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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed Haruna Dayaya as the new Emir of Ningi. The appointment was announced in a press release issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, on Sunday. Dayaya, the eldest son of the late Emir Yunusa Danyaya, succeeds his father as the 17th Emir of…
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Nigeria would be eliciting the support of the United Nations and other donor agencies to raise $150 million to mitigate the devastating impact of the farmers-herders clashes in the country. The issue would also form the fulcrum of Nigeria’s position at the forthcoming Climate Change conference in Azerbaijan later in the year. The Deputy Chairman…
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The Northern minority ethnic nationalities under the auspices of the Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organizations (CIMBO) have called for the restructuring of the nation into regional bases, for unity and peaceful co-existence in the country. Specifically, CIMBO rose from a two-day maiden conference in Kaduna on Saturday, calling for the restructuring of Nigeria into…
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The Ogun State Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Babcock University to enhance the state’s tourism potential. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Sesan Fagbayi, at the 15th-anniversary celebration of the Unity Chorale Initiative held at Babcock University. The event, themed “Our Journey Thus Far,” featured a vibrant…
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Four people were killed and 20 injured in a multiple-vehicle accident on the Ilesa/Akure expressway in Osun State. The crash occurred near Ikeji-Arakeji and involved two buses and a truck. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attributed the accident to excessive speed, adding that victims included three female adults and one male adult. FRSC Osun…