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Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has raised the alarm that armed bandits have taken over forests in the state. The Kano governor, who made the disclosure at the Defence Headquarters, where he met with the service chiefs, said the bandits are grouping in Falgore forest, even as the state …

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night, March 3, passed the George Floyd Justice bill in a 220-212 vote aimed at preventing police misconduct in the wake of racial injustice and police brutality. House Democrats originally introduced and passed the bill, titled the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, last …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of seven payment service providers for failing in statutory requirements. The revocation order was contained in an official gazette published on the website of the apex bank yesterday. The decision had been gazetted since December 4, 2020. The providers affected …