), said the reduction in gas supply from their West African neighbour is expected to last for three weeks.Th
  
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• Edo Guber: APC camp swells as Shaibu, Ogbeide-Ihama collapse structure

  14-06-2024 20:44 via pulse.ng
  
  Shaibu has thrown his weight behind the APC candidate after his impeachment as the Edo State deputy governor.Two former governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Shaibu and Hon. Omoregbe Ogbeide-Ihama, have collapsed their structures for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo ahead of the September 21, governorship election.Shaibu and Ogbeide-Ihama contested for the PDP governorship ticket but lost to Governor Godwin Obaseki's preferred
  
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• No country grows without good power sector Minister to go tough on vandals

  14-06-2024 19:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to adequately protect Nigeria’s power infrastructures against vandals.Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of the second batch of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals.Tunji-Ojo said the ministry would collaborate with the Ministry of Power to stop power transmission and generation points vandalisation.“It is not acceptable for millions of dollars to
  
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• Cholera: Visit hospital early to prevent death - Health professional

  14-06-2024 19:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The Apex Nurse advised the Lagos State residents to take advantage of the State Health Insurance scheme tagged “Ilera Eko” to access healthcare at a very subsidised rate.Mrs Temitayo Olotu, the Apex Nurse/ Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Friday called for early presentation of cholera patients in hospitals to prevent death.Olotu made the call at a three-day programme and medical outreach organised by the Nursing Department of the hospita
  
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• Bedridden sports coach begs Soludo, other Nigerians for help

  14-06-2024 19:11 via pulse.ng
  
  He said that he still loves football and wanted to go back to what he loved doing, including helping young people to discover and develop their talents in sports.An Awka-based grassroots football and gymnastics coach, Benson Udeh, bedridden for eight years, has appealed to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and other public-spirited Nigerians to come to his aid.Udeh, who is bedridden with a spinal cord injury, appealed on Friday when he spoke with newsmen from his sick bed in Awka.He said that with
  
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• Nigeria deploys 197 military personnel for peacekeeping mission in Gambia

  14-06-2024 19:02 via pulse.ng
  
  According to him, the country’s political crisis has affected the lives of many innocent civilians and their presence will sustain the existing peace and stability in the region.The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peacekeeping mission in the Gambia.The Chief of Operations Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Boniface Sinjen announced Jaji, Kaduna State, at the graduation of troops of Nigerian Company 9 Economic Community of West African States Missio
  
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• Nigerians to enjoy long weekend as FG declares June 17, 18, public holidays

  14-06-2024 18:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Tunji-Ojo also urged them to use the period to pray for unity, prosperity and the stability of the country.The Federal Government has declared Monday 17 and Tuesday 18, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, on Friday in Abuja.She stated that the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulate
  
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• F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows

  14-06-2024 18:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Christopher A. Wray, who is meeting with officials in Nigeria and Kenya.
  
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• 15-man robbery gang attacks bank, FCT police captures only 3

  14-06-2024 17:28 via pulse.ng
  
  The security forces engaged the 15-man robbery gang in an intense gun duel after the robbers had attacked the bank with dynamite in an attempt to rob. The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in a combined operation with the Nigerian Military has foiled a bank robbery attempt in Abaji Area Council of the FCT.The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Benn
  
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• UNICAL: 4 departments at risk of losing NUC accreditation - Here's why

  14-06-2024 17:15 via pulse.ng
  
  The NUC notified that if a program receives interim accreditation twice consecutively, it will be denied full accreditation.The accreditation of four undergraduate courses at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) might be at risk, as confirmed in the list of fully accredited programs released by the National Universities Commission (NUC).Documents signed by the Acting Director of Accreditation at NUC, Engr. Abraham Chundusu, titled “Summary of Results from the October/November 2023 Comprehens
  
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• Another REA staff faces trial for alleged ₦1.85 billion fraud

  14-06-2024 17:12 via pulse.ng
  
  The total of the proceeds of fraud shared by all the accused officials was to the tune of ₦1.85 billion.Henrietta Okojie, a staff of the Account and Finance Department of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) was, on Friday, arraigned at a Federal High court, in Abuja over her alleged involvement in a ₦1.85 billion fraud.Okojie was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice Emeka Nwite on a four-count charge.When the ma
  
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• Gov Lawal told to end blame game over insecurity in Zamfara

  14-06-2024 16:43 via pulse.ng
  
  Governor Lawal has been accused of neglecting his constitutional duties and failing to deliver on the democratic promises he made to the people of Zamfara. Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sani Shinkafi, has criticised Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal for blaming others for the state’s security issues.Shinkafi, who is also the Executive Director of Patriot for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, made this remark in Abuja on Friday, June 14
  
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• FCT residents lament rising transport fares, call for govt intervention

  14-06-2024 16:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The hike in transport fares has also led to the high cost of commodities and services.Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to decry the increasing hike in transport fares.According to the residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, the hike in transport fares has also led to the high cost of commodities and services.The residents said that as a result of this development, their finances could no longer cater for their other needs
  
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• FRSC deploys breathalysers to detect drunk driving at motor parks, highways

  14-06-2024 16:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The essence of the deployment is to check and stop drivers who controls the wheel under the influence alcohol and other substances.The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed says breathalysers have been deployed to motor parks and highways to check drunk driving.Mohammed, while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said the deployment was in collaboration with the Beer Sectorial Group (BSG). He said that the essence of the deployment was to check and stop drivers w
  
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• Lagos Govt bolsters sports development with signing of 60 new coaches

  14-06-2024 16:24 via pulse.ng
  
  The development is said to be part of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to nurturing athletic talent and promoting sporting excellence in Lagos.The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has announced the engagement of 60 new coaches across various sports disciplines to bolster the development of sports talents in the state.This move is said to be part of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to nurturing athletic talent and promoting sporting
  
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• Binance Executive Gambaryan discharged from tax evasion case

  14-06-2024 16:09 via pulse.ng
  
  The judge discharged and struck out Gambaryan’s name from the four-count charge after FIRS’ counsel, filed a fresh amended charge wherein Binance is listed as the sole defendant.A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, discharged and struck out Gambaryan’s name from th
  
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• Ogun Govt aims to harmonise taxes, cut double taxation for businesses

  14-06-2024 15:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The commissioner also appealed to the various companies across the three senatorial districts to consider the qualified residents of the state for employment.Ogun Government says it is working round the clock to ensure harmonisation of taxes and levies to reduce the incidence of double taxation that may affect the revenue base of businesses in the state.Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Adebola Sofela, said this during a visit to the Managing Director of Nestle Nigeria, Wassim Elh
  
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• Court slams Kano State ₦10m fine for violating rights of ex-Emir Bayero

  14-06-2024 14:44 via pulse.ng
  
  Justice Liman Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Kano State gave the verdict on Thursday, June 13.A Federal High Court has imposed a ₦10 million fine on the Kano government for infringing on the rights of the former Emir Aminu Bayero.Justice Liman Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Kano State, in a landmark ruling, affirmed that Bayero had the right to hear his case.On Thursday, June 13, Justice Mohammed delivered a verdict in a case brought by Aminu Baba Dan Agundi, a kingmaker. Agu
  
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• Tinubu leaves Abuja today to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos

  14-06-2024 14:23 via pulse.ng
  
  The President will observe Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos, where he would also spend the Sallah holidays.President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Lagos state on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in Abuja. The statement said the President would observe Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos, where he would also spend the Sallah holidays.“The President will mark the occasion in prayers and ref
  
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• Cleric urges affluent Muslims to aid those unable to afford ram

  14-06-2024 13:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The cleric added that Muslims shouldn't grieve if they are unable slaughter ram this year.An Islamic cleric, Dr Tajudeen Adebayo, says Muslims who cannot afford ram for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration due to economic hardship should not grieve but hope for a better future.Adebayo, the Chief Imam of the Falomo Central Mosque, Lagos State, advised on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He called on those who could afford Ram to show kindness and love to others."If t
  
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• Cleric tells Muslims who can't afford Eid ram due not to grieve

  14-06-2024 13:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The cleric added that Muslims shouldn't grieve if they are unable slaughter ram this year.An Islamic cleric, Dr Tajudeen Adebayo, says Muslims who cannot afford ram for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration due to economic hardship should not grieve but hope for a better future.Adebayo, the Chief Imam of the Falomo Central Mosque, Lagos State, advised on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He called on those who could afford Ram to show kindness and love to others."If t
  
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• Here are emergency hotlines to call about cholera outbreak in Lagos

  14-06-2024 13:56 via pulse.ng
  
  There has been a significant increase in severe gastroenteritis cases in Lagos State, particularly in Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu, and Kosofe.The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government is actively collecting data on the recent cholera disease outbreak in the state.Abayomi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Abuja. NAN reports that in the last 72 hours, there has been a significant increase in severe g
  
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• Nigeria is suffering a growing cholera outbreak, NCDC alerts Nigerians

  14-06-2024 13:47 via pulse.ng
  
  The NCDC boss advised states and citizens to ensure proper treatment of water before consumption.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against the potential spread of cholera through contaminated water sources.Dr Jide Idris, the Director–General of NCDC, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.NAN reports that Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sa
  
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• AfDB to double climate finance to $25bn by 2030 amid $7-$15bn annual loss

  14-06-2024 13:29 via pulse.ng
  
  Africa is at the forefront of climate change’s impacts, which has devastating effects on agriculture and economies.Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa loses between seven billion dollars and 15 billion dollars annually due to climate change.The President of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said this during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which was monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).According to him, this i
  
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• Katsina State Hisbah Board shuts down hotel for lodging underage girls

  14-06-2024 12:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The hotel was found to be violating an agreement earlier reached with hoteliers across the state.The Katsina State Hisbah Board has ordered the immediate closure of the New Palace Hotel, located within the metropolis, over allegations of corrupting the morals of underage girls.Dr Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), the Hisbah Commander General in the state confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina. He said the hotel was found to be violating an agreement earlier reached with hoteliers a
  
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