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Two suspected kidnappers have been shot dead in Iwo, Osun State, as a combined security team of police and hunters rescued a herder identified simply as Alhaji Adamu who was abducted in Abase village. PUNCH Metro learnt that Adamu was abducted in the early hours of Tuesday by an 11-man…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for the establishment of a trans-regional security taskforce to curb the growing cross-border criminality. Adeleke made the call when Valentine Okoro, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, paid him a courtesy visit. The GOC led members of his team among…
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As the 2023 Annual Osun Osogbo festival grand finale on Friday, Hunters under the aegis of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service have deployed 700 personnel for the event. Osun Osogbo festival which kick-off few weeks ago climax with the procession of maiden calabash bearer (Arugba), the Ataoja, Osun adherents…
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All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary Senator Ajibola Basiru yesterday faulted critics of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the long ministerial list, saying he has not committed an infraction against the law. He said the President should not only be commended for working within the constitutional provision, but also for…
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To the surprise of many, Adeleke last Friday led a delegation of PDP leaders from Osun State to visit Makinde at the Oyo State Government House lodge in Abuja. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke may have visited his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde over his interest in who becomes the…
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THE Federal Government, on Thursday, announced that the 11 power distribution companies in Nigeria have applied for the review of their various electricity tariffs in order to incorporate the changes in the macroeconomic parameters across the country. It disclosed this through a notice published by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission….
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The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kehinde Longe, has brokered peace between the Chief Imam of the Kamaudeen Mosque, Osogbo, Alhaji Kasim Yunis, and the custodian of a masquerade, Chief Kayode Esuleke, as the annual Egungun masquerade holds in the town. A statement issued in Osogbo on Thursday, signed…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in Nigeria. This was made known by his spokesman Dele Alake during a briefing with journalists on Thursday. Alake said the President is not unmindful of the rising cost of food and its effect on the pocket of…
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The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the fight against insecurity in Nigeria needs new skills that are proactive, adaptive and inclusive. He said that this is what he will be bringing on board as Chief of Army Staff if confirmed by the Senate. General…
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The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 Appropriation Act. The approval followed Tinubu’s request for N500 billion for palliatives to Nigerians in order to reduce the hardship caused by subsidy removal. The amendment passed the first, second, and third…
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