Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a controversial anti-gay bill, his office and the country’s parliament said, introducing draconian measures against homosexuality that have been described as among the world’s harshest. Museveni “has assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023. It now becomes the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023,” a …
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The Chairman Emeritus, Daar Communications, owners of AIT and Raypower FM, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead. His death was announced in a statement signed by his son, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr), on Monday. Details about circumstances surrounding his death were not revealed, but the family promised to make further remarks …
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Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the removal of the fuel subsidy regime by President Bola Tinubu. Reports gathered that the newly sworn-in president had, during his inaugural speech, said the subsidy is no longer sustainable in the country, stressing that it is gone. Reacting, Sani, …
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Shortly after his inauguration, Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, hit the ground running by signing three Executive Orders for the effective governance of the state. The others are: Order 001 of 2023, which is an Executive Order for the Development of Citizens’ Charter; Executive Order 002 of 2023, which …
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has taken the oath of office for his second term as governor. The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba administered the oath to signal the beginning of the governor’s second term of four years. The deputy governor of the state, Dr Obafemi …
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President Bola Tinubu in his inaugural speech, on Monday, outlined a series of monetary policy reforms aimed at revitalising the Nigerian economy. Addressing the nation, President Tinubu emphasised the need for a thorough house-cleaning in the monetary policy landscape. According to him, with a focus on unifying the exchange …
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Niger State outgoing governor Abubakar Sani Bello has advocated special funds by state and federal governments for farmers in the area of land preparation and fertiliser acquisition among others. The governor said this at the inauguration of the operation of Falcol Fertiliser situated at the Niger State Fertiliser Company, Zungeru. …
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Two persons have been killed in Keffi metropolis, the headquarters of Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State by an explosion suspected to be a bomb. The incident was said to have happened in the early hours of Sunday, opposite General Hospital, along Nasarawa Road, Keffi. Reports gathered that …
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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, was on Monday sworn-in for a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking at the 45-minutes ceremony administered by the state Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Adebara, at the Government House, Ilorin, the Governor vowed to remain responsible and …
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Popular Social media platform, Twitter, has removed the verification tag attached to the account of former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. As at the time of reporting, the badge which is given to people who are ‘Government officials’ isn’t on the former Vice President’s twitter account. But Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s badge remains.
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