December 21, 2022

[GIST] Ondo NULGE protests, seeks LG autonomy

[GIST] Ondo NULGE protests, seeks LG autonomy

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Legislative business could not hold at the Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday as members of the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees staged a protest in front of the Assembly complex, Akure, over the issue of local government autonomy. It was gathered that the leadership of the Assembly had


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[GIST] Soldiers kill guest as siblings clash at funeral

[GIST] Soldiers kill guest as siblings clash at funeral

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A guest, David Chinonso, has been reportedly killed at Owode, Ogombo community, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, after some military men stormed the burial of one late Mathew Ekpu. The uniformed men, numbering 15, were said to have arrived at the venue in an attempt to stop the corpse from being interred on


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[GIST] Two robbers caught attacking Sokoto bank customer

[GIST] Two robbers caught attacking Sokoto bank customer

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The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers who allegedly specialised in trailing bank customers and dispossessing them of their money. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sanusi Abubakar, in a statement on Tuesday, said there had been reported cases of bank customers being robbed after cash withdrawals. “It was on the


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[GIST] FATE Foundation backs entrepreneurship, launches report

[GIST] FATE Foundation backs entrepreneurship, launches report

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The FATE Institute of FATE Foundation has launched the State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 2022 report as it steps up efforts to boost entrepreneurship The report was inaugurated at the 8th Annual FATE Institute Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship held recently. A statement said this year’s  State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria report was launched alongside


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[GIST] Uzodimma presents N474bn budget to Imo Assembly

[GIST] Uzodimma presents N474bn budget to Imo Assembly

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The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, presented a proposed budget of N474,466,276,267.00 to the state lawmakers for the 2023 fiscal year. The proposed budget christened ‘Budget of wealth’ expansion seeks to improve the state’s economy, security, agriculture, education, health, and transportation sectors, amongst others. Giving the breakdown of the proposal, the governor


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December 20, 2022

[GIST] Apprehension as police detain journalist for hours

[GIST] Apprehension as police detain journalist for hours

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There was apprehension among journalists in Abuja, on Monday, following the detention of the Religious Affairs and civil society correspondent of Vanguard Newspapers, Luminous Jannamike, on the orders of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo. The PUNCH was informed that he appeared before the police with Vanguard


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[GIST] Victim of DSS personnel alleged misfiring gets appointment

[GIST] Victim of DSS personnel alleged misfiring gets appointment

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The victim of the Department of State Security personnel alleged shooting, who coincidentally is an APC supporter has got an automatic appointment from Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya. The alleged accidental discharge involving the DSS on Sunday, where a 22-year-old in Bojude in the Kwami Local Government Area of the state was shot would have


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