Say officers were never arrested The Nigeria Police Force has said it has commenced a full-scale investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings, corruption, and high-handedness leveled against some police officers serving at the Zone 13 Command, Ukpo-Dunukofia under the Anambra State Command. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his […]
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Barely three days to the 2023 general elections, a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani has urged Nigerians not to allow judges to decide who rules Nigeria by not accepting the results of the presidential election as he believes people will dispute the results. Nnamani, who also explained the importance of the electoral process, stressed that […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced suspension of its ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registrations. The board in a statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, explained that the registration which commenced on Monday, February 20, was suspended with effect from Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The suspension, according to a statement […]
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Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with fake new N1, 000 notes amounting to about N250, 000. Celestine, who claimed he is an Anambra State-born Lagos-based businessman, said he was travelling from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kola nuts and bitter kola when he […]
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The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, 2023, Barry Andrews, on Tuesday led some members of the mission on a visit to Punhc Place, headquarters of Punch newspapers. In this interview with Dayo Oyewo, he explains the objectives of the mission as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday. Can […]
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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has remained unsparing in his condemnation of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, tagging it a disease, which he named ‘COVID-23’ This was as the Kano governor also knocked his counterparts in Edo and Bayelsa states, Godwin Obaseki and Duoye Diri, respectively, for going […]
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As the Supreme Court today (Wednesday) resumes hearing on the old naira note deadline suit between some state governments and the Federal Government, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions are looking up to the apex court for a favourable judgment that they expect will ameliorate their suffering. The […]
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By Abiodun Olusoga Fanoro President Muhammadu Buhari last week Thursday broke his own record when against his tradition since he assumed office, he made a sudden nation-wide broadcast on crisis, suffering, violence and blood-letting that accompanied the ill-timed Naira redesign and its twin brother, artificial fuel scarcity; all induced and imposed on hapless Nigerian masses […]
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By Adolphus Aletor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will go down in history as the busiest and the most castigated CBN governor in the history of Nigeria. The past few days have seen attacks on commercial banks branches, which the Governor superintends due to banks’ failure to dispense cash […]
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Celebrates deal with private security outfit to check oil theft Osinbajo weighs in on menace, says those in charge must be accountable for failures The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) confirmed that the country’s oil production has risen to 1.6 million barrels per day, a few millions short of the 1.8 million bpd quota […]
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