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Tinubu commends Anaba, says Editors’ Guild election outstanding

2 years ago775 min

On Saturday, President Bola Tinubu congratulated Eze Anaba, who had just been elected President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, calling the electoral process “exemplary” for Nigerian politics.Dele Alake, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, issued a statement on Saturday evening reading, “By its peaceful and rancour-free conduct of elections to elect its new officers, the NGE has sent a resounding message to the larger Nigerian polity that elections for desired offices...

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Anaba, Vanguard editor, elected NGE president

2 years ago871 min

Eze Anaba, the editor of Vanguard Newspapers, was chosen as the Nigerian Guild of Editors’ new president on Friday for the ensuing two years. He won an election held during the biennial NGE convention in Owerri, Imo State, in 2023. Anaba received 250 votes, defeating Bolaji Adebiyi, his lone rival, who received 81 votes. Husseina Bangshika, the Deputy President, Kabir Alabi Garba, the Vice President for the West, Gabriel Akinadewo Folajimi, the Assistant Secretary,...

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EFCC invites eight Buhari ministers over allegations of corruption

2 years ago873 min

Eight former ministers who worked for President Muhammadu Buhari’s previous administration have reportedly received invitations from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the nation’s anti-corruption organisation. These former ministers have reportedly been called in for questioning in relation to corruption allegations. These senior government officials were sent invitation letters that specifically asked them to explain how the funds allotted to their respective ministries for specific projects during their terms had been used. The letters...

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Aiyedatiwa fills in while Akeredolu is absent due to illness

2 years ago955 min

Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, wrote to the state House of Assembly on Tuesday to inform them that he would be taking a 21-day medical leave. The governor also informed the Assembly that he had delegated his duties to Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Deputy Governor, who will serve in that capacity while he is away. Akeredolu, who is reportedly ill, has stayed away from public appearances recently, and his aides are handling the...

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Democracy Day: Niger gov releases 80 inmates

2 years ago1053 min

Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has released 80 prisoners from the state’s various prisons. In order to allow the prisoners to reunite with their families, the governor also approved the immediate payment of their fines. According to a statement made on Monday in Minna by Alhaji Abubakar Usman, Secretary to the State Government, the gesture was made to commemorate 2023 Democracy Day. He clarified that the prisoners’ release was consistent with the governor’s constitutionally granted...

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PEPC examines Obi’s first video evidence

2 years ago933 min

On Saturday, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) watched the first video testimony that Mr. Peter Obi and the Labour Party had brought before them. In the CA/PEPC/03/2023 petition, which contests the results of the election that put president Bola Tinubu in office, Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are the petitioners. Respondents include Bola Tinubu, president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kashim Shettima, vice president, and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The...

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Benue gov forms committee to reclaim stolen public property

2 years ago904 min

The Benue State Government has established a commission to reclaim all stolen government property from the previous administration. Recall that Governor Hyacinth Alia recently denounced the recent government led by Samuel Ortom for stealing government cars through his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula. Tersoo had claimed, “The PDP robbed administration House to a point where the new administration under governor Hyacinth Alia met not a single automobile or truck in government house. During the governor’s...

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Subsidy removal: Groups intend to protest on June 12

2 years ago855 min

About 120 civil society organisations have designated Monday, June 12, as a day of protest against gasoline price increases and fraud involving petrol subsidies since President Bola Tinubu announced the elimination of the subsidies. The organisations claimed to have seen firsthand the suffering and chaos that the shift of the price and burden of the bogus subsidy scheme had caused for common Nigerians. “The coalition directed all of its affiliates, allies, and stakeholders in the...

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Tinubu meets Yusuf Gagdi, G-7 member three times in three days: Speakership

2 years ago823 min

On Friday, President Bola Tinubu met with Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the G-7, a group of aspirants who were upset that the All Progressives Congress had endorsed Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively. According to Gagdi, this was his third meeting with Tinubu in the span of three days as part of the interventions by the President in the crisis that was caused by the 10th...

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NIPOST, NIS partner to speed up passport collection

2 years ago952 min

The Nigerian Postal Service and Nigeria Immigration Service plan to speed up passport collection. When he led NIPOST management on a working visit to the Acting Comptroller General, NIS, Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju at the Service Command Headquarters, Sauka, Abuja, Sunday Adepoju said this. The Postmaster General said NIPOST’s integrated service delivery model necessitated collaboration. “This service provides various government services and information to citizens in a one-stop shop environment using several channels to meet different...

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