Category: National
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Policemen invade Abuja hotel, evict staff, guests
Policemen from the Force Headquarters have sealed off Stonehedge Hotel in Abuja, which is being managed for Zamfara State by a firm belonging to Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alh. Hassan Danbaba. The Nation reports that the gun-wielding policemen, who stormed the hotel at about 10.12am, ordered 12 pilots and 26 other guests to quit the place.…
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Truck driver crushes lawyer, okada rider to death
A truck driver, Jamilu Ahmed, has reportedly crushed a lawyer and commercial motorcyclist to death in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Witnesses said Barrister Chiadikoli Ezike was on the motorcycle when the driver crushed him and the rider. The Nation reports that both of them were confirmed dead upon being rushed to the…
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Ireland set to repatriate €5.5m Abacha loot
The Government of Ireland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria that will see to the repatriation of stolen funds to the tune of €5.5 million. This is according to a statement by the Department of Justice and Equality on Thursday. The money is part of the $5billion stolen by the late Head of…
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INEC trains special persons on use of braille ballot guide
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, on Friday trained visually impaired persons on the use of braille ballot guide to vote in the Sept. 19 governorship election in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Johnson Alalibo, while declaring the training session open, said braille ballot guide was designed to…
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Digital Identity to serve as an Advance Identity Solution, says Babandede
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede has said when fully implemented, the Citizens Identity Data will serve as an advance form of identity solution. He said this after the presentation of the Citizens Data Management and Harmonisation Report to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman of the Committee Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola According…
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New digital identity to include DNA as FG dumps ID cards
Nigeria has moved from national identification and registration of citizens via card-based version to strictly digital. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The duo, along with…
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Gbenga Daniel reveals Kashamu’s last wish
Ex-Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, on Tuesday, said ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu’s late wish was to make peace with everyone including those he disagreed with politically. Daniel said this when he paid a condolence visit to the deceased’s family in the Ijebu North Local Government Area. Kashamu, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples…
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Kashamu laid to rest in Ijebu-Igbo
The remains of the late former senator, Buruju Kashamu, have been buried. He was buried at about 12:55 pm on Sunday at his Ijebu-Igbo home. Earlier, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, was at the Ijebu-Igbo home of the deceased politician. Also, a crowd of sympathisers and loyalists of the late Senator, who represented…
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Your end’ll also come, Fayose replies Obasanjo
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s official statement on the death of ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu. Kashamu, a governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election in Ogun State, died of COVID-19 complications on Saturday at the age of 62. Kashamu, who also represented Ogun East Senatorial District…
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Despite evading justice, Kashamu couldn’t escape death — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condoled with Governor Dapo Abiodun on the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. In a condolence letter to Abiodun by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said the death of the PDP stalwart was sad but noted the life and history of the departed have lessons for those on this side…