Nigeria on fiscal cliff as debt service exceeds revenue by N310b

Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed Petrol subsidy nears N6.7tr Fiscal deficit exceeds N3tr in four months 78 per cent of FG’s spending goes into debt payment, personnel cost Fresh modalities for NNPC’s remittance to FAAC underway Labour, governors agree on subsidy removal behind ‘closed-doors’, says Agba NMDPRA blames rising global energy costs for price instability Hard […]

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Uzodimma accuses opposition of jubilating over Imo killings as angry youths demand governor’s resignation

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Thursday accused the opposition of celebrating the Awo-Omamma incident in the Oru East Local government area in the state, which led to the alleged killings of many youths by the Enubeagu security outfit, in the area last Sunday, as they were returning from a traditional wedding ceremony. The government […]

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Imo LP flays Uzodimma over Awomama killings, demands disbandment of Ebubeagu

Imo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has urged the Federal Government to disband the Imo vigilante group known as Ebubeagu. A statement issued, yesterday, by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Obidinma Aku, said the party received news that scores of youths were killed in the state by operatives of Ebubeagu, after the […]

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14 youths killed in Imo were bandits, says Uzodimma

Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma. Photo//facebook/officialasiwajubat Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has insisted that the 14 youths allegedly murdered by operatives of Ebubeagu are bandits. He said the claims that the victims killed at Otulu Awomamma in Oru East Local Government Area were innocent youths returning from a wedding ceremony as distractive propaganda to […]

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How Ebubeagu killed my seven brothers in my presence – Survivor

Ebube Agu security outfit On Sunday, 14 youths who were returning from a traditional wedding at Awo Omamma in the Orun East Local Government Area of Imo State were allegedly shot dead by the state-owned security operatives, Ebubeagu. In an interview with our correspondent, Chidiebube Okeoma, a survivor, Nnamdi Nnanna, explains how his seven brothers […]

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Anger, protests, boycott as Tinubu presents running mate

Shettima, middle; being formally unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja by Tinubu, right; and APC chairman, Abdullahi Adamu The unveiling of the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Kashim Shettima, was on Wednesday greeted by anger as hundreds of demonstrators stormed the APC secretariat in Abuja to register their grievances over the decision. The […]

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JAMB approves cut-off marks for varsities, polytechnics

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, approved cut-off marks for universities and polytechnics in the country. The decision was taken after a heated session comprising officials from JAMB, the Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission, and the National Board for Technical Education among others. For the polytechnics, 120 cut-off mark was approved […]

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Actress Ruth Kadiri welcomes second child

Star actress and producer, Ruth Kadiri-Ezerika, has announced the birth of her second child. In a Thursday Instagram post, she shared pictures of herself while she was pregnant, and that of the baby after delivery. The actress also revealed the name of the new born, Emerald-Chizaram-Ezerika, whom she disclosed was born on Wednesday. “Dear Emerald-Chizaram-Ezerika, […]

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Alleged perjury: Court grants request for Tinubu’s trial

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to a civil rights organization under the aegis of Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy to apply for order of mandamus that will compel the Inspector General of Police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]

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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ music video reaches 100 million Youtube views

“Calm Down” music video of Rema’s debut album “Rave & Roses” has made history surpassing 100 million views on YouTube five months since its release. The single’s music video is the fastest Afrobeats music video to achieve this feat, making Rema the youngest Afrobeats artiste to accomplish this feat. Mavin boss Don Jazzy shared this […]

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