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Thursday 15 February 2024 Flying Wigwe, others in bad weather wrong – US aviation lawyer Technical glitch threw 14 Ogun communities into darkness – IBEDC Benue residents lament increase in cement price Kanu’s lawyer sues Anambra community leader, demands N50bn damages FG distributes 42,000MT grains free, Ogun begins N5bn interventions ‘Why new S’Court justices […]
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has ordered the removal of a Divisional Crime Officer at the Abraka Division, SP Ibrahim Ishaku, over an extortion case of N2,465,000. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement partly read, “Following the reported […]
THE Presidency on Wednesday said that the government was making frantic efforts to avert the planned strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Presidency also assured that no indigent students will be denied the government student loan to be launched in the next three weeks. Chief of Staff to the […]
Sixty House of Representatives members on Wednesday proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and return the country to a parliamentary system as a replacement for the current presidential system. Wale Raji, a lawmaker from Lagos State in the All Progressives Congress, was a prominent sponsor of the bill, which was […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, as the country is currently indebted to the tune of 1.3 trillion naira to generating companies (GenCos) and 1.3 billion dollars owed gas companies Adelabu, addressed a press […]
The Senate president Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, February 14, constituted a 37-man committee to review the 1999 constitution. The committee will be led by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin. The committee would also comprise one lawmaker from each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The committee will specifically examine rules about […]
The National Working Committee of the Labour Party has slammed a six-month suspension on its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The suspension was announced at a press conference on Wednesday at the party secretariat in Abuja. Opara had, on Monday, challenged LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, at a press conference to account for an alleged […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says hoodlums have disrupted the rerun election in the Enugu south 1 state constituency. In a statement on its official X account, INEC said the incident was reported by its Enugu state office. INEC said no casualties were reported, but election materials were destroyed, and voters were prevented […]
The house of representatives has asked the federal government to ban the production, importation, distribution, and use of styrofoam and single-use plastics across the country. The lower legislative chamber passed the motion during the plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Muktar Shagaya, a lawmaker from Kwara state. The […]
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a reshuffle of his cabinet — a move that has affected over 20 ministers. Ken Ofori-Atta, minister of finance, was among those replaced, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the communications directorate of Accra’s Jubilee House, Ghana’s presidential palace. Ofori-Atta’s sack comes amid criticisms of the […]
