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Rivers assembly set to screen 23 council caretaker chairmen, others today

19 June 2024

This is as a result of the expiration of the tenure of the elected chairmen and councillors of the 23 LGAs in the state. The governor of the state, Sir Sminialayi Fubara, had Tuesday, following the expiration of the tenure of the LGA, directed the Heads of Local Government Administration to take over the leadership […]

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Atiku, LP tackle Tinubu over Sallah day’s comment

19 June 2024

He also said that good economics at a harsh time was the challenge his administration must face, adding that no matter how difficult and how challenging it could be, he would not turn his back on Nigeria. President Tinubu, who spoke in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to […]

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Households reduce consumption expenditure over high cost of living

18 June 2024

The report covering third quarter and fourth quarter 2023, indicated that Nigerian households reduced their consumption expenditure Year-on-Year (YoY)  to -13.7 percent during the period from -12.47 percent in Q4’22. The period covered by the report is approximately six months into the fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate floatation regime, the two policies that drove price instability […]

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Yobe police arrest notorious gang leader

18 June 2024

The command’s spokesperson Dungus Abdulkarim, told journalists in Damaturu on Monday that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligence Department (SID). “He has been involved in terrorising towns, villages and neighbouring states through menacing phone calls, demanding money and valuables from victims. “The command has been on the trail of Mohammed for his criminal […]

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Nigerians not only ones facing poverty -Tinubu

18 June 2024

While admitting that there are poverty and suffering in the land, Tinubu said the challenges must be tackled and one of the ways of tackling them is to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers cab return to the farm. According to a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri […]

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Tinubu to send supplementary budget to NASS by July

18 June 2024

This was made known by the Chambers spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu in a chat with The Punch, where he noted that the supplementary budget is still being computed by the executive and would be sent to the National Assembly after its July 2 resumption. He said, “The budget would be sent any time we resume after […]

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US forces confirms withdrawal from Niger

17 June 2024

The first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft departed Niamey, the capital of Niger on Friday, 7th of June 2024, signifying a pivotal moment in the broader context of US strategy in the Sahel and West Africa.  It should be noted that Niger has been a critical hub for US military operations aimed at counter-terrorism and regional […]

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Local Council Chairmen battle Rivers Governor, say they cannot be replaced

17 June 2024

Relying on a recent ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, the Chairperson of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara lacks the power to constitute caretaker committees for local government councils in the state. The tenure of the elected council officials in the 23 local government areas […]

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Tinubu, Atiku, govs urge unity at Eid-el-Kabir

16 June 2024

Recall that the Federal Government had announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays in observance of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.President Tinubu also departed Abuja  to celebrate the Sallah holidays with his family and friends in Lagos, his home state. But in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, President […]

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Fake EFCC operatives bag 46 years jail term for impersonation, fraud

16 June 2024

According to a statement , the duo were arrested in May 2021 at New Horizon Estate, Lekki, Lagos, following credible intelligence received by the commission. At the time of their arrest, they were caught in the act of carrying out an illegal operation.  Items recovered from them at the point of arrest included fake EFCC […]

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