The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed to make available before it all documents relating to subsidy claims from 2013 to date. Rep Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman, Special ad hoc committee investigating Petroleum Subsidy regime said this when Mr Stephen Okon, Director Home Finance in the […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has restated its commitment to partnering with financial institutions to provide start-up loans to corps members to become entrepreneurs. Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Fadah, reiterated this on Tuesday at the closing of the orientation course for 2022 Batch ‘B’, stream two, corps members, at the NYSC Permanent Orientation […]
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The outcome of Osun State governorship election where the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke trounced the incumbent governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Gboyega Oyetola has rekindled the hope of PDP chieftains in Southwest of re-enacting the 2003 political scenario. Apart from Lagos State that survived the PDP’s onslaught […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left); his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Deputy Governor, Mrs Ipablibo Harry-Banigo at the commissioning of Orochiri-Worukwo (waterlines) flyover in Port Harcourt …yesterday • PDP shifts NEC, Caucus meeting over Atiku’s absence, fear of Ayu’s removal • Postponement not because of Atiku, he prepared for the meeting, aide […]
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Long jumper Ese Brume on Sunday helped sixth-place Team Nigeria record their best ever outing at the Commonwealth Games in 72 years, after her record-breaking leap of 7.00m at the ongoing edition of the Games in Birmingham. On course to winning the country’s 12th gold medal of the event, Brume achieved it in style, breaking […]
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Nothern traditional rulers Recent call by the Alayetoro of Ayetoro-Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olufisan Ajayi, seeking roles for traditional rulers in the nation’s security architecture and the suspension of the Emir of Yandoto Tsafe Local Council of Zamfara State, Aliyu Marafa for conferring a chieftaincy title on a notorious bandit leader and criminal, Ado Aleru, represent […]
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Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, have intercepted another 168 suspected invaders with dangerous charms in two trucks. This came barely three days after the corps arrested 151 suspected invaders with dangerous charms concealed inside bags of rice in Sango area, along Akure-Ado Expressway. Speaking on the development on […]
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has been released from police custody in Tanzania. A video that went viral on social media on Monday showed the moment Tanzanian authorities arrested the singer. Although no official statement was issued by the authorities, it was learnt that […]
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Gunmen have reportedly killed a personnel of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, who was attached to the Oke-Ogun division of the state-owned security outfit. It was gathered that the gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, stormed the Garden of Comfort Lodging, Bar and Event Centre, located at Soyoye, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of […]
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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the state has obtained intelligence reports that ome misguided politicians have started recruiting cultists, ex-convicts and thugs in furtherance of their political aspirations for 2023. He said the state government is aware that owners of hotels and entertainment centres are in the process of giving out their premises […]
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