Northern Groups Urge FG To Strengthen EFCC, Others
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Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has appealed to the federal government to strengthen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other institutions to perform their statutory functions.
The coalition said it had been watching and observing with very keen interest how enemies of Nigerians are rigorously campaigning on social media to recruit young Nigerians into a planned protest against the EFFC, masquerading as human rights activists.
In a statement by the national coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG condemned and rejected any move by words or actions aimed at scrapping the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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5 Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In FCT
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested and recovered weapons from five suspected kidnappers in Gwagwa, a suburb in Abuja.
The FCT command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, said they were arrested during an operation to beef up the security situation in FCT and environs between June 30 and July 3, 2024 in the Gwagwa and Dei-Dei areas of Abuja.
She said the suspects, Umar Abdullahi, a.k.a. Auta, 20, Likita Abubakar, 29, Salisu Sani, 24, Sabiu Mohammed, and Aliyu Suleiman, 24, were responsible for the kidnapping incident in Gwagwa on June 12, 2024, where a kidnapped victim was asked to pay N12 million as ransom from the family.
KASUPDA to remove illegal structures in Kaduna metropolis
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Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), says it has commenced the removal of temporary structures in the state metropolis.
In a statement on Friday, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Authority, Nuhu Garba Dan’ayamaka, said the affected areas include- NDA bus stop, U/Dosa area, Kawo area, Mando Roundabout, Rabah Road, NAF Club Gate, Katuru Road, Isa Kaita Road, Alkali Road, Babban Saura area (Millennium City), T/Wada area, Barnawa, High Cost Junction axis, among others.
It said before now, a vigorous media sensitization was carried out for the people in the affected area to vacate, adding that the authority deemed necessary to clear the areas in order to give the state a befitting look.
Anambra: A harvest of collapsed buildings, as politics takes centre stage
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On Thursday, (yesterday) a two-storey building collapsed at Eke Amawbia Market in Awka, Anambra State, leaving many feared dead.
The tragic incident happened at about 12 noon, causing panic in the area.
Traders, who witnessed the collapse, blamed the disaster on substandard engineering work, alleging that the building’s structural integrity had been compromised.