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A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a 34-year-old tailor, Blessing Dogo, to one year in the correctional centre for stealing children’s wears worth N900,000. Chief Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced Dogo after she pleaded guilty to the offence. Emmanuel, however, gave the convict an option of a N50,000 fine and ordered her to restitute…
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The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has strongly condemned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap the Niger Delta Ministry, labelling it “unacceptable.” The council urged the president to reconsider his decision, citing the region’s unique development needs and challenges. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, IYC Secretary-General Maobuye Nangi Obu emphasised that…
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The Ecumenical Water Network, Africa, on Wednesday, lauded the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA) for prioritising water availability across the state. The organisation’s Regional Coordinator, Kolade Fadahunsi, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to OYCSDA Chairman, Abideen Adeaga, in his office. EWNA, in a statement by the Project Public Relations Officer…
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The Opposition Lawmakers Coalition in Nigeria have faulted ongoing moves to seize statutory allocations to Rovers state based on the order of an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdulmalik Joyce. The Opposition Coalition, in a media conference by its national spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, described the order as a case of judicial…
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The Kogi State House of Assembly has decried the rising spate of insecurity in Bassa Local Government Area in the eastern flank of the state. In a motion of urgent public importance moved by the lawmaker representing Bassa State Constituency, Sunday Daku on the floor of the House on Wednesday, he lamented that several persons…
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