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I have approved the appointment of Osarodion Ogie Esq., as Secretary to the State Government. This is the only political appointment to be made for now. All other appointments are deferred to the first week of February, 2021

End SARS: Court orders police to probe Davido, Wizkid, Falz, Moe, Tiwa Savage, others [Full list] A Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Police to investigate 50 End SARS protesters. They are accused of playing active roles in the agitaion. They include Aisha Yesufu, David Adeleke – Davido, …

Kano Governor, Ganduje’s Aide Distributes Donkeys To Empower Youth In State The distribution took place at the premises of the state’s Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday. Murtala Gwarmai, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Youth Development, has distributed donkeys and other items …

The Electricity Transmission System also known as National grid on Friday suffered a partial collapse, which plunged the whole of Lagos, Ibadan and environ into total darkness for about 37 minutes. Electricity supply were, as a result of the collapse, which occured at 12:58 pm, cut to Eko Electricity Distribution …

……Petrol To Sell At N170.17 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has cut N2 from N155.17 ex-depot price of petrol earlier announced on Friday. With this new price, a litre of petrol will now sell at between N166.17 and N170.17 across the country. The state oil company announced the reduction …

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has expressed optimism that the prolonged strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be resolved by next week when the Federal Government team meets the union leaders again. He, however, said if the matter was not …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the increase in the pump price of fuel which increased from N159 to N170 per liter. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja, rejected the increase describing …

The Federal Government has attributed the recent spike in inflation to the rising costs of moving goods across the country. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this disclosure on Friday at a virtual event titled Finance Bill 2020 public consultations. The Minister said the current …

Now at 306 Electoral College Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Democratic nominee to triumph in Georgia since Bill Clinton did it in 1992. Biden’s …

Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai has slammed a N2bn defamation suit against a former media aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a former Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Thisday Newspapers Limited and others. Others sued in the three separate suits are Timothy …