PLATEAU State Caleb Mutfwang has banned night grazing in all parts of the state, following the spate of attacks and killings in some communities. Mutfwang issued the ban in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Gunmen had, on April 2, attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and other communities in …
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THE Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has ruled that the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly was unlawful, unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. In its verdict delivered on Wednesday, the court also invalidated all proceedings and resolutions made by the House …
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Inih Ebong, an associate professor of theatre arts, who was unjustly sacked 24 years ago by the University of Uyo (UniUyo) in Akwa Ibom State, is dead. 73-year-old Ebong died in the early hours of Wednesday, 16 April, at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, his wife, Uduak, reportedly told …
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Britain’s highest court on Wednesday held that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. “The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” Patrick Hodge, deputy president of the …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), has set up over 200 mobile court operations to prosecute traffic offenders during the Easter special patrol operations across the country. The Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Olusegun Ogungbemide on Wednesday in …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed personnel and 1,186 patrol vehicles and motorbikes to enhance road safety and traffic management during the Easter celebrations nationwide. This is contained in a statement by the FRSC Spokesman, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide on Wednesday in Abuja. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has approved the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, toward promoting a cleaner and healthier environment. The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, made this known on Tuesday in Benin. Ikhilor said that the renewed initiative would take place on the last …
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THE European Union (EU) and Nigeria have indicated interest in boosting trade and investment in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. This follows a meeting on Tuesday, where EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot, led a delegation to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, in Abuja. …
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THE Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) rebounded on Tuesday, breaking a two-day bearish run with a market gain of N19 billion. The NGX market capitalisation rose by N19 billion or 0.03 per cent, ending at N65.704 trillion, up from N65.685 trillion on Monday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) added 30.40 points …
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THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 24.23 per cent in March 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for March 2025, which was released in Abuja. According to the report, the headline inflation showed an increase …
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