National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has said that the people of Osun made him proud by producing the first PDP governor, Ademola Adeleke, from the July Osun governorship election since his inauguration as chairman of the party. Ayu called on all Nigerians to join hands to work together so that […]
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Nigerian Air Force aerial assaults on terrorist camps across three Local Government Areas of Igabi, Chikun and Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State have led to the killing of many terrorists. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, was, however, silent on when the operations […]
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A popular singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo also known as D’banj, has denied the allegations leveled against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission of fraudulently diverting funds meant for the beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s economic empowerment programme, N-Power. D’banj was reportedly detained by the ICPC on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, after being questioned by officials […]
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has debunked stories making the rounds that he withdrew N5 billion from the state’s account and awarded the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday the governor said the allegations being peddled on social media was […]
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Senate President Ahmad Lawan said the Upper Chamber would debate a motion on the merits and demerits of the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) limiting cash withdrawals per week to N100,000 and N500,000 for individuals and corporate organisations respectively. The directive of the Senate President followed an attempt by the Minority Leader, […]
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xecutive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has said that the commission has no hand in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, VCs, for universities in the country, He clarified this during an interactive section with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, explaining that the appointment of VCs was wholly vested in the hands […]
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Bank customers, businesses including PoS operators kick, transporters and others have complained against the new directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria to banks limiting withdrawals. The directive by the apex bank which had imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organisations, will become effective on January 9, 2023. A memo issued by the […]
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A suit challenging the candidacy of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress has been dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. A rights advocate and APC stalwart, Ngozika Ihuoma, had dragged Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to court on June 9 for allegedly violating extant […]
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Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Sharon Ikeazor, has lamented the escalating violence against women in the political arena as the country prepares to hold elections next year. Similarly, a human rights lawyer, Frank Tietie, has urged the international community to place a travel ban on Nigerian leaders, especially state governors and other senior […]
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Since swearing in of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Ekiti, the State House of Assembly has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Internecine power tussle among the so-called lawmakers, brigandage, allegations of assassination attempts and arson all demonstrate sheer ill-wind that has no place in a democracy. The lawmakers have behaved unruly in […]
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