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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has been elected the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state emerged the Vice Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. Mohammed and Fubara’s emerged on Saturday at a retreat for elected PDP officials at the Banquet Hall, Government House in Bauchi […]
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Unknown gunmen attacked Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in the Mbacher council ward in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State. No fewer than 25 people were reportedly killed, many people were reportedly injured and several houses were burnt down by the attackers. According to a native from one of the affected communities, the […]
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At least two soldiers were killed and many others injured when the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), terrorists attacked reinforced troops with a Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device(VBIED), at the firm Base of Arege community in Malam Fatori of Abadam Local at Government Area of Borno State. This is even as scores of […]
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A returning lawmaker in the Ondo State House of Assembly representing Ondo East state Constituency, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, on Saturday, emerged as Speaker of the House for the 10th Assembly. Oladiji, a second-term lawmaker, emerged as the Speaker shortly after the 10th Assembly was inaugurated by the Clerk of the House, Jaiyeola Benjamin, who read […]
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Ondo state government weekend asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour of the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Speculations were rife that the governor who had been indisposed for a while, passed on this morning. But the state information and Orientation Commissioner, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement in Akure, made the clarification. The statement reads “We […]
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One Danladi Ibrahim, a 33-year-old resident of Nasaru village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State is currently cooling his feet in Police custody for drugging and defiling a 10-year-old girl in the area. The suspect was said to have deceitfully given the girl a lemon drink mixed with intoxicant, which led to the […]
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Bayo Onanuga, a former spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has declared that the Nigerian Government is “virtually broke.” Onanuga made the remark while stressing that the subsidy on fuel is no longer sustainable. To this end, Onanuga urged Nigerian workers to support Tinubu as he develops incentives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. […]
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The Osun State Government has warned miners operating in the state to desist from the improper excavation of mining sites and ensure they treat water from their excavations before releasing it into the Osun River. The warning was handed down by the Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Solid Minerals and Environment, Prof. Lukmon […]
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Ex-Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision on fuel subsidy removal, saying it is not easy to govern a country like Nigeria. He said this in a brief interactive session with state house correspondents on Friday. 2. The Nigerian Labour Congress […]
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Twitter’s head of trust and safety on Friday confirmed she had quit the company, her departure coming after owner Elon Musk endorsed an anti-transgender video shared on the platform. “I know there’s been a lot of speculation regarding what happened,” read a post on Ella Irwin’s Twitter account late Friday, a day after her resignation […]
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