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Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has arrived at the presidential election petition tribunal in Abuja. Obi, on Tuesday, was accompanied by his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed as well as the award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The tribunal is expected to adopt the written addresses of Obi, the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered watertight security nationwide over planned protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress during the week. The Force Headquarters on Tuesday said the IG is deeply concerned about recent developments regarding the planned nationwide protests by the labour unions. “While being […]
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcome the directive, the Academic Staff Union of […]
Tinubu arrives Cotonou for Republic of Benin independence anniversary President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Cotonou to attend the 63rd independence anniversary of the Republic of Benin. President Tinubu who arrived Tuesday morning was received by President Patrice Talon and some top government officials. On the entourage of the President were some of his […]
France will begin evacuating its nationals from Niger on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, after a coup last week toppled the country’s pro-Western leader. The decision to move citizens out was prompted by attacks on the French embassy in Niamey, and the closure of Niger’s airspace which made regular departures impossible, the ministry said […]
The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday in Abuja, decorated the newly appointed management team of the service. In a statement on Tuesday Adeniyi charged the decorated management team members to redouble their commitment and dedication to the success of the service. The President, Bola Tinubu, had […]
As the Senate awaits the second batch of ministerial nominees, indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory have called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint one of them as a minister or alternatively, head of a board of a Federal Government agency. They made the appeal on Monday at a press briefing convened to promote the […]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government of Nigeria has saved N1tn in the two months since the removal of the petrol subsidy. Tinubu said these monies that would have been otherwise squandered by those he called “smugglers and fraudsters” will now be channeled into intervention programmes targeting families nationwide “In a little […]
An Australian childcare worker sexually abused 91 young girls over 15 years, police said Tuesday, accusing him of documenting his “unfathomable” alleged crimes in thousands of photos and videos. Seasoned detectives have described it as one of Australia’s “most horrific” child sex abuse cases, calling it “beyond the realms of anyone’s imagination”. “I know this […]
The Special Assistant on Public Communications to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, has described President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast on Monday as uninspiring, deceptive, and a complete waste of time. This is just as he noted that the speech was only done in order to convince the organised labour to shelve its […]
