Emefiele. Photo/TWwitter/GovWike pledges loyalty to Buhari, Nigerians Following unsolicited campaigns to see him emerge as one of the presidential candidates in the 2023 presidential election, and criticisms to distract him, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said his major commitment at the moment is to assist President Muhammadu […]
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Tortuous from the onset, the long-running scandals involving a disgraced senior police officer, Abba Kyari, just got messier. From being indicted in 2021 for aiding the fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, he has allegedly been caught red-handed and neck-deep in international drug trafficking by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and is finally […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, on Tuesday mourned the passage of its Senatorial Woman Leader in Ondo South Senatorial District, and former Chairman of Ile-Oluji/ Okeigbo Local Government, Mrs Yetunde Dada. A statement on Wednesday, by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that the party received the news of […]
Continue ReadingBy Banji Ayoola A former envoy, now senatorial aspirant, Ambassador Sola Iji, has promised to use his wide connections at the state, national and international levels, apart from the Senate, to attract development projects to Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State, from the NDDC, OSOPADEC and MDAs among others, if elected a Senator. Besides, he […]
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Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has released the list of 292 orphanages that benefited from his donation of N250 million. As part of his birthday celebration in November 2021, he had sent out a video message to his friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry to send money to him. In a […]
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Motorists face hell as fuel scarcity bites harder in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • Inflation decelerates slightly to 15.6 per cent • ‘Data is a mockery of market reality’ • Food crisis not reflecting govt’s ‘investment’ in agric, says farmers’ association • NNPC imports 2.3b litres as queues persist nationwide The near-term inflation outlook appears […]
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By Reuben Abati On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in a split decision voted 6-1 to nullify Executive Order 10 through which the Federal Government of Nigeria had sought in 2019, to give effect to Section 81 (3) and Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution, as altered by the 4th Alteration Act No. 4 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has called off a meeting he was scheduled to hold with the Progressive Governor’s Forum (PGF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the agenda of the failed meeting could not be ascertained as at Tuesday evening, it was suspected to be connected with the planned National Convention of the ruling All […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking the approval of a supplementary budget of N2.557 trillion. The letter, an amendment to the Appropriations Act passed in December 2021, was read out at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The budget, he said, is meant to provide for subsidy on petroleum products from June […]
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The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, has ordered the immediate disbandment of all satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) across the country. Channels Television reports that all serving officers in the satellite units have been asked to report to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for debriefing. The development […]
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