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Police have concluded the screening of 4,438 Kaduna State indigenes aspiring to become police constables. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said on Sunday in Kaduna that that the screening covered applicants’ physical statuses and credentials. Successful ones would write a Computer-Based Test at a date to be announced later, according to the spokesman. He said applicants indicated interests in the job from the 23 local government areas of the state and that the screening held between Feb. 1 and Feb. 20 at the Police Collage, Kaduna.
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Rivers has appealed to the party’s national leadership to intervene in the crisis rocking the state chapter, ahead of 2023 poll. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mr. Tonte Amachree and Mr. Kelvin Obulo on behalf of the group on Sunday in Abuja. “We are APC stakeholders in Rivers and have been loyal and active members of Magnus Abe group. “Last Thursday, we were called by some people who are known leaders of Magnus Abe group in Opbo/North and Asari-Toru Local Government Areas (LGAs) to a meeting. “The…
NDLEA Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have foiled an attempt by a syndicate to push into circulation fake $4.7 million or about N2.7 billion. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the operatives had in the early hours of Friday February 18, intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory. He said that a controlled delivery of the parceled counterfeit US dollars totaling $4, 760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal…
A pregnant woman and eight other passengers were roasted into a bus heading to Lagos on Sunday. The bus, said to belong to KASMAG Transport company, reportedly caught fire around the Ilorin International Airport. Although, officials of the fire service arrived at the scene to quench the fire, it was too late to save the passengers. The Federal Road Safety Corps in Kwara has confirmed the tragedy. Details later…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has berated his Cross River counterpart, Ben Ayade, over attempt to shut him out his state on Saturday. There were reports that the entrance to the Calabar Sports club venue of a rally by the Peoples Democratic Party was closed by policemen on Saturday to prevent the rally from holding. The PDP had organized a rally to shore up supports for its candidate for the Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency election and the Akpabuyo State constituency poll. According to the statement, Wike said, “When I was told that they don’t want you to hold this rally, I…
The All Progressive Congress has declared that incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola is the winner of Saturday’s governorship primaries held across the state. Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, who was the Returning Officer, said Oyetola polled 222,169 votes to win the exercise. He added that former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, polled 12,921 to finish in second place, while former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, polled 460 votes. He further added that the total registered voters for the exercise stood at 408,697, while those accredited for was 247,207. The Kwara governor also stated that the…
Aftermath of Saturday’s governorship election, incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola have opened up. While Oyetola said he is the choice of God and those against him are working in vain, Aregbesola has told a faction of the party to hold their heads high in spite of the out come of the governorship primaries that took place. While the Oyetola camp rated the exercise as credible and fair, the Aregbesola camp, whose candidate, Moshood Adeoti came second in the race, alleged massive irregularities. Chairman of the faction of the APC, Rasak Salinsile, had alleged on Saturday that…
Bad weather has hampered the search for survivors in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, four days after devastating flash floods and mudslides. Emergency teams had to suspend their work several times on Saturday because of torrential rains. They say there is little hope of finding anyone alive. Officials say 146 people have died, including at least 27 children and teenagers, while 191 are still missing. More than 900 people are being housed in schools and shelters. On Saturday, workers dug with spades and shovels through the rubble and muck in a dense fog. Teams of volunteers are helping in the…
Evidence suggests Russia is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He told the BBC’s Sophie Raworth in an interview: “All the signs are that the plan has already in some senses begun.” Intelligence suggests Russia intends to launch an invasion that will encircle Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Mr Johnson said. “People need to understand the sheer cost in human life that could entail,” he said. The prime minister was speaking from Munich, where world leaders are meeting for an annual security conference. The latest estimates by the US government suggests that between 169,000…
A group of northern youths from the 19 states in the region, under the aegis of “North-4-Osinbajo”, has thrown its weight behind the presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Coordinator of the group, Sani Mohammed, said this at the maiden rally it organised on Saturday in Jos. Mohammed, who said that membership of the group cuts across political parties, ethnic and religious affiliation, described the vice president as a man of honour who had all it takes to move Nigeria forward. According to him, Osinbajo as vice president, has contributed to the growth of Nigeria’s economy, insisting that he…