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Mixed reactions are trailing the plan by the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde to renovate the government house with the sum of N63.5b.

Agodi Government House, previously known as Oke Ebo, was constructed during the colonial era.

It has served as the official residence of governors – civilian or military, who had governed the state in the past, from the defunct Western Region of Nigeria, Western State, old Oyo State and present Oyo State.

 Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has appealed to media practitioners in Nigeria, particularly those based in Abia State, to avoid dishing out fake reports that can creat fear.

He made the call on Tuesday while speaking at 2025 Media Vision Africa training in Umuahia.

The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said that media practitioners should prioritize the reports that inspire confidence and not the ones that stoke fear.

While promising his administration’s continued partnership with the media in development of Abia and Nigeria, Otti cautioned the trainees in the program against applying propaganda in dissemination of their reports but to build their storylines with truth.

Otti further cautioned media practitioners against distortion of facts and truth but to be depth in interpretation of facts, saying that things that are not working in Abia should be reported side -by-side with the ones that are presently working.

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, disclosed that 26 suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the massacre at Yelewata community, in Benue State. Egbetokun disclosed this while addressing reporters at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

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A house owner in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos has been arrested for illegally converting his residential building into an abattoir.

The man was arrested at the house where authorities discovered unhygienic slaughtering activities taking place within the home, posing serious health and environmental risks.

Acting on a tip-off from a concerned resident, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, entered the premises and promptly condemned the operation.

According to the agency, the house owner violated the state’s environmental sanitation laws and now faces appropriate sanctions in line with established regulations.

The suspect is currently in custody, and the affected property has been sealed off by the authorities.

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Borno State Police Command has disbursed a total of N13,428,659.95 to the families of ten police officers who died in active service.

The cheques were presented by the Commissioner of Police in Borno State, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, during a solemn ceremony held on Monday at the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri.

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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it will arraign the Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Adewunmi Ogunsanya, and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, John Ugbe, over allegations of breaching the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after counsel to the commission, Chizenum Nsitem, made the application due to the defendants’ absence in court.

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. Some governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and key members of the party’s leadership had a closed-door meeting with the management of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The meeting followed the controversy surrounding the National Secretary of the party.

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 The Social Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday suspended its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, over alleged financial misconduct and misappropriation of party funds. The opposition party also suspended its National Auditor, Nnadi Clarkson, and National Youth Leader, Chukwuma Uchechukwu.

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 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined assent to the National Assembly Library Trust Fund (Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2025, citing conflicts with existing federal laws and policies. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and read by the Speaker on Tuesday, Tinubu said while he acknowledged the laudable objectives of the proposed legislation, several provisions in the bill were inconsistent.

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. A farmer, identified as Baba Yakubu, has been hacked to death by suspected herders at Mai Kwari village in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT. A relative of the deceased, Danjuma Ishaku, said on Tuesday that the incident happened a few days ago while the deceased was working on his farm.

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 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday lost one lawmaker each in the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors — Hon. Peter Akpanke and Hon. Paul Nnamchi — formally announced their switch during plenary, with their defection letters read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.

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 Over 10 people were reportedly feared killed in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State, on Tuesday morning. The road crash, according to investigations, involved three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and three articulated vehicles popularly called trailer.

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Oyo State Commissioner for Police, Johnson Adenola, has appealed to the residents of Ilero community in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of the state for calm following the invasion by suspected herders that led to the death of one person and the abduction of two others. On Tuesday, multiple sources said the incident, which occurred at the weekend, had thrown the entire community into palpable fear and panic.

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