Niger Delta Amnesty Programme: Monarchs accuse kinsmen of alleged fraud

• Pass vote of confidence on interim administrator Traditional rulers, under the aegis of Notable Royal Fathers in the Niger Delta Region, yesterday, raised the alarm over an alleged move by a few individuals to fraudulently kill the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The monarchs alleged these fellows fraudulently collected money with multiple accounts without remitting […]

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National Assembly leadership tussle: Tension in APC over secret ballot rule

• Simultaneous voting in both chambers makes race unpredictable • Nomination of Akpabio, Abass in order, says Bamidele • Clark urges Senators-elect to support Christian candidate for equity • Rivers Governor, Niger Delta Youths back party’s zoning formula Despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s meeting with 109 Senators-elect and 360 House of Representatives members-elect at the […]

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I would have slapped Kwankwaso if I met him at Villa, says Ganduje

NNPP only fulfilling campaign promises – Kwankwaso A former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday said he would have slapped his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, if he met him in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He spoke while briefing newsmen after he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, where […]

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Tinubu assents to electricity bill, okays states, individuals to generate power

• Nigerians optimistic of improved supply • ‘No economic efficiency in amendment’ President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assented to the electricity bill passed in July 2022 seeking to repeal the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act, 2005. It becomes the Electricity Act, 2023 The Electricity Act now consolidates all legislations dealing with the electricity supply industry […]

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Tinubu suspends Emefiele as CBN Governor

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This was disclosed on Friday night in a statement by the Director of Information at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr.Willie Bassey. The statement said that Emefiele’s suspension is sequel to the […]

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Enugu governor meets Tinubu over Kanu, restates sit-at-home ban

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has initiated talks with President Bola Tinubu on the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya. After a private meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, Mbah told […]

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Tinubu meets traditional rulers

President Bola Tinubu is having his first meeting with representatives of traditional rulers from across the country at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Friday’s meeting is part of a series of engagements the President is having with key stakeholders across the executive, legislative, business, and traditional institutions since he assumed office on […]

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Osun residents, civil servants, groan over high transportation cost

As a consequence of the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, residents especially civil servants in Osogbo, the Osun state capital now generally trek long distances to their places of work, businesses, and other destinations as transport fares have hit the roof. Also, many car owners who are government workers have reportedly abandoned their […]

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Catholic priests petition Tinubu, Sani over el-Rufai’s remarks

as MURIC demands apology from CAN Clerics in Kaduna State, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), have petitioned Governor Uba Sani, condemning utterances of his predecessor, Nasir el-Rufai, insinuating an alleged plot to Islamise the country. The protest letter by Kaduna, Zaria, and Kafanchan chapters of the body deplored the […]

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Goodbye to era of national awards without honours

Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s last throw of the dice in office mirrors his tardy handling of governance in eight years. Without any known process or protocol, his blanket conferment of national awards on friends, staff, and cronies, and in a riotous manner, falls far below the line of decency, dignity, and prestige expected of national […]

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