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Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has ordered that all public and private institutions in the state install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras within their facilities. The spokesman to the governor RICHARD OLATUNDE in a statement said the governor made the directive in an Executive Order signed to that effect. The executive order is directed at all religious places of wo...

The Zamfara State Government has announced that residents of the state can now obtain weapons in order to defend themselves against terrorists. The Commissioner for Information IBRAHIM DOSARA in a press conference said the measure became necessary following the deteriorating security situation in parts of the state. IBRAHIM DOSARA asked those who are willing to own guns to reach o...

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, AYUBA ELKANA, has said the embargo on firearms license is still in force, noting that the police have stopped issuing license to citizens who wished to own guns. The police boss stated this, in response to the directive by the state government that the police command should issue gun license to those eligible to bear arms. The Zamfara Stat...

The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to suspend Nigeria’s basketball teams from all international competitions. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth and Sports Development ISMAILA ABUBAKAR disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja. He said the latest decision is based on a letter of appeal from the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), signed by MUSA KID...

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The Senate and the Nigerian Bar Association have waded into the conflict between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, TANKO MUHAMMAD, and Justices of the Supreme Court over issues bothering on welfare and working condition. President of the Senate, AHMAD LAWAN, at the plenary on Wednesday, mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to, as a matter of urgency, to wade into the crisis.LAWAN ga...

The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige  says the Federal Government has been meeting with the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) over its lingering strike and assured Nigerians that the dispute with the lecturers will be resolved soon.  Ngige said this on Wednesday while briefing news men after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja.&nbs...