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The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami, has urged residents of Owo to assist the police with critical information following recent clashes between rival cult groups that left five people dead. The violence, which occurred over the past fortnight in the ancient town, has prompted the state government to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew,…
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The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that there was an explosion of some suspected dynamites at Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at around 7:30 am. The command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Minna, explained that the…
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Gender specialists and advocates of women’s rights have called for a review of the National Gender Policy in Agriculture to address gaps in the policy, such as grassroots-driven climate action for rural women, among others. At an event organized by the International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), in partnership with the Federal…
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Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted a young lady in Garo town, Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, after extorting a sum of N8 million from her family. The gunmen, numbering 10, were said to have invaded the sleeping community in Garo town in the early hours of Sunday, with sporadic gunshots. It was…
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The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Muhammed Abu Ibrahim, has said that the Fund has continued to spearhead transformative initiatives aimed at redefining agriculture in Nigeria by leading the development of agricultural sustainability and economic prosperity in line with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. This was disclosed by Ibrahim at…
