Again, armed hoodlums have attacked men of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State, leaving one of the operatives critically wounded. The incident occured on Friday during a burial ceremony in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state during the burial of a deceased person on a plot of supposedly sacred ancestral land. Irked by the […]
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The Federal Government has assembled 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, led by a former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN) and six other lawyers to defend the emergency rule declaration in Rivers State in the suit filed by the 11 Peoples Democratic Party governors challenging the suspension of democratic rule in the […]
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Fubara speaking at the event. Credit: X| Big_Sinudo Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he is not desperate to return to office, revealing that his “spirit left the Government House long ago.” Fubara, however, acknowledged the immense support he had received from many people and emphasised the importance of standing by those […]
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Patience Jonathan Wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has ruled out the possibility of her husband joining the 2027 presidential race to contest against President Bola Tinubu. Mrs Jonathan said rather than contest, her family would campaign for Tinubu’s re-election because Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, supported Jonathan’s 2011 presidential bid. Mrs Jonathan, whose husband […]
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The move to reconcile all aggrieved members of Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has started in earnest, with the party’s Governors Forum and former governors naming Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-man reconciliation committee. Other members of the committee are Governors Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), […]
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Federal Government officials have unwittingly sowed seeds of confusion as to whether or not the Bola Tinubu regime is planning a ban on importation of photovoltaic panels any time soon. Self-impressed with what the experts in his ministry are doing, the Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, recently claimed the government was willing […]
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History has been made in Nigeria’s educational landscape as 15-year-old Afolabi Olumide Ayodeji shatters a long standing record in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), scoring an unprecedented 370, the highest mark recorded in over a decade. For more than 10 years, no candidate nationwide has achieved this extraordinary feat. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation […]
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted claims by oil marketers that the facility does not have the capacity to meet local fuel demand. Officials of the refinery told our correspondent that the refinery has enough fuel to satisfy local needs and export to other countries. Following a statement by the founder of the refinery, Aliko […]
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The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN, has called for a board to regulate development within the cocoa industry. He praised President Bola Tinubu for approving the change of the National Cocoa Management Committee into a board in line with farmers’ request It spoke through its president and that of Global President of Cocoa Farmers […]
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President Bola Tinubu has described Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti as a rare Nigerian elder statesman worthy of emulation. He conveyed his eulogy in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday saying: “Today, I rejoice with the family, political associates, and friends of our dear father, leader […]
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