Family urges Sanwo-Olu to order corona inquest into hotelier’s death

To ascertain the cause of death of a businessman and hotelier, Alaba Bakare, his family has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to order a coroner inquest. They are also asking the governor to order the release of the autopsy report conducted on his body at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) […]

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Betrayals, internal strife stand against South East’s quest for Presidency

‘To Realise Ambition, There Must Be Articulated Agreement From Region’s Leadership Igbo Hamstrung By Absence Of Formidable Alliance Against APC, PDP —Nwobodo Lack Of Strategic Engagement Bane Of Igbo Politics —Okorie Igbo Supporting Obi Because He’s A Rallying Point, Filling Leadership Gap —Uche Deep-seated animosity among its leaders and political class, self-aggrandisement, greed, lack of […]

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Speakership tussle: Police foil attempt to burn Ekiti Assembly

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command, on Friday botched attempts by hoodlums to burn down the Ekiti Assembly complex. It was reliably gathered that the incident happened around 4am when the hoodlums were said to have scaled the fence and made spirited efforts to raze a section of […]

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Movie star Hank Anuku says ‘I’m sane’, debunks he is sick

Nollywood actor, Hank Anuku, has debunked viral rumours about his mental health. Videos of a man, believed to be Anuku, wandering the streets in tattered clothes went viral on Monday, sparking rumours that he was mentally ill. While his colleague, Shan George, dismissed the claims in a video posted on her Instagram page, another actress, […]

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Naira depreciation, inflation erode workers’ N25tn salaries

Nigeria Labour Congress President, Ayuba Wabba By Temitayo Jaiyeola The endless depreciation of the naira and the rising inflation have eroded Nigerian workers’ N24.88tn salary received in the first six months of 2022. The salaries of workers in the Nigerian formal sector increased from N21.80tn in the first six months of 2021 to N24.88tn in […]

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Wike, other aggrieved PDP governors to lead Rivers campaign – Party

L-R: Aggrieved PDP Governors Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, Nyesom Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Samuel Ortom of Oyo, Abia, River, Enugu and Benue States respectively The deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, South-South, Chief Dan Obih and the G5 governors will lead the commencement of the party’s governorship campaign in Rivers State scheduled for […]

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Twitter closes offices amid mass resignation

Employee departures were multiplying at Twitter on Thursday after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff to choose between being “extremely hardcore” and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs. The Twitter management also told employees on Thursday that offices were temporarily closed and inaccessible, according to Zoe Schiffer, a journalist […]

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2023: Atiku, Okowa meet Jonathan in Abuja

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday night. Okowa, who is also the governor of Delta State, announced this on Friday in a tweet via his verified Twitter account. While sharing photos from the event, Okowa stated that the […]

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N544m scam: Court frees ex-SGF Lawal, others

A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed to establish a prima […]

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