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23 Feb
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), says the ICPC is desperate to create or search for any conceivable crime to nail him.
23 Feb
The Southwest Youth Advocacy Network has reacted to recent reports of alleged overreach and misconduct by Jim Obazee, the former Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu named Obazee, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC, as the special investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
23 Feb
A frontline gubanatorial aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Prince Tom Iseghohi has withdrawn from the upcoming primaries of the party in Edo State. A letter personally signed by Iseghohi, addressed to Mr. Julius Abure, National Chairman of the party, sighted by The Guardian, the aspirant said he is disappointed by the lack of transparency…
23 Feb
Due to the increasing rate of boat mishaps in the country, the Nigerian Navy Ship, (NNS) Pathfinder, has conducted a search and rescue simulation exercise to save lives at sea and curb boat mishap casualties recorded in the nation's maritime domain. The exercises were in conjunction with two other security agencies including the Nigerian Airforce,…
23 Feb
Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three sisters trek across the border on their way to a wedding in Niger, carrying their babies on their backs.
23 Feb
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has warned those suggesting a military takeover to be careful or the arm of the law will go after them. The General was reacting to insinuations from some sections of the country that the military should take over governance in a bid to reduce economic hardship.…
23 Feb
Says FG is demanding refund of N2bn palliative from states Oyo State governor and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that there is no truth in the claim by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, that states of the federation got additional N30 billion each outside of their statutory…
23 Feb
The Senate has rejected the controversial bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of the National Assembly by additional five years.
23 Feb
To broaden Nigeria's Internet ecosystem, Bayobab, a pan-African digital connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with MTN Nigeria to land a 45,000km subsea cable in Nigeria. Known as ‘2Africa,’ with its landing station at Mopo-Onibeju Lekki area of Lagos.
23 Feb
The Kaduna State government has said Lassa fever killed four persons at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in the state.Muhammad Shehu, chief press secretary to Governor Uba Sani, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday.
23 Feb
Chris Ogunbanjo & Co. has announced the funeral arrangements for their Managing Partner, Abimbola Ogunbanjo (OFR), who died on February 9, in California, USA.
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects that would stand the test of time.