The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state. It dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the March 18, 2023 Benue governorship election, Titus Uba. The governorship election petition tribunal and the court of appeal in Abuja had affirmed Alia’s election, but Uba […]
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By Banji Ayoola Contrary to reports trending online that he has shelved his governorship ambition, the Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State, Mr. Wale Akinterinwa, has reiterated that he is still in the race to contest the election scheduled to be held in November this year. A statement issued in Akure on Monday titled “Wale […]
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed several terrorists in operations conducted between January 2 and 6 in different areas of Borno State. During the operations conducted near Sambisa Forest, terrorists were said to be moving objects suspected to be arms and ammunition to the area. A statement on Sunday by the Nigerian Air Force […]
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Government has exclusive control over activities on the nation’s inland waterways, including levying and licensing operators in the sector. The apex court held that it was wrong, unlawful, and illegal for states to seek to control the sector and impose levies on businesses operating in the nation’s […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday directed a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged N585m scandal in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. He vowed to “decisively punish” those involved in any breaches and infractions unravelled during the investigations. The President gave the directive in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and […]
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Lawmakers have budgeted an additional N30bn for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The N30bn earmarked for the renovation of the building was part of the N344.85bn budgeted for the National Assembly after they raised their allocations from N197.93bn. The N344.85bn, signed by President Bola Tinubu on January 1, […]
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Former Secretary of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Chief Ayo Opadodun, shares his thoughts with Daniel Ayantoye on the country’s federalism, and agitation for secession, among other issues You recently called on President Bola Tinubu to return Nigeria to true federalism. Do you think the president can succeed in an area that his predecessors failed […]
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Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a House Officer, Dr Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan Lagos, the equipment was yet to be replaced. Diaso was killed after the elevator crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor of the 131-year-old hospital. A colleague of the deceased told […]
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he has no regrets making Siminalayi Fubara the governor of Rivers State. Wike, who said he and some leaders of the state picked and worked for Fubara’s emergence as the governor noted that the decision was taken to ensure the unity of the […]
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Following the visit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives to the company’s head office in Lagos in continuation of its probe of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Dangote Group has expressed readiness to assist the agency in its investigations. The operatives, on January 4, […]
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