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Police on Thursday arraigned five men at the Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged possession of guns and live ammunition. The five men – Muhammadu Ibrahim (23), Abdullahi Aliyu (30), Usman Abubakar (28), Abubakar Umoru (25) and Arowolo Olatunbosun (34) – were charged with conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms. Judge Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair did not accept the …

For the third straight day, investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N117 billion at the end of trading on Thursday. This follows the fall in the prices of shares such as OMATEK, CUTIX, and FCMB, among others, on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization dropped to N56.7 trillion from N56.8 …

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that sponsors of planned nationwide protests against bad governance do not love the country. The President, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said this when a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau visited him at the State House, Abuja. A group of …

  ●Appeals to the Committee for Reconciliation and Peace The newly installed Board of Trustees of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, headed by Dr. Omo-Ehijele Frank Odafen, held its inaugural meeting on Monday as part of the launch of the University’s repositioning efforts. The Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the University Council, who arrived at the Ekpoma campus on Monday along …

At least eight schoolchildren escaped death after a 40-foot container fell on two vehicles in Kogi State on Thursday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Lokoja. Oyedeji said the incident occurred at Lokongoma market in Lokoja metropolis at about 6.00pm. The two destroyed …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to avert a national plot by a group of Nigerians. The group has planned to hold a nationwide protest titled: “End Bad Governance” starting August 1 to express their dissatisfaction with the economic hardship and other problems plaguing the …

  A police officer has been suspended after a video circulated online showing a man being kicked and stamped on the head at Manchester Airport. Usman Nawaz said there was “significant concern” in the Rochdale community An officer has been removed from all duties following a “thorough review of further information” into the incident, which happened on Tuesday, Greater Manchester …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised concerns over security ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, raised the concerns when he appeared before the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on Thursday in Abuja. He was invited by the lawmakers to update …

Edo 2024: Reversing the Rural-Urban Drift For decades, successive governments have neglected our rural communities, leaving them without basic infrastructure, economic opportunities and social services. This senseless neglect has driven our people to flee to urban centers, resulting in: – Overcrowding and congestion – Unemployment and youth restlessness – Increased crime rates and insecurity – Drug abuse and social vices …

Nigeria’s Super Falcons put in a fine display in their opening Group C match of the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. There will be more to come… Gallant Super Falcons lose to Brazil in Olympics opener first appeared on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.