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The 2,484 Benue civil servants who were sacked by Governor Hyacinth Alia in June have written to the state government to demand their reinstatement within 30 days to avert a legal action. The position of the aggrieved workers was contained in a letter by their counsel, Mr. Samuel Irabor, to the Secretary to the State […]
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President Bola Tinubu has said a comprehensive consensus against the spread of “contagious autocracy” across Africa is the next step forward with respect to how the power in Gabon will play out. The Nigerian leader noted that he is committed to working with other heads of state to defend democracy on the continent. President Tinubu […]
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In a move to resolve the current impasse between the Executive and the Legislative arms of the Lagos State Government over rejection of 17 cabinet nominees by the latter, members of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, on Wednesday, stormed Lagos House, Marina, in a closed-door meeting with Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker, Lagos State House […]
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The Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has told the personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to take their job seriously or be shown the way out. The minister equally warned them against sabotage, insisting that no act of sabotage would be allowed from any of them. He issued the warning during an assessment […]
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The Kano State Police has increased bounty placed on two notorious thugs on its wanted list from N100,000 each to N500,000 each. The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel disclosed this while handing over 100 other repentant thugs to the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Sani Abacha stadium during the […]
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and South-South zonal organizing Secretary of the party, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the reappointment of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The APC Chieftain described the reappointment of Dr. Ogbuku as a reward for […]
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, daring them to take action against him through suspension or disciplinary measures. Speaking in an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Wednesday, Wike asserted that he has yet to encounter a party leader who possesses […]
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Germany condemned the coup in Gabon on Wednesday while acknowledging there were legitimate concerns with the polls that preceded the military takeover of the central African nation, AFP reports. “It is not up to the military to intervene by force in the political process. Gabonese people must be able to autonomously and freely decide their […]
Continue ReadingTheatre goers are in for a season of comic relief as ‘A bag of Trouble’ , Nigerian psycho-comedy hits the cinemas this Friday. Starring Broda Shaggi, and Oga Sabinus in a mesmerizing performance, “A Bag of Trouble” is produced by Collis T.Miller and Michael Chimex Onwunali for Spinning Films and Tehilla Films. The film delves […]
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Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has appointed a United Kingdom-trained administrator Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji as the pioneer Managing Director of the Kwara Garment Factory Ltd, one of the signature projects of the administration conceived to boost economic productivity and employment generation. Olubukola, who is from Offa, was educated at the University of Hull, United Kingdom; […]
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