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Fintiri, Makinde back Damagum; Bala, Adeleke support return to N/Central BoT meets with N/Assembly caucus   By Clement A. Oloyede, Baba Martins (Abuja) & Amina Abdullahi (Yola)   The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday escalated further as the party’s governors became divided over the fate of its acting national chairman, Ambassador […]

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 43-year-old man, Ovoke Enaike, over alleged possession of a locally fabricated gun, one live cartridge and 38 rounds of AK-47 ammunition. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspect was arrested in Ehwerhe village during a search […]

The Gombe State Commissioner of Police (CP), Hayatu Usman, has welcomed the newly appointed Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) for Gombe State, Sani Abdullahi Bakori, during a courtesy visit aimed at enhancing collaboration between the two agencies. In a statement, the spokesman of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said that CP Usman […]

The World Bank is set to approve a $2bn loan package for Nigeria aimed at bolstering key sectors of the economy, including agriculture, healthlthcare, and infrastructure. The loan, scheduled for approval between September 26, and December 16 2024 will be allocated to several development projects targeting aforementioned areas. The $2bn loan will be distributed across …

CBS 17 also learned Thursday that the lieutenant governor’s office at the state legislative building had been cleared out.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- A 16-year-old male has been charged with the shooting death of another teenager earlier Thursday on Glen Dale Drive in Greenville. The teenage suspect is jailed in the Pitt County Juvenile Detention Center facing an open count of murder. Law enforcement responded to the shooting at 11:55 a.m. Upon arrival, they [...]

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- A 74-year-old male was killed in a car crash Wednesday night in Greenville. He has now been identified as Robert Wright. Wright was walking on a crosswalk near Murphy Gas on Hooker Road when he was struck by a sedan driven by 20-year-old Zayn Sneed. Officers with the Greenville Police Department [...]

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A Bronx man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for opening fire, striking a man in the emergency waiting room of Jacobi Medical Center in 2022, and sending patients and hospital staff running for their lives.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued updated regulations and guidelines for the recall of members of the National and State Assemblies, as well as councillors in the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Area Councils. This was revealed in a statement on Thursday by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and […]