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  • END OF ROAD FOR NNAMDI KANU

    END OF ROAD FOR NNAMDI KANU

    By Bernard Davidson The attempts by Nnamdi Kanu and members of his legal team to rigmarole around the Supreme Court judgment which upheld continued prosecution against him for treasonable charges, is laughable. Not that I outrightly criticise his lawyers for wanting their cut from the levies in dollars, pound sterling and naira collected from brainwashed…

  • Rights Group Commend DSS DG for his commitment to fighting crime

    Rights Group Commend DSS DG for his commitment to fighting crime

    A rights group, Rising-Up for a United Nigeria (RUN), has commended the Director General (DG) of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi, CFR for commitment to fighting criminality leading to the repositioning of the Service as a globally recognised Security Intelligence Agency. RUN, in a press release signed by its…

  • I ‘ll represent interest, welfare of legislative aides says NASSLAF Chairman

    I ‘ll represent interest, welfare of legislative aides says NASSLAF Chairman

    By Lateef Taiwo Emeka Nwala, Chairman, National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASSLAF), 10th National Assembly, says he will represent the interest and welfare of members of the forum at all times. He made the commitment at the inauguration of the newly elected Executive Committee members of the Forum held in Abuja on Friday. Nwala said…

  • Hardship: Zulum shares food aid to 52,500 families in southern Borno

    Hardship: Zulum shares food aid to 52,500 families in southern Borno

    … Distributes N100m to 2,000 youth, women farmers Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, supervised the distribution of food aid to over 52,500 families in seven local government areas of Southern Borno to alleviate the hardship caused by inflation and the current economic problems bedeviling the country. The distribution took place on Sunday at the…

  • Monarchs hail INEC chair’s performance, urge UK govt to discard visa ban calls

    Monarchs hail INEC chair’s performance, urge UK govt to discard visa ban calls

    Traditional rulers under the auspices of Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council, NTRC, Friday, urged the United Kingdom, UK, to discard visa ban calls on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu by some person. This was contained in a letter addressed to the British High Commissioner, and signed by the some traditional ruler,…

  • President Tinubu Mourns the Exceptional Service of Olubadan to Humanity

    President Tinubu Mourns the Exceptional Service of Olubadan to Humanity

    By Milcah Tanimu President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences following the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, at the age of 81. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngalale, President Tinubu described the late Olubadan as an exceptional monarch whose…

  • FCCPC Condemns Unjustifiable Increases in Sachet Water Prices

    FCCPC Condemns Unjustifiable Increases in Sachet Water Prices

    By Milcah Tanimu The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has strongly criticized the significant surge in the price of sachet water, labeling it as unacceptable. Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Vice-Chairman of FCCPC, made this assertion during an event commemorating the 2024 World Consumer Rights Day in Abuja on Friday, under the…

  • Akpabio Seeks NBA Collaboration On Constitution Review

    From Lateef Taiwo The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association to collaborate with the National Assembly in the ongoing constitution review processes. Senator Akpabio made the call when he received the leadership of the association on a courtesy call in his office in Abuja. Akpabio said he was…

  • Hardship: Kwara govt gives 50,000 cartons of noodles to tertiary students

    Hardship: Kwara govt gives 50,000 cartons of noodles to tertiary students

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state government has commenced the distribution of 50,000 cartons of noodles to support students across the state, federal and private tertiary institutions in the state. Speaking on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, at the presentation of the items to the leadership of the Students’ Union Governments (SUGs) of tertiary…

  • President Bola Tinubu Orders Reopening of Borders with Niger Republic and Lifts Sanctions

    President Bola Tinubu Orders Reopening of Borders with Niger Republic and Lifts Sanctions

    By Milcah Tanimu In line with the decisions made at the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held on February 24, 2024, in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. Additionally, he has lifted other sanctions…