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Womanifesto, a group of over 500 women organizations, activists, advocates and practitioners, strongly condemn the recent wave of insecurities and kidnappings in Nigeria. As enshrined in Section 14(2b) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the welfare and security of the citizens shall be the primary purpose of the government. The…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s proposal to establish a Community Guards Corps in the state. The development followed the consideration of a report by the joint House Committees on Special Services and Security Matters, Judiciary, Justice, and Human Rights Committee. The Committee’s Chairman,…
The newly appointed service chiefs are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; and Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff.
The 38-year-old Egbedun was elected after he was nominated by Ibrahim Abiola of the Irewole/Isokan constituency.
The bill, which has passed its first reading, also proposes the hiring of six personal staff for former governors and three for former deputy governors.
