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The Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s claim that former military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), was one of those who tormented the president during the military era. Osinbajo made the remark while reviewing Babangida’s autobiography, A Journey in Service, recalling how…
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Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has attributed the shortcomings of political actors to the behavior of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary. Jonathan made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja at a Reflection Conference on Democratic Elections in West Africa, organised by Yiaga Africa. He insisted that for the review of the…
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The leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC), on Tuesday, said that it is set for a busy week as the zonal elimination for team sports at the 22nd National Sports Festival kicks off across various centers. States will compete for qualification spots at zonal centers in Ibadan, Benin, Enugu, Kaduna, Plateau, and Yobe,…
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Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered that the three workers of the Lagos State House of Assembly, be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) for an alleged assault on its officers. The judge ordered the remand of Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle, and Fatimoh Adetola…
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Officials from the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), on Tuesday, led by Technical Adviser Planning, Osa Konyeha met with stakeholders and important local government officials. Present at the meeting included the chairman of Orile Agege LCDA, Johnson Babatunde, Chairman of Iba LCDA, Yisa Abiola Jubril, and Secretary to Alimosho Local Government, Dare Ogunkoya, who…
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A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Obiorah Okonkwo, has insisted that Governor Charles Soludo does not have the moral latitude to rely on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in securing his second term mandate at the November 8 poll. Speaking to reporters after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms at…
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The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) on Tuesday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the source of the massive donations made at the recent book launch of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.). Nigerian business elites last week announced about N17.5 billion in donations…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, arraigned additional 16 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for fraud. They are: Hu Hui (a.k.a A Bin), Liao Ri Xing (a.k.a. Li Jun), Li Qiang (a.k.a. Yang Huan Huan),…
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The Senate has resolved to refer Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions over alleged disorderly conduct during a recent plenary session following a recent dispute over the seating arrangement. The committee, chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun, has been mandated to turn in its findings in two weeks. The resolution…
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The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) and its chairman, Hashim Abioye, on Tuesday sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mohammad Uma Abba, for the breach of their fundamental rights. In suit no. FHC/05/CS/41/2025, filed before a Federal High Court in Osogbo, the plaintiffs are…
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The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has sued the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. This followed a drama that ensued in the Senate, which saw Akpoti-Uduaghan lamenting that the new sitting arrangement in the chambers was unfavourable to her. She also raised concerns that her contributions at plenary were…