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DHQ Declares Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Wanted For Terrorism

March 24, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

…. Terror list: ‘Enough wotowoto’, IPOB’s Simon Ekpa replies DHQ The Defence Headquarters on Friday said it has declared 97 persons wanted for terrorism, violent extremism and secessionist threats against the state. Prominent among the wanted persons is the factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa. Major Gen Edwaed Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations, confirmed the names and pictures of the people declared wanted in Abuja on Friday night. The wanted persons, terrorists/ bandits and insurgents commanders are from the North East,…

287 Abducted Kaduna School Children Released

March 24, 2024March 24, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Kaduna State Government has announced the release of the 287 school children kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The Platforms Africa reports On March 7, 2024, the schoolchildren from LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga, were abducted by the hoodlums who took them into the forest. A statement signed by the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, confirmed the release of the school children on Sunday. Sani said: “In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Most Merciful, I wish to announce that our Kuriga school…

Crescent Varsity Rewards Six Nigerians At 18th Founder’s Day Celebrations

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

… Advocates Women’s Competence In Society Crescent University, Abeokuta has rewarded six Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in various categories of the 2024 Bola Ajibola Community Service Awards. An Owu-Abeokuta kingmaker, ace broadcaster and author, Chief Abiodun Lasile, who is an Owu-Abeokuta kingmaker, ace broadcaster and prolific author clinched the 2024 edition of Bola Ajibola Community Service Awards along with five other distinguished Nigerian at the 18th Founder’s Day of Crescent University Abeokuta. Other awardees include Mrs Stella Willoughby, a lecturer, university administrator and Executive Secretary of Ijamido Children…

Adebule Targets 10,000 Families, Begins Palliatives Distribution To Constituents

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️ “Support Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, best is yet to come. Expect more, bigger and better,” word-for-word of what the Senator representing Lagos-West told beneficiaries The Senator representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has rolled out the distribution of palliatives to the people of her District. Platforms Africa reports that the food pack palliatives contained rice, beans, pastries, among others. Speaking at the event, Adebule, who told the people to expect more, said that it was a privilege to fulfill the distribution of food items to about ten thousand…

Prepare, 6100 MW Load Uptake Coming, Power Minister To DisCos, Nigerians

March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

. Standard for Others; Adelabu picks EKEDC as a model for other DisCos Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to prepare for the distribution of 6100MW in the next six months. This, Adelabu said this when he led a delegation of head of power sector agencies, and Adedayo Olowoniyi, Chief Technical Officer, Chiedu Ugbo, MD, NDPHC, and others, to the Corporate Headquarters of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company in Lagos on Friday, March 22, 2024, becames necessary after the Transmission Company of…

Wear Skirts, No One Can Stop You, Court Tells Female Corps Members

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

A landmark ruling by the Federal High Court in Abakaliki has mandated the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to permit female corps members to wear skirts as part of their official uniform if it aligns with their religious beliefs. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Honorable Justice H.A. Nganjiwa awarded N5 million in favor of Miss Ufumaka Glory Ukpanken (Corper No. EB/A221514) against the NYSC, its Director General, and the State Coordinator. This sum serves as general and exemplary damages for the infringement and violation of her…

‘Pensions Of Abia Ex Governors Was Like Daylight Robbery,’ Obasanjo Hails Otti For Repealing It

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has saluted the decision of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to sign into law the bill banning ex governors of the state from receiving pension. A statement by Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor, said the former President noted that pensions to the former Governors and Deputies were outrageous while those of ordinary retired workers were owed in Abia from 2014, describing the act as daylight robbery. Addressing Governor Otti, Chief Obasanjo said: “I watched the television and I saw repealing of…

Months After Kings Charles’, Princess Of Wales Diagnosed With Cancer

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Princess of Wales, 42, shared her health news on Friday in a personal video message, which comes after Kensington Palace announced on January 17 that Princess Kate had undergone a “planned abdominal surgery” the previous day. At the time, it was understood that the issue was non-cancerous, but post-operative tests “found cancer had been present.” The type of cancer was not revealed. A Kensington Palace spokesperson says, “We will not be sharing any further private medical information. The Princess has a right to medical privacy, as we all do.”…