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Opinion: Ban on street begging and Engineer Sule’s abiding love for children, including Almajiri

By Ali Abare, Lafia The recent signing into law of the Executive Order for the Protection of Children and Implementation of the Nasarawa State Child’s Right Law 2005, was indeed, 

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Senate amends law for FCT Customary Courts to undertake criminal trials

The Senate on Thursday commenced amendment to the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Act, 2007, to expand the jurisdiction of customary courts in the FCT to include criminal trials.  According

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Nigeria needs proper planning to overcome development challenges, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has said that for the six geo-political zones in the country to surmount developmental and infrastructural challenges, the Federal Government must follow thorough

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Deposed Emir Sanusi drags IG, DSS, others to court over alleged detention

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the deposed Emir of Nano, on Thursday, dragged the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to the Federal High

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Nigeria’s current challenges not insurmountable – Fayemi

… says unitary policing under a federal setting an aberration Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured Nigerians that the various challenges currently bedeviling the nation are not insurmountable.

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Wike blasts Ameachi, ‘You are a tool in the hands of the Northerners’

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted angrily to a recent interview granted by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi where he attributed the failure of the Federal Government

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$22.79bn loan: N’Assembly will take full responsibility, won’t allow diversion of funds – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will take full responsibility for the application of President Muhammadu Buhari’s $22.79 billion loan request to various

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South-South governors to set up regional security

The Governors of the South-South states on Thursday announced their resolution to establish a regional security outfit to stem increasing criminal activities in the region. The governors, who met in

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Counter ruling! Kano court retains Oshiomhole as APC Chairman

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State on Thursday set aside the ruling suspending Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Recall that a Federal

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Buhari’s $22.7b foreign loan request approved by the Senate amid protest

The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7 billion despite objection from some Senators protest. Buhari, in 2019 had sent the loan request to the senate

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