Nigerian Governors have agreed to declare a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence against women and children in the wake of outrageous numbers of rape cases recorded in recent times The decision was taken by the governors on Wednesday June 10 during the 10th COVID-19 teleconference meeting. In a communique released by the chairman of…
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Following the declaration of a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriages in Lagos by the state Government. The massive construction work which began on Monday is bent on repairing critical roads and highways around the state. Against that background, in a tweet via the Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu’s official page, he urged Lagosians…
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Lagos State Government has declared a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways and carriages. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday at the Lagos House Marina, ordered massive construction work on critical roads and highways across the state, beginning from Monday (tomorrow). The governor’s directive followed the conclusion of his series of meetings with eight multi-national…
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Senator Dino Melaye, has called for the declaration of a state-of-emergency in Kogi, saying there was insecurity and anarchy in the state. His call at the Senate plenary on Tuesday was against the backdrop of two alleged assassination attempts on his life. The Senator represents Kogi West. According to NAN, Melaye who came under Order 43…
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in the agriculture sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose, who made the plea in Ado Ekiti while declaring open the 2016 Ekiti Agriculture Summit, said doing so would boost government’s commitment to the…
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The Kaduna State Police Command yesterday declared a State of Emergency over the spike of kidnapping in the state. Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), DSP Zubairu Abubakar, said that a special team of anti kidnap squad has been formed to track and dislodge the criminal gangs. He said the declaration of the…
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Mali has re-imposed a nationwide state of emergency for the final 10 days of the year to head off any terror threats, after a deadly jihadist attack in the capital last month. A government statement issued overnight said it was imposed because of “the evolution of the security situation in Mali and in the surrounding…
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Members of the radical Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram on Tuesday evening shot dead the Borno Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, barely 30 minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. Pst. Ayo Oritsejafor Rev. Faye Pama Musa, the head pastor of a Pentecostal…
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