MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong is set to resign. The Minister has collected his Certificate of Return from Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Court of Appeal had earlier sacked Peoples Democratic Party’s Bali Napoleon and declared Lalong as the Senator for Plateau South Senatorial Zone. Details shortly. …
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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the March 18 governorship election in Gombe State. Yahaya, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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FULANI Herdsmen strike at Evbosi along Benin-Abraka road on Monday afternoon 20th of November 2023 and made away with two victims whose whereabouts are yet unknown. The victims whose names were simply given as Mr Samson and Messrs Enove were test running their vehicle after fixing before they suddenly encountered …
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ORDINARILY, I wouldn’t write on the subject matter, because it is legal, and comes with a lot of technicalities. But such technicalities are regular visitors in the career of my calling-journalism. Blunder, error and lapse are old hat in the newsroom, as such, nothing to get excited about, because they …
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By Ndahi Salihu, Maiduguri THE Federal Government says the use of Atmosfair Save80 Clean Cookstoves, a climate friendly device, will help to address challenges of climate change and reverse environmental degradation in northeast states. Director-General of National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Dr Salisu Dahiru, who disclosed this during a …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Hon. E. J. Agbonayinma as the acting chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau. The president in a letter to Hon. Agbonayinma signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume asked Barrister Kankia Aliyu , a board member of …
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THE Environmental Special Offences Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has handed down fines and community service penalties, to 40 environmental offenders, found guilty of indiscriminate waste disposal. The presiding magistrate underscored the gravity of the offences and impact on the environment, subsequently imposing a fine of ₦30,000 …
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OPERATIVES of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected internet fraudsters in the Makurdi metropolis, Benue State. They were arrested on Thursday, November 23, 2023 following credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related offences. The suspects are : Stanley Tochukwu, Desmond …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Thursday, noted that the …
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KOGI State Government has ordered the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris said no imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government accounts henceforth. According to the statement, “All …
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