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The naira strengthened slightly against the US dollar on the official exchange on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) revealed that the local currency strengthened by N7 to trade at N1,554/$1, down from N1,561/$1 it traded at on Wednesday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,590/$1 and N1,465/$1 respectively, indicating a …

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has rejected the Court of Appeal ruling that upheld Governor Usman Ododo’s victory in last year’s gubernatorial election in the state. The Court of Appeal in Abuja earlier on Thursday upheld Ododo’s victory in the election held on November 11, 2023. In a hearing on Thursday, the appeals …

Jigawa state police have arrested a former inmate, Mohd Ibrahim, for conspiracy, trespassing and theft, three days after he was released from prison for the same offence. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, said that the suspect was arrested along with two accomplices, Hassan Shehu and Salman …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested a couple who tried to sell their two-year-old son to go to Canada. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news to reporters on Thursday in Lagos. He said the couple were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell the child. Hundeyin said: “At 2.45pm on Tuesday, Isolo Divisional Police Officers received information that …

The Nigerian police have sacked Corporal Buba Adamu, for refusing a transfer to Katsina in 2015. Adamu, who was posted to the Cross River police command, was transferred to Katsina State but refused to report to his new office. Command spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the development at a press conference on Thursday in Calabar. He said the dismissed police officer …

The Supreme Court has declared it unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds intended for local government (LG) administrations. In a key judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, it was said that the Supreme Court observed that the state government’s refusal to grant financial autonomy to local governments has lasted for over two decades. The Supreme Court held that local …

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order banning the movement of motorcycles at night in the state. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said in a statement on Thursday in Gusau that the order restricts the movement of motorcycles in the state from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., daily. He added that the move was part …

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Thursday signed into law the amended local government and chieftaincy bill and five other laws in the state. The amended law revokes the Sultan’s authority to appoint district and village heads in the state. Other laws are the Sokoto State Property Law, Zakkat and Waqf Law, and two other laws. The governor has been …

A member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate, Usmanu Garba, has been arrested while on his way to spend his share of N1.6 million ransom in Yobe State. The command spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who made the announcement in a statement, said the gang kidnapped a resident of Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA and collected a ransom of …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed a member of a local legal advocacy group, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told reporters on Thursday that the victim identified as Prince was responding to a call about a kidnapping case in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre local government area of ​​the state, when he was killed in an ambush attack. …