President Bola Tinubu has recently sacked six ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle. The reasons he rejigged his team for the third time, technically, since he was sworn in on May 29, 2023, are raising dust in the polity. Fresh insights on why the ministers were relieved of their duties emerged last night. Although, the […]
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Former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission Prof Humphrey Nwosu, needs no introduction in Nigerian politics. Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis chronicles his political journey and the role he played in the controversial June 12, 1993 election. On Thursday, the death of the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Prof Humphrey Nwosu, was announced in the media. […]
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Grenada is set to become a major energy hub as Nigerian oil and gas company, Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering, has secured a historic multi-billion dollar deal with Global Petroleum Group, to launch one of the Caribbean’s largest oil and gas ventures. A statement by the Group CEO, Dr. Aisha Achimugu, made available to Punch […]
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The Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has said Nigeria is considering launching a diaspora bond in the United States as part of its strategy to achieve monthly remittance inflows of $1bn. The CBN chief disclosed this during an interview with Reuters on Thursday, held on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank autumn meetings in […]
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Former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has expressed concern over the exodus of talented young Nigerians from the country. According to him, this trend and the current struggles in the nation symbolise a dangerous loss of hope. Speaking at the launch of the Unveiling and Rebranding Nigeria Initiative in Abuja on Saturday, […]
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The identities of the six Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited employees who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday have been disclosed. Our correspondents obtained the electronic manifest of the flight, which revealed the names of the workers as Tamunoemi Suku, Alu Lawrence, Etim Emmanuel, Kenneth Chikwem, Frank Oriamre, and Borris Ndorbo. The pilot was […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the unauthorised use of its official uniform by social media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in a recently released video. In the viral video posted on his social media platforms, Otse was seen wearing a police uniform and introducing himself as CSP VeryDarkMan and Nigeria’s “number one […]
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About 42.3 million litres of imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are expected in the country next week, oil marketers stated on Friday, urging local refiners to ramp up production. Dealers said petrol imports would continue until the production of the commodity in the country was enough to meet domestic demand. They insisted that […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ccandidate in the coming November 16 election, Hon. Agboola Ajayi has promised to prioritise security if elected as the governor. He promised this at Iju and Ita-Ogbolu in Akure North Local Government Area during a campaign tour. He also promised to promote agriculture. Ajayi also promised to strengthen the security […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate in the coming November 16 Governorship Election in Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has assured that his party would not allow the ruling All Progressives Congress to rig the poll. He spoke against the backdrop of the claim by the APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje that the ruling party […]
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