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The Elumelu brothers, Chairman UBA Group and Heirs Holding, Mr. Tony Elumelu and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, held an intimate reception after they both received national awards on Tuesday. Tony was conferred with the honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, while …

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has said if elected in 2023, he would put an end to the extortion of traders by leaders of markets in the state, also known as ‘Mama loja.’ In a statement on Wednesday, Jandor …

The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has at last finally issued a directive for the arraignment of a former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah, in the N7.9 billion money laundering charges brought against her by the Federal Government. The directive issued in …

A former governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East senatorial District, Chimaroke Nnamani, has faulted the decision of the PDP to ignore five of its governors as it commenced presidential campaigns for the forthcoming 2023 elections. Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Sam …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities is still awaiting the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the no-work-no-pay rule invoked by the Federal Government since its strike began eight months ago, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent learnt that the President’s decision on the matter is …

The Federal Government said on Tuesday that the Mental Health Bill is awaiting the assent of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Coordinator, National Mental Health Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Tunde Ojo, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the bi-monthly ministerial briefing in …

• Writes Tambuwal, cites conflict of interest Renowned scholar and Director, Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Dr. Sam Amadi has rejected his appointment as Director of Research for the 2023  Election Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party. According to him, he was declining the offer because …

• As Buhari confers highest number of awards A total of 5,341 persons have so far received Nigeria’s National Honours Awards since its inception on October 1, 1963. This is according to an aggregate of the total awardees compiled by the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs. According to …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said unlike the All Progressives Congress (APC) which has nothing to show, it is very proud of running on records achieved during its 16 years rule. PDP in a statement by its Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Charles Aniagwu, Tuesday claimed that the APC was running …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has commended the Lagos Government for the planned salary increment for workers in the state’s public service. The NLC Chairman in Lagos, Ms Funmi Sessi, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. “The announcement came at the right time,” …