The presentation was made on Friday at the Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, by the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.
The payment was made under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance and the IGP Family Welfare Schemes.
According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi on Saturday, the schemes are designed to cushion the financial impact on households whose breadwinners paid the ultimate price in service to the nation.
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Nigeria has maintained its highest level of Ebola preparedness despite confirming that all 62 people linked to an imported Bundibugyo Virus Disease case have completed 21 days of monitoring without secondary transmission.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Friday during a news conference in Abuja.
Idris said the last person identified as a contact of the infected individual had completed the mandatory monitoring period, bringing the exercise to an end for all 62 contacts.
He explained that 13 of the individuals developed fever or other symptoms while under observation but were confirmed negative for the disease after laboratory tests.
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Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, has faulted Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his handling of a controversy surrounding the livestream of his presentation of letters of credence.
Magwenya, in a statement, accused Fani-Kayode of misrepresenting Ramaphosa’s involvement in the incident, insisting that the South African President had no role in the operational affairs of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC.
Fani-Kayode had earlier alleged that the South African Presidency deliberately excluded him and the Nigerian delegation from the livestream of a ceremony where 15 ambassadors presented their letters of credence to Ramaphosa in Pretoria.
He claimed that Nigeria was the only country whose ambassador’s introduction and speech were omitted from the broadcast. He also said he raised the issue directly with Ramaphosa, who subsequently summoned relevant officials and directed them to address the matter.
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President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned violence in all its forms and reiterated his earlier directive to security agencies to go after those behind the dastardly acts, irrespective of their political leanings. President Tinubu, who frowned at the reported resurgence of violence in different parts of the country, said that being in different political parties or pursuing different ambitions does not make political actors enemies.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise to test its upgraded electoral technology and electronic result transmission system ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission also unveiled new technical safeguards to prevent inaccurate election results, including figures reflecting over-voting, from being uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV.
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said the refusal of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, to stand for the national anthem, while rising for a different anthem, shows he is lawless and out to divide Nigeria. Wike spoke at a stakeholders’ town hall in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State, organised under the Rainbow Coalition to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election and candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, has hailed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to restore his name to the list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election within 24 hours. Adebutu described the judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu on Friday, as a victory for justice, the rule of law and democratic principles.
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. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has disbanded its Anti-Vandalism Outpost in Gombe State following a shooting incident involving its personnel and a truck driver at New Mile 3. The State Commandant, Muhammed Usman, also summoned all officers-in-charge of the various formations and outposts in the state for an emergency meeting on Friday to address the incident and reinforce discipline among personnel.
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The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned two men over the unauthorised recording and circulation of the corpse of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluanisings, and separate social media publications accusing members of his family of being responsible for his death. The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on Friday.
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. Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has declared his support for the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the 2027 general elections, distancing himself from the Rainbow Coalition being promoted by Nyesom Wike. Lamido, who said he is doing more for the PDP than Wike, also dismissed suggestions that he had endorsed Tinubu or agreed to work with the former Rivers State governor’s political arrangement ahead of the elections.
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. No fewer than 53 Nigerians were among 112 undocumented African nationals arrested by Malaysian immigration authorities during enforcement operations between January and October 31, a report by Malaysian newspaper Utusan Malaysia said. The Nigerians accounted for the highest number of arrests among the African nationals detained during the period, followed by Uganda with 13, Kenya with 10 and Ghana with eight.
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The Katsina State Government has inaugurated 1,008 forest guards to strengthen security in forest reserves and tackle the activities of bandits, terrorists, cattle rustlers and illegal tree fellers. Governor Dikko Radda made this known on Friday during the graduation and passing-out ceremony of the forest guards in Katsina.
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The Bauchi State Government has suspended the Emir of Lame in Toro Local Government Area, Alhaji Aliyu Yakubu Lame, over allegations of misconduct.
The government also constituted a 12-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the allegations against the traditional ruler.
The decision was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to Governor Bala Mohammed on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado.
According to the statement, the suspension followed the receipt of several petitions and intelligence reports from community leaders, stakeholders and security agencies over alleged abuse of office and arbitrary exercise of authority.
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The Presidency has come out to rubbish the story that some youths attacked the convoy of President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
The claim came after a video started going round on Friday, showing a group of young men throwing stones at a motorcade many believed belonged to the President.
Reacting to the clip, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, O'tega Ogra, said what was being shared online is false.
According to him, the video does not reflect what actually took place after the President observed Juma'at prayers at the Shagari Central Mosque in Area 1.
In the trending clip, some of the youths could be heard shouting "Ba ma yi, ba ma so." In Hausa, that means "we do not want you, we do not support you." They were also seen throwing stones in the direction of the convoy.
Ogra said the whole narrative was put together by the opposition.
He took to his X page on Friday to share a different video. The new footage showed Tinubu coming out of the mosque after prayers, waving at supporters and walking calmly to his official car.
The President was seen in a white outfit with a black cap carrying his traditional insignia. Supporters around him were waving and taking pictures as he moved.
"Contrary to the narrative being pushed by the opposition, with videos of their alleged paid thugs at the National Mosque today, here is footage of Mr President leaving the mosque after Friday prayers this afternoon," Ogra wrote in the post.
He maintained that Tinubu left the mosque without any incident and was not attacked by anybody.
From dailypost
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