President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has bowed to the pressure from lawmakers of the House of Representatives and conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. This was made known in a statement on Friday by the President’s…
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Irate Rivers State dwellers on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, insisting that the October 5 local government elections in the state must hold. The protesters were said to have defied the heavy rainfall in the state, singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. This comes…
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The Rivers State Police Command says it will not allow the Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday to hold. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said this in a statement titled ‘Proposed October 5th, 2024 Local Government Chairman Election’. The police, in the statement, confirmed being in receipt of a restraining order preventing them from…
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Tension is high within Nigeria’s university community as the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) prepares to meet today in Abuja. The union is expected to deliver a “State of the Nation” address during the meeting scheduled for this morning, fueling uncertainty, especially among students, as many fear the possibility of…
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The Kogi State Government has suspended all mining activities in the state following the influx of bandits and all manner of aliens into the state for mining-related activities. According to the Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Bashiru Gegu, the government took this decision at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the…
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An unidentified crossdresser has been harassed and stripped in Abuja. A viral video online shows a group of people confronting the crossdresser over his choice of outfit. However, the crossdresser attempted to walk away, but the crowd followed him, hurling derogatory comments and making aggressive gestures. The man was consequently stripped off and harassed before…
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A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service that charges of money laundering dropped in the trial of Idris Okuneye (a.k.a Bobrisky)…
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… How results were manipulated during collation The off cycle Edo governorship election which saw the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaring Senator Monday Okpebolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner has continued to be trailed by controversies. The results have been defended by the party that won and their sympathizers, but vigorously…
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Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has stated that the clamour for federalism in Nigeria’s constitutional reform process is unnecessary, as the system is not suitable for the country. Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review retreat in Kano on Saturday, Ndume said, “Today, there are 195 countries in…
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The House of Representatives has told Aliko Dangote, the owner Dangote Refinery, to disclose the cost he is selling petroleum from his refinery to NNPC Limited and other major marketers. The lawmakers also asked NNPC to disclose the amounts the refinery is paying for crude oil. This resolution followed a motion moved by Oboku Oforji…
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