ASHENEWS reports that the Borno state government says it is investigating the alleged involvement of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the recurrent burning of Internally Displaced Persons camps in the state.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says 3,065.255kg of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) substances were razed on two farms at Amahor waterside forest in Igueben area of Edo state.
The Police Command in Lagos State, says it has arrested a 10-year-old boy (name withheld) for allegedly strangulating his 10-year-old mate to death during a football match.
The states, which include Benue, Cross Rivers, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory, got N115.57 billion from domestic creditors, while the governors of Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Zamfara states borrowed $125.1 million (N111.24 billion) from external sources.
The police command in Ogun has confirmed that a young man identified as Sunday Ogah drowned in the Eyinwa River in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State where he had gone to swim.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Police Command says efforts are underway to arrest two out of the three suspects indicted in the case of the killing of a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Dr Mrs Funmilola Adefolalu.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday urged the state government to encourage and strongly support afforestation programmes geared towards mitigating climate change and desertification.
“These guys have realized that they are wholly incompetent and the only way to mask the nonsense is to deflect. From a Governor that is always sleeping in Abuja to a litany of incompetent aides that were only rewarded for foolish political reasons.”
“Despite the huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities sadly inherited from the previous administration, we remain resolute in steering Kaduna State towards progress and sustainable development.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.