By Our Reporter On April 24, rainfall destroyed the walls of the Suleja Custodial Centre and led to the escape of 118 inmates, some of who are still at large. At the time, the...
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50 Reps write Tinubu, pleads for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Fifty members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu...
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Osun APC to Adeleke: Recall sacked health workers employed by Oyetola
From John Dike, Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke for its handling of the health sector, describing it as the worst...
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Edun lauds progress on AKK pipeline project
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far on the AKK Gas Pipeline Project, spearheaded by the Nigerian National...
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President Tinubu orders sanction of civil servants receiving salaries after relocating abroad
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, addressed the 2024 Civil Service Award and Gala Night, commending the Head of Service for exposing fraudulent workers who drew salaries without formally resigning. The President, who was...
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President Tinubu and Nigeria’s rising global profile, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Nigeria’s rising global profile is not the conjuring of luck or the divination and contrivance of some dissociated variables. It is the result of purposeful, diligent, and experienced leadership. The workings of President Bola...
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Plot to forcefully take over Rivers State exists only in PDP’s warped imagination – APC
Consistent with its scaremongering tendency, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was engaged in a plot to forcefully take over the government of Rivers State. This ridiculous...
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Abuja’s Murtala Mohammed Way NOT Renamed after Soyinka – FG
We have noted the rumours being circulated that the Murtala Mohammed Expressed Way in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been renamed as Wole Soyinka Way. The renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway...
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Rejoinder to New York Times’ jaundiced report on Nigeria’s current economic situation
Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal’s feature story with the title ‘Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation’, published on June 11, reflected the typical predetermined, reductionist, derogatory, and denigrating way foreign media...
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Fubara directs LG Heads of administration to oversee councils
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, on Tuesday, directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAS) to immediately take charge of their councils. He said this followed the expiration of the tenure of the 23...
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