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22 Oct
As agitations by separatists in the South-East heighten, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) three years ago mandated schools and sundry establishments to remove the Nigerian national flag from their premises.
6 Sep
The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Bayo Lawal, on Friday, charged the Federal Government to immortalise the designer of the National Flag, Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, for recognition and sustainability of his legacy. Lawal gave the charge at the funeral service of Pa Akinkunmi, which was held at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty Road, Ibadan,…
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Former Senate Minority Leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia Central) has urged former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), to write his book and document his first-hand account of the 1966 coup, labelled an ‘Igbo coup’.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has canvassed support for the reservation of special seats for women in both the national and states' legislative houses in the country.
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The Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development, has clamped down on illegal dredgers operating in the state and ordered them to stop work immediately.
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North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu and the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje. It added that following the party’s National Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday in Abuja
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The seeming irrelevance of the estimated 8809 councillors spread across the 774 Local Governments in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has continued as a sore point in the much talked about Local Government autonomy in Nigeria.
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Male and female native doctors, under the aegis of the Association of Herbal Medicine Practitioners of Anambra State, have barricaded part of the Anambra State Government House, Agu-Awka, to protest alleged extortion by members of the Anambra State Homeland Security Squad, also known as Agunaechemba.
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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has warned states and local government councils against adopting its remuneration reports for political, public and judicial officeholders without the required legislative action or enactment of state laws.
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This weekend, the Muslim faithful, globally, will commence the yearly Ramadan fasting for 30 or 29 days as the fourth fundamental pillar of Islam. The month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar calendar, is regarded as a unique month of spiritual examination and rejuvenation.
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Haulage truckers operating in Apapa and Tin Can Ports axis have suspended their planned service withdrawal following the intervention of the Lagos State Government and key maritime stakeholders towards resolving their grievances.
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Kwara State and IHS, a towerco, are hoping to see the new Ilorin innovation hub create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, focusing on digital skills, artificial intelligence, agricultural technology and energy innovation in the next few years.