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The Ondo State Police Command has debunked reports alleging that it directed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the state to contribute ₦39,000 each for the deployment of personnel to Lagos State ahead of the upcoming local government elections. In a statement issued on Friday in Akure, the state capital, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has denied allegations of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting its mission is to democratically unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls. The party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to comments by […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected Governor of Edo State following the September 2024 gubernatorial election. In a congratulatory message personally signed and issued on Friday in Abuja, Akpabio described the apex court’s ruling as a triumph of democracy […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has taken a significant step toward reforming rental laws in the state as it passed the new Tenancy Bill through second reading on Thursday. Titled “A Bill for a Law to Regulate the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in Lagos State,” the proposed legislation seeks to redefine tenancy agreements, outline […]
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has cast serious doubt on the future viability of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, describing them as a long-standing economic drain. Speaking on Thursday while hosting members of the Global CEO Africa from the Lagos Business School at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery […]
The Federal Government has firmly stated that Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the United States to accept deported Venezuelan nationals, particularly those with criminal records. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made the position clear during an appearance on a national television on Thursday. Tuggar said Nigeria faces its own share of internal […]
The Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, despite a Federal High Court order directing her immediate reinstatement following the expiration of her six-month suspension. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during today’s plenary, naming Senator Aniekan Bassey of Akwa Ibom North-East as her replacement. […]
The Lagos State Police Command has revised its earlier directive on movement restrictions for the July 12, 2025, Local Government elections. Movement across the state will now be restricted from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as opposed to the initially announced 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This adjustment was disclosed in a statement issued on […]
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, has accused the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu of deliberately working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state through coercion and inducement. Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5FM, Arapaja criticised the spate of defections from […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants could not establish their claims of election non-compliance and unlawful […]
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