The Port Harcourt Refining Company will be shut down any time soon to undergo a maintenance exercise that could last for 30 days. Some retailers said that the facility was shut down on Thursday night, but the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said the plant was still operational as of Friday. However, on Friday, fuel […]
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• Obasanjo, Adeleke, Atiku, others hail new monarch • Traders, residents close businesses to celebrate President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the rehabilitation of Ilesa/Ife/Ibadan dual carriage expressways for ease of transportation. Tinubu, speaking at the coronation of the 41st Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adesuyi Clement Haastrup, Ajimoko III, noted that his administration is […]
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Badaru • COAS to troops: Crush terrorists to ground without mercy Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar says Nigeria is making significant strides in the battle against insecurity, with recent military operations and strategic investments in defence infrastructure yielding tangible results across the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview for an upcoming State House documentary […]
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• Supreme Court declines jurisdiction The 36 state governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday lost their judicial battle with the federal government over the central authorities’ application of recovered looted funds. The Supreme Court held that the suit in which the plaintiffs faulted the non-remittance of the recovered loot into the Federation Account, […]
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In a case of dog eating dog, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, will on Monday seal up the National secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja and 4793 other properties. Wike, a PDP chieftain and former governor of Rivers State will openly invalidate the properties, which were revoked by the […]
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Oba Haastrup and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the coronation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between traditional rulers and all tiers of government to tackle the challenges facing the nation. He believes strongly that the parley will enhance grassroots development and foster national unity. The President spoke at the coronation ceremony of […]
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Atiku, and Aregbesola Ex-Vice President and Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Friday met former Osun State Governor and Interior Minister, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola as part of his strategic consultations towards the 2027 election. Accompanied by an entourage including another former Vice President Namadi Sambo among other high profile politicians, Atiku, who ran under the […]
Continue ReadingObadele emerges Director General The Minister of Interior, Hon. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo has launched the Ondo State chapter of the Progressives Network for Tinubu,an independent mobilisation group working for the president’s reelection in 2027. The launch came against the backdrop of Tinubu’s endorsement and announcement by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and its […]
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh reduction in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across the country, as the competition in the downstream oil sector heightens. The plant announced that the new rates now range from N875 to N905 per litre, depending on location. The new price regime, which marks a […]
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A former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has expressed concern that the ruling party is gradually moving away from its founding ideals of progressivism toward a structure that resembles centralised control. He spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief, on Friday, lamenting that internal contests had been […]
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