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2 months ago | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, directed its affiliate unions and the state chapters to commence immediate mobilisation of all their members across 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory ahead of scheduled February 4 nationwide protest.
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2 months ago | 
dailytrust.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Friday, ordered all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60 to proceed on retirement with immediate effects. The directive came less than 24 hours Daily Trust reported fresh controversy within the force over the tenure extension handed over to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years.
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2 months ago | 
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By Idowu Isamotu, Philip Clement & John Chuks AzuAn FCT High Court in Kuje has declined to grant the bail request of the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Usman Yusuf. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu, in a ruling on Thursday, said the main arraignment…Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.
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2 months ago | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on Wednesday revealed that many public universities in Nigeria have been operating in the last three months without electricity to carry out research and do major academic works.
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2 months ago | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
Troops attached to Operation Hadin Kai neutralised over 70 terrorists combatants and at least 3 of their commanders hibernating in an enclave called Timbuktu Triangle in North East. It was learnt that during a clearance operation that was carried out by the troops at the axis, both air and ground troops attached with the war theatre dislodged terrorists from their hideouts and scores were killed.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, lambasted the federal government and telecommunications companies for increasing tariff by 50% amid rising cost of living in the country. It described the recent hike of telecommunications tariff as an assault on Nigerians' welfare, adding that it exemplified the government's apparent preference for prioritising corporate profits over citizens' welfare.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
Troops of the Nigerian Military attached with Operation Fansan Yamma, in the Northwest zone of the country, have neutralised Aminu Kanawa, the next in rank to the notorious bandits' kingpin, Bello Turji. It was learnt that both the air and ground troops during the ongoing onslaught also inflicted terminal injuries on Turji's younger brother identified as Dosso and one of his closest allies named Danbokolo.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
dailytrust.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The Department of State Services has filed a five-count of terrorism-related charges against the Kaduna-based activist and social critic, Mahdi Shehu, over his recent activities online and offline. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna last Friday, two days after he was re-arrested by plain-clothes security operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
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Notorious bandit leader Dogo Gide has reportedly killed 20 suspected Boko Haram fighters in a village between Niger and Zamfara states, Daily Trust learnt. The Boko Haram fighters allegedly foot-soldiers of a renowned Boko Haram leader, Sadiku, were said to have ambushed Dogo Gide in an attempt to eliminate him. However, Gide and his fighters engaged them in a gun fight, thereby killing 20 of them and seizing a cache of weapons during the showdown.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU
The military high command said suppliers of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to terrorists as well as their informants are the major obstacles to the ongoing counter-insurgency fight in some parts of the country. It specifically described informants and logistics supplies to terrorists as oxygen to terrorism and insurgency, particularly in the Northeast and the Northwest zones, which it said must be cut off to end the menace. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen.
