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Governor Radda Unveils Key Initiatives for Katsina
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has emphasized his commitment to enhancing critical infrastructure and supporting entrepreneurship to advance the state. Speaking at the Award/Dinner Night for the 37th anniversary of the state’s creation, he highlighted the creation of the Ministry for Internal Security and Home Affairs, which has recruited 1,456 Community Watch Corps members and plans to add 500 more to improve security against banditry.
In the last 14 months, Radda’s administration has focused on education by hiring 7,325 teachers and sponsoring 109 students in fields like Artificial Intelligence and MBBS in China and Egypt. Additionally, he announced plans to upgrade three primary health centers to general hospitals and renovate over 100 healthcare facilities, aiming to establish at least one functional primary healthcare clinic in each of the 361 political wards.
Lagos State Police react to claims of them taking money from dispatch riders on the Coastal Road in Lagos.
It started after a rumour was shared that police arrest and take money from riders as a demand for high bribes, sometimes reaching ₦200,000, and seize motorcycles if not given.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, then addressed the claims online and stated in his statement that he disagreed that the rumour is true and stated, “The spread of misinformation only causes more harm than good. In this era, we can and must do better.”
It has been announced by the governor of Ogun that Tuesday 3rd of February is a public holiday in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the state creation.
This public holiday declaration was released in a statement by the secretary of the state, Tokunbo Talabi.
He then added that the holiday will provide as a day for the citizens to participate in the activities for the state milestone.
Former Kogi politician, Dino Melaye, faces backlash from the public after he shared a video on social media of him abroad and living well through his luxurious lifestyle.
In the same video, he speaks about Nigeria’s current economy and shares his disappointment.
He wrote, “See country, God help us to build a true nation where our wicked leaders will be in jail and the right people in power. Nigeria must be fixed. YES WE CAN.”
However, many state that what he posted and what he is saying contradict each other, and they accused him of sharing his own records to know if he was a corrupt leader.
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