Prominent figures such as President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the 14th Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will unveil a book on the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday. Other governors expected to attend the book launch include Babajide Sanwo-Olu …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the suspension of two of its Sokoto zonal command officers over offences bordering on alleged culpable homicide (murder), and criminal conspiracy. Specifically, the anti-graft agency said the criminal suspects, Assistant Superintendent, Apata Odunayo, and Inspector of Ogbuji Tochukwu, are standing trial …
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The World Bank has finally broken the silence on the news report that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is borrowing a whopping sum of $800 million from the multilateral institution. The Director of the World Bank in Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri who spoke on Monday in an interview with This Day said …
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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved 25th November, 2023 for the conduct of local government council elections in the state. This is contained in a letter of notice with reference number YB/SIEC/GEN/03/V.II dated 11th May 2023 and addressed to the Executive Chairman, Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission by …
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has lost two of its members. The two members are Deacon Tunde Ogunesan and Mrs Victoria Ojo. Ogunesan died on Monday after a brief illness. The news of the death of Ojo was announced in the early hours of Tuesday. …
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A Magistrate Court in Yaba on Tuesday granted bail to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. The defendant is expected to produce two sureties who own landed properties in Lagos State. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun also ordered police to complete their investigation within 48 hours. Seun was charged with assault on a …
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The Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies …
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Three young men have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for conspiracy and armed robbery. The trio Omotayo Deji (23), Chidiebere Ifeanyin (25) and Bolaji Usman (28) were on January 21, 2020 arraigned before the court presided over by Justice …
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President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), in France. The duo met in Paris on Monday and reportedly discussed issues around the election of the legislative leaders ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th …
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An Inspector of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abel Isah Dickson, has died after a scuffle with two colleagues over items collected from a suspect. The items include medications and some cash. The two colleagues, Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji Titu …
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