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Nov

2023

Lagos Transport Ministry Condoles With LAWMA, Family Of Street Sweepers *Gives own account of Gbagada accident

METRO, NATIONAL NEWS#Arrest, #death, #LASTMA, #LAWMA

Lagos Transport Ministry Condoles With Lawma, Family Of Street Sweepers. *Gives own account of Gbagada accident The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation (MOT) says her attention has been drawn to the above captioned story circulating on social media alleging that LASTMA personnel were responsible for a fatal incident that claimed the lives of The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has expressed its profound condolences to the management of LAWMA and families oftwo LAWMA Street Sweepers who lost their lives yesterday around Charlie Boy at Gbagada inward Oworonsoki, Lagos. The ministry prayed for the repose of the departed souls. In the…

Nov

2023

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WATERSIDE BRIDGE TRAGEDY: Many Feared Dead, As 40ft Trailer Conveying Container Falls On Tricycle, SUV In Aba *Eyewitness account

METRO#death, #Ogbohill, #WatersideBridgeAba

Tragedy struck in the early hours of today, Tuesday, as a fatal accident occurred that occurred at Aba River Bridge, Ogbor-Hill, Aba, Abia State, claiming the lives of four persons at the scene, with many others critically injured. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the incident reports that the accident occurred when a trailer conveying a 40-feet container, descending from Ogbor-Hill, lost control after break failure and collided with two vehicles at the top of the Aba River Bridge. According to reports, Aba River popularly known as Waterside Bridge has been a scene of a serious accident, a horrible…

Nov

2023

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NAOSNP Celebrates Force PRO, ACP Adejobi, on Birthday

NEWS#NAOSNP, #OlumuyiwaAdejobi, Force Public Relations Officer

NAOSNP Celebrates Force PRO, ACP Adejobi, on Birthday The National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), has felicitated with the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi as he marks another landmark on earth. Unleashing encomiums in a statement signed by the Association's National Public Relations Officer, Mr Eric Elezuo, the President, Mr. Samson Oki, described the accomplished Officer as one of the good things to happen to the Nigerian Police Force, adding that his achievements have catapulted him to an enviable height in the hearts of those, whose lives he has touched. "On a…

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2023

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Ecobank Group Champions Intra-African Trade Growth at IATF 2023

Business#EcoBank, #Intra-AfricanTrade

Ecobank Group Champions Intra-African Trade Growth at IATF 2023 Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking Group, has said it is positioned as the ‘go to’ bank for payments and trade in Africa. Eric Odhiambo, Group Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking, Ecobank Group who was speaking on the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF 2023) taking place in Cairo, Egypt, said the bank’s digital platforms facilitate seamless payments and collections across 35 countries where the Pan African has operation on the continent. He said IATF 2023, the continent’s premier trade and investment event with the theme: “Connecting African Markets” provides a…

Nov

2023

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Akpabio, Opeyemi, Yayi Accused Of Of Padding Palliative Budget With N500 Billion

POLITICS#APC, #ArewaYouths, #GodswillAkpabio, #KyariDikwa

Akpabio, Opeyemi, Yayi Accused Of Of Padding Palliative Budget With N500 Billion A Northern group, under the aegis of Arewa Transparency Summit has accused the leadership of the Nigerian senate of padding the palliative budget with over N500 billion. The Senate had approved the request made by the President to appropriate money for palliatives to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy on Nigerians. The group in a statement on Monday in Abuja urged the senate president to immediately resign from his position. The leader of the group, Mallam Ahmed Muhammad named Senate President, Godswill Akpabio (Akwa…

Nov

2023

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BREAKING: Hope Uzodinma coasts to Victory, clears all 27 LGAs as INEC annoucnes final result in Imo

POLITICS#HopeUzodimma, #ImoOff-CycleGuber

BREAKING: Hope Uzodinma coasts to Victory, clears all 27 LGAs as INEC annoucnes final result in Imo Hope Uzodinma has won all 27 LGAs as INEC has annoucned final result in Imo state. This is even as collation of results is currently taking place at the State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state capital. Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged victorious in 27 local government areas in the just-concluded election, with the collation completed at 08:30 am on Sunday. The collation of results is currently taking place at the State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state…

Nov

2023

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IMO GUBER UPDATE: Drama, As LP Gets Agent Beaten, Thrown Out Of Collation Centre

POLITICS#CalistusIhejiagwa, #CollationOfficer

IMO GUBER UPDATE: Drama, As LP Gets Agent Beaten, Thrown Out Of Collation Centre A Labour Party (LP) agent in Imo State, Calistus Ihejiagwa, was on Sunday morning beaten and bundled out of the Imo State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state capital. The agent consistently objected to the results collated from the local government areas, saying the results brought before the state collation centre were at variance with what was on the Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Ihejiagwa repeatedly said he had a petition to submit before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but he was shut down by the…

Nov

2023

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Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots – Deputy Speaker, Kalu

POLITICS#BenjaminKalu, #GenderBill, #Grassroots

Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots - Deputy Speaker, Kalu *reassures NASS' readiness to reconsider rejected gender bills Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has advised Nigerian women to extend the advocacy for inclusion in leadership positions to the grassroot level. Kalu gave the advise in Abuja when he received a delegation from an advocacy group, known as Women Round-table for Development and Good Governance, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora…

Nov

2023

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OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts, Releases Numbers For Public Complaints

NATIONAL NEWS#INEC, #SolomonArase

OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts, Releases Numbers For Public Complaints KOGI, IMO, BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts As Commission, Releases Dedicated Phone Numbers For Public Complaints -Arase charges them to live above board Off-cycle elections monitoring staff of the Police Service Commission have arrived their respective duty posts in the nine Senatorial districts of the three states of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa Governorship elections where it will be holding tomorrow, Saturday, 11th November 2023. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Commission's Spokesperson,…

Nov

2023

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NOV 11 OFF-CYCLE GUBER: IPC Calls For Safety, Protection For Reporters *Set to activate situation room on safety of journalists

NATIONAL NEWS#2023NOV11OFF-CYCLE, #IPC, #Journalism, #Journalists, GUBER

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria today urged journalists and other media professionals who would be on electoral duty during the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023 to take all necessary steps to ensure their personal safety. IPC also urged security operatives and other stakeholders to protect the journalists.IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said the call was necessary in the light of reported tension and violent conflicts in the three States over which political actors have traded accusations.“It is very important for reporters covering the off-cycle governorship election to be safety…