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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Gbenga Omokhunu |Bolaji Ogundele |Augustine Okezie |Duku Joel |Alao Abiodun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s resolve to bequeath to Nigeria a well-trained, well-motivated, well-equipped and technologically-driven police force. These, he said, will make policemen and officers always “steps ahead of those who threaten the peace, welfare, and prosperity” of the nation. He also said that April 7 has been institutionalised as annual National Police Day to honour fallen heroes of the force.
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4 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
A Katsina-based female activist, Hajia Zainab Muhammad, has described critics of the recently declared state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as those that have lost touch with reality. Zainab wondered why those who had kept quiet when the political terrain in Rivers State was potentially boiling into a free for-all fight have suddenly found their voices.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
The Katsina State Government has announced the passing of Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Baribari, mother of Governor Dikko Umaru Radda. A statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Kaula Mohammed, and released to newsmen on Sunday confirmed that Hajiya Safara’u died peacefully on Saturday night at the age of 93. The statement described her as more than just the governor’s mother, noting that she nurtured generations of leaders and community influencers.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
The Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Architect Ahmed Dangiwa, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ceased to exist as a viable political force the moment Atiku Abubakar became a member. Speaking during a media chat with The Nation in Abuja, Dangiwa attributed the party’s struggles to a lack of financial support, stating that no one within its ranks is willing to fund it. “Atiku Abubakar is just like a snake; he doesn’t fund parties.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Augustine Okezie |Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai who last week defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is driven by emotion and not by the general well-being of the people, Alhaji Sule Lamido has said. “We should not fight (President Bola Ahmed) Tinubu just because we are angry at him or seek revenge.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
Terror-ravaged communities in Katsina, including Wagini, Batsari, Safana, Gimi, Rugu forests and others have thanked Governor Dikko Umar Radda and security agencies over the return of normal living after years of banditry attacks and desolations The communities, who conveyed gratitude during a chat with visiting newsmen from Katsina to their villages, said they can now sleep with their two eyes closed, go to schools and farms without fear and intimidation unlike in the last four years A...
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Alao Abiodun |Augustine Okezie |Toba Adedeji
Girei: Ex-president least qualified to accuse anyone of corruptionFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday drew flak from across the country following his accusation of the Tinubu and Buhari administrations of corruption. Obasanjo in his latest book ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’, claims Buhari’s government oversaw “the most atrocious waste” and that “corruption was at its peak” during his tenure.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
The member representing Faskari/Kankara Sabuwa Federal Constituency, Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki, has distributed over 3,000 bags of assorted rice worth N89m as well as N50m cash to members of his constituency to ease their hardship during the fasting period of the holy month of Ramadan. Flagging off the distribution, Katsina Deputy Governor Farouk Lawal Jobe described the gesture as desirable, timely and worthy of emulatiion by other politicians and philanthropists in the state.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
A Katsina-based women’s activist, Hajia Zainab Muhammad Sada, has called on Nigerians, including religious, political, and traditional leaders, to create meaningful opportunities that will enable women to thrive and overcome barriers to growth and empowerment.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Augustine Okezie
The Katsina Police Compound has announced the arrest of 144 suspects and release of 105 kidnapped victims from bandits. Addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Katsina, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq said: “Within the period under review, a total number of 144 suspects were arrested in connection with 128 reported major crimes, including armed robbery, culpable homicide, kidnapping, and rape, among others.
