Oyo State Government will spend N3.354 billion on procuring 100 Kia Rio 1.4 car engine and four Kia Optima vehicles for security agencies operating in the state, an official says.

Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr. Olusade Adesola has commended nurses in the FCT for their sacrifice and exemplary dedication and commitment to service, describing them as key in the Administration’s effort towards delivering quality healthcare services in FCT.

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed sadness at the loss of gallant officers and soldiers in Monday’s helicopter crash in Niger.

..As Over 500, 000 People Expected To Participate

The Otaru of Igarra/Akuku clan in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State, HRH Oba Adeche Saiki II has said that not less than 500,000 people including guests and visitors were expected to grace the 39th Edition of the Irepa/Aba drum festival which would be in its 294th year since it was officially documented.

The Edo Diaspora Committee has described as criminal and an attempt to rubbish the Benin Traditional Council, the statement by Governor Godwin Obaseki that traditional rulers in the state will receive their monthly salaries being part of the implementation of the 1979 Law on Local Government Administration in Edo State.

The Nigerian Air Force has announced that its MI-171 Helicopter on casualty evacuation mission, on Monday, crashed at about 1.00 pm near Chukuba village in Niger.

An expert in security management, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere has expressed shock and disappointment at the reaction of some Nigerians to the planned restoration of civil rule in Niger Republic through the instrumentality of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) currently under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. John Mayaki, has condemned the inflammatory anti-Judiciary rhetoric gripping the country, adding that if allowed to continue, it is inimical to national cohesion and security.