By Guardian Nigeria 23 January 2024 | 2:03 am The Nigerian Legion, an organisation in charge of catering for the welfare of ex-service men, has decorated Abdulmalik Onotu Abdulmumin with the rank of Colonel. Present at the event in Ilorin, Kwara State, were dignitaries from home and abroad, alongside senior officers. The Nigerian Legion, an organisation in charge of catering for the welfare of ex-service men, has decorated Abdulmalik Onotu Abdulmumin with the rank of Colonel. Present at the event in Ilorin, Kwara State, were dignitaries from home and abroad, alongside senior officers. Congratulating him, on behalf of the Legion, Chairman of the Councils’ Command, Colonel Yekeen Akeem, enjoined him to use the new rank and position for positive development of himself, family and the public. NOW A CHIEF Magistrate Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, yesterday, refused to honour the bail applications for the 38 women arraigned for protesting against the Supreme Court judgment on the state’s governorship election. 7 mins ago The Nigerian Legion, an organisation in charge of catering for the welfare of ex-service men, has decorated Abdulmalik Onotu Abdulmumin with the rank of Colonel. Present at the event in Ilorin, Kwara State, were dignitaries from home and abroad, alongside senior officers. 1 day ago President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. 1 day ago The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Monday announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given approval for the emergency procurement of digital tracking tools to help halt kidnappers in their tracks. Wike disclosed this at a media parley in Abuja but said he would prefer not to go into details… 1 day ago A Lagos High Court has sentenced a man identified as Samuel Ademola Oladimeji to three concurrent life imprisonment sentences for the offense of sexual assault by penetration of his three children. 1 day ago The Lagos Government on Sunday placed a ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect. This was announced in a statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. Wahab said the decision was reached following the menace that… 1 day ago The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the military has up-scaled the use of hard and soft power in counter-insurgency operations to contain emerging and changing nature of adversaries. 1 day ago The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, said his country would continue to deepen bilateral relations with Nigeria to foster mutually beneficial economic growth between the two countries. 1 day ago The Labour Party’s 2023 Lagos gubernatorial candidate,Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has criticised the Lagos State government’s decision to ban plastic, calling it a “hasty, impulsive decision” devoid of critical policy-making. Lagos State at the weekend banned the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the state, with immediate effect, stating that most drainage channels… 1 day ago The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a free Mock Examination for all prospective candidates for the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024—First Series, which starts on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. WAEC’s spokesperson, Moyosola F. Adesina, said in a statement on Monday that the mock examination will be held on the 23rd and…
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