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Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has signed into law a bill prescribing the death sentence for bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, cultists and other criminals, including their informants, as part of his administration’s efforts to end insecurity in the state. Matawalle, in a live…

Zamfara State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to Provide for the Protection of Children in the State and for Other Matters Related thereto. The bill was passed after it scaled the 3rd reading at the 31st plenary of…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said the increasing relocation of doctors may result in importation of medical practitioners in future. Oyo State NMA Chairman, Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla, raised the alarm in Ibadan on Tuesday at the 2022 scientific conference themed ‘National Health Authority…

The presidential panel that probed former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has revealed that 14 fraud cases involving N118 billion and $309 million were abandoned by the anti-graft commission under his watch, TheCable reports. In July 2020, as acting…

Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara State, Monday, has banned the riding of motorcycles from 8 pm to 6 am in Gusau town. He directed the security personnel to shoot at sight anyone found violating the new order. The measure, according to the governor, was…

Gunmen Monday night reportedly kidnapped the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mallam Yakubu Lawal, at his Nasarawa Eggon country home. The commissioner’s abduction was coming barely 28 hours after some gunmen Saturday night invaded the Nasarawa Eggon Government Science Secondary…

The federal government has advised the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to deepen insurance penetration in the country by encouraging players in the industry to evolve new insurance products and policies. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who gave…

The  Anambra State Government has set up a family court to tackle various issues relating to domestic violence in the state. Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state, Mrs Ify Obinabo, who made the disclosure when the leadership of the United…

Governor Bello Matawalle has directed the task force on security to embark on a house-to-house search to flush out criminal elements in the 19 emirates of the state. He gave the directive during a broadcast to the people of Zamfara in the early…