President Bola Tinubu has appointed Khalil Suleiman Halilu as Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO of NASENI. Mr President also terminates Dr Bashir Gwandu’s appointment with immediate effect. President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of Khalil Suleiman Halilu as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the …
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Governor Umaru Bago declares next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as public holidays as he announces fuel subsidy removal palliatives for Nigerlites Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has announced the sum of over N5 billion palliatives to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal for Nigerlites, cutting across …
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A soldier identified as Musa Adamu has been dismissed by the Nigerian army authorities for preaching about Jesus Christ while in service uniform on social media. It would be recalled that in July, 2023, Adamu, a Lance Corporal with service number 13NA/70/6100 and attached to Amphibious Training School Personnel (ATSCalabar) …
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Spotify, a global online streaming platform, says Olamide, Odumodublvck, Blaqbonez, Zlatan and Ice Prince are the most streamed Nigerian hip-hop artistes on its platform. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to Okpala, hip-hop has achieved …
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A Benue social media activist, Gyenger Paul was on Thursday remanded in prison custody at the Federal Correction Center, Makurdi for alleged defamation. He was alleged to have published a defamatory piece against the State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on his Facebook page. The trial Magistrate, TK Attah …
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A group under the aegis of Cross River Solidarity Network for Peace and Progress, have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Comrade Asu Okang into the board of the Niger Delta Development Commision (NDDC), describing it as well deserved. The Network, in statement by its national coordinator, …
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Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT apprehended four individuals on August 29, 2023, on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 11,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil into Lagos. The suspects, reportedly affiliated with Tantita Security Limited, were identified as Asonja Goddey, 28, Obajimi Oluwaseyifunmi, 38, Awoowo Aribo, 35, …
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The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed as fake, an online advert by fraudulent individuals claiming to be conducting recruitment on behalf of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu …
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has explained the presence of singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, at their 2023 Annual General Conference (AGC) held on Thursday, dismissing the rumour making the rounds that the artiste was paid to perform. Late last night, netizens lashed out at the NBA for …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike over the impact of petrol subsidy removal on the masses. The strike is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 5. More details shortly…..
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