Catholic Bishops Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said that blessing same-sex marriage is against God’s Law, the teachings of the Church, the laws of the country, and the cultural sensibilities of Nigerians. The bishops stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ibadan. NAN […]
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One month after it was closed for maintenance, the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has officially reinstated by the Federal Government. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi on Thursday, December 21. He said: “We are pleased to announce that parts of the Third Mainland Bridge […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, December 21, arrived in Lagos for the Christmas holiday. He arrived in the Air Force One plane and landed at the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja. The plane landed at 3.50pm and president Tinubu disembarked at 4pm.
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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 11 Justices of the Supreme Court after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent in their nomination notice. It confirmed the justices during Thursday’s plenary session following the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. The Chief Justice of Nigeria […]
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The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children to the classroom by 2027. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a one-day retreat on Quick Wins in the ministerial deliverables (2023–2027). Mamman explained that the learning crisis had also been a major issue […]
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Fubara is a man of peace, will implement agreement, says Commissioner Pro-Wike lawmakers withdraw impeachment notice It’s inconceivable – Lamido knocks PDP over Tinubu’s intervention in Rivers crisis The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, has said that his principal, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, didn’t sign a ‘peace agreement’ with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, under […]
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Nigeria army lay Major General Chris Ali to rest in Abuja The Nigerian Army has laid to rest the Former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Chris Ali at the National Military Cemetery Abuja on Wednesday 20th December 2023 in military tradition and honours. At the burial mass earlier held at the St. Joseph Military […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former two-time governorship aspirant, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Alexander Olusola Oke, SAN, has declared his intention to contest the coming 2024 Governorship Election in Ondo State on the APC platform. On why he is joining the race for the third time, he said he is running […]
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Inmates Security dogs earn higher budget, get N800 per diem 50,401 awaiting trial, 3,271 on death row nationwide Gross underfunding of custodial centres and perennial dehumanisation of persons reached a new height with the daily cost of feeding each inmate now N750. The Guardian findings confirmed that even security dogs in custody of the Nigerian […]
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The House of Representatives is setting up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board into the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non-reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the account of the Office of […]
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