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Ex-VP Sambo, Minister Akande, others will commission projects in Kaduna

2 years ago5963 min

As part of his administration’s Urban Renewal Programme, Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai has invited prominent dignitaries to commission a number of infrastructural projects on Friday. Former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former APC national chairmen Chiefs Bisi Akande and John Odigie-Oyegun, former governors, and two current state ministers, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed and Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, have been invited to commission the infrastructure projects as part of the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir...

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Afe Babalola tells N’Assembly to deny Buhari new loan

2 years ago6124 min

Aare Afe Babalola SAN, the chancellor of Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, warned the National Assembly on Wednesday against accepting any new loan requests or loan facilities for the departing administration of President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Babalola said the National Assembly should not grant such a request a few days before the Buhari administration’s term ends. He expressed amazement that Buhari could be seeking a new loan considering the country’s increasing debt...

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News Politics

Breaking: Worry as Buhari issues new directive to ministers after failing to dissolve cabinet

2 years ago993 min

A recent report claims that on May 24, just a few days before the handover ceremony on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari was unable to disband his cabinet. At the final Federal Executive Council meeting, which he presided over today, Wednesday, in Abuja, many had anticipated that the president would disband his cabinet. Attempts to dissolve President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have failed However, the president instead, directed his minister to return to their offices and...

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Security & Defence

Breaking: Rivers kidnapped corps members regain freedom

2 years ago6074 min

After spending a week in captivity, seven National Youths Service Corps members who were abducted on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers State from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State have been released. 12 NYSC members were kidnapped by armed men last Tuesday at the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road, in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers state, according to a family member of one of the missing corps members who spoke...

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Lagos Tribunal rejects APM, APP Sanwo-Olu petitions

2 years ago6253 min

The challenges brought by the Allied Peoples’ Movement and the Action Peoples Party challenging the election victories of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Obafemi Hamzat, on March 18 were dismissed by the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday. Other petition responses include the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to report, Sanwo-Olu received 762,134 votes, defeating Labour Party candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who received 312,329. With 62,449...

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Actress Adunni Ade breaks silence on owing late Murphy Afolabi N250, 000

2 years ago1074 min

Adunni Ade, a popular Nollywood actress, has finally spoken out about the allegation that she owed her late colleague and director, Murphy Afolabi, N250,000. Remember that Murphy Afolabi’s burial committee had called out Adunni in a trending video on Monday, during the 8-day Fidau Prayer held in honour of the late actor in Lagos, for the refund of the money she owed the actor before his death. The committee said in the viral video, “Adunni...

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PDP debunks defection of 100 members to APC, says Kogi Guber

2 years ago4944 min

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refuted media reports that over 100 PDP members from Igalamela Odolu Local Government Area had defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Attai Ndanusa Salifu, the PDP Chairman in Igalamela Odolu Local Government, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday morning. Salifu claimed that the alleged members received by Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the Government House were stage-managed, and that no...

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Metro News Nigeria

Strike looms as health workers protest in Abuja over nonpayment of allowances

2 years ago791 min

Health workers are currently protesting in the Federal Capital Territory, threatening an indefinite strike beginning at midnight unless the Federal Government addresses their grievances. According to reports, the Joint Health Workers Union represents these hardworking professionals. They are demanding immediate payment of hazard allowances as well as a revision of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure to align with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure. Read Also: Fashola: Loko-Oweto, 2nd Niger Bridges will reduce travel time Protesters also...

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Ajaero: I have stepped on toes since becoming NLC President

2 years ago695 min

Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has stated that since taking office, he has stepped on many toes in order to fight for the rights of Nigerian workers. According to Ajaero, he is never embarrassed because it serves as a barometer of his effectiveness as President of the labour union. He made the statement during a familiarisation visit to the Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) corporate headquarters in Abuja....

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“I Have Forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari” – Ortom Declares

2 years ago683 min

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has announced that he has forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari for the criticisms levelled at his administration. According to reports, the governor made this statement during an interview on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show.” Ortom expressed his displeasure with the president’s efforts to blame his government for the state’s ongoing violence. These efforts were dismissed by him as futile attempts to distort the truth and manipulate history. It is worth noting...

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