The NPC had announced that the Commission would begin the second pre-test exercise in 444 Enumeration Areas in the 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in preparation for the population and housing census. Nasir Isa Kwarra, the commission’s chairman, explained that the pre-test […]
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A former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, has been announced dead. He was said to have died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Tuesday, at the age of 78. Mbadinuju, who was fondly called “Odera”, was the Anambra governor between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. A […]
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House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila. Photo: Twitter/NGRSENATE The 2.4 billion dollars revenue probe over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from 2014-2015 is not a witchhunt, says Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He made the clarification at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, during the […]
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A Zuba Magistrate Court in Abuja on Tuesday denied bail to one Obiajulu Uja, who protested against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) while onboard an Ibom Air Abuja-Lagos bound flight. Uja, who was evacuated from the plane by airport security officers for delaying the flight for over an […]
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Photo by Samuel Corum/ Getty Images North America/ AFP – Banking sector stress, interest rate, others top Spring Meetings deliberation – Nigerian monetary, fiscal authorities to reveal progress on key reforms On account of China’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and the better-than-expected performance of the advanced economies last quarter, the World Bank has reviewed its […]
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Labour Party (LP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of inducing former publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, to destabilize the party. Ag. National Youth Leader of the LP, Prince Kennedy Ahanotu, made this allegation in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The Federal High Court in Abuja last week Wednesday issued an order restraining […]
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IGP Alkali Baba Usman The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has unfolded plans to immediately prosecute the three officers involved in the assault of an unidentified man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday following the arrest of the three officers. In […]
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Private schools are choking under the heavy tax burden imposed on them by various agencies of government across the country. These taxes range from business premises, yearly renewal fees, waste management agency fees, local government levies, emblems for school buses, merriment levies, parking fees, radio and television fees, and signage or billboards, among others. These […]
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Aftermath of ‘Obidient Tsunami’ Things appear to be falling apart in the Southeast geo-political wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In fact, the centre can no longer hold in Abia and Enugu states’ chapters of the party. The membership registers in those two states are undergoing disputed reviews through the ‘inquisition’ going on to […]
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By Banji Ayoola The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a consistent social justice crusader. In his congratulatory message to Adebanjo, who turned 95 yesterday, he praised the elder statesman for his remarkable leadership within the Afenifere fold. Hailing him for his contributions […]
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