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From Lateef TaiwoThe Nigeria Association of Women Journalists,NAWOJ Ebonyi state chapter, has elected new executives to pilot the affairs of the association for the next three years. This is even as Mrs Nkechinyere Oginyi was re-elected unopposed as the chairperson of the Association in Ebonyi state Wednesday at Dr Sam Egwu press Centre, Abakaliki Addressing…

From Lateef Taiwo The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Wednesday condemned unpatriotic members of the House of Representatives Minority Caucus for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, a notorious terrorist leader responsible for the bloodshed of innocent Nigerians, says this brazen demand is an affront to the victims of Kanu’s terror activities and a slap…

From Lateef Taiwo Thousands of indigenes of Borno State , stormed the Unity Fountain , Abuja on Wednesday , protesting against removal of Senator Ali Ndume ( APC Borno South) as Senate Whip by the Senate . The aggrieved protesters carried placards with various inscriptions like , ” we reject removal of Senator Ndume as…

88 billion From Lateef Taiwo Survivors of Nigerian/Biafra War have cried out over the alleged embezzlement of a whopping #88 billion, paid as compensation to veterans, victims and next of kins of the war. In a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), signed by the former Military Attache to Gen. Patrick Hannibal Achuzia…

From Lateef Taiwo The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of NASS has been called upon to prevail on President Bola Tinubu to reverse government policy on foreign exchange, as part of measures to reduce inflation and hardship in the country.* The call was contained…

From Lateef Taiwo The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Hon. Christopher Maikalangu has declared his administration’s opposition to touting in the Federal Capital City by unauthorized persons claiming to be revenue agents of the council. Maikalangu, who issued the warning at a press briefing in Abuja, cautioned all unpatriotic residents involved to desist from…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has lauded the efforts and achievements of the Institute of Leather Science and Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State, towards the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMSE) in the State and Nigeria at large. The Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Damilola Yusuf Adelodun, who gave the…

Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), announced that the NLC is not responsible for organizing the nationwide protest against hunger set for August 1. In a statement, Ajaero clarified that reports suggesting the NLC’s withdrawal from the protest are false. He emphasized that the NLC cannot withdraw from an event it did…

From Lateef Taiwo The House of Representatives has approved a significant increase to the 2024 budget, raising it from N28.777 trillion to N35.055 trillion. This change follows the consideration of a report from the House Committee on Appropriation, which addressed President Bola Tinubu’s urgent request for a supplementary budget of approximately N6.2 trillion. The Committee’s…