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The impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House has been described as a breath of fresh air by workers within the assembly complex. Several staff who spoke to The Guardian said they were happy with the development, inviting The Guardian to come to the assembly to see how excited the…
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The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has officially unveiled the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle. Chelle's unveiling took place at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Monday, an event which gathered sports enthusiasts and practitioners to welcome the 47-year-old Franco-Malian citizen. The NFF last Tuesday, January 14, in a statement on its…
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A report by the SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a research firm, has listed Port Harcourt, Maiduguri, Lagos, Calabar, Jos, and other areas as the most dangerous spots for security incidents in the country. The other listed areas were Kano, Onitsha, Eleme Junction in Rivers, and Eleme-Owerri Road, between Rivers and Imo. The report, titled "Roads…
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The alleged case of land grabbing against one community leader, Lawrence Ige, was stalled on Monday due to the prosecutor’s absence in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the case is being heard by Justice O. A. Adetujoye of an Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan. NAN recalls Ige was earlier arraigned…
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The House Committee on Customs has decried the absence of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo at an investigative hearing aimed at strengthening the operation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Committee chaired by Mr. Leke Abejide also expressed surprise that the Comptrollers Generals of NCS and…
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The Senate has expressed concern over low remittances of revenues generated in 2024 by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and some government-owned enterprises (GOEs) to the Federation Account. Sen. Sani Musa, Chairman, Joint Finance Committee of Senate and House of Representatives, stated this in Abuja on Monday at an interactive session on the MDAs’ revenue…
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An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Monday, sentenced one Waheed Salako, 46, to three months imprisonment for obtaining N200,000 under false pretences. The convict, a POS operator, whose address was not provided, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-counts of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. Delivering her judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs…
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The Katsina State Football Academy has strengthened its European presence by securing partnerships with three prominent Maltese clubs. Spokesperson to Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Mohammed said the academy's chairman, Ahmed Mohammad finalised the agreement in Malta for young Katsina talents to join Pieta Hotspurs FC, Hamrun Spartans FC, and Zabbar St Patrick FC. Mohammed said…
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Fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) on Sunday evening killed several farmers in Daban Gajere, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, in what appeared to be a betrayal of an earlier agreement to permit farming activities in their enclave. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism media pundit that the…
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Lagos House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached. The deputy speaker, Mojisola Ojora, representing one of the state constituencies in Apapa, was elected as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. In removing the speaker, the lawmakers alleged multiple financial and statutory violations against Obasa, the longest-serving speaker of the…