Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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JUST IN: Court Dismisses Treasonable Felony Charge Against Sowore
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the charges of treasonable felony against former Presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. The Federal Government had previously filed a notice of discontinuance through the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, last week. The notice read, “By…
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BREAKING: Edo APC youths take over party secretariat over gov primary
Angry youths and women have taken over the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Benin, Edo State, as they demanded the sack of the state executives led by acting Chairman, Jarret Tenebe over Saturday’s governorship primary election. The poll produced three winners. The Chairman of Electoral Committee of the primary, Governor Hope Uzodimma,…
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LP State Chairmen Demand Abure’s Resignation Over Alleged Fund Misappropriation
In a significant development within the Labour Party (LP), chairmen from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have collectively called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. This demand comes in light of serious allegations of misappropriation of campaign funds that have surfaced against him. The state…
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AEDC To Disconnect Presidential Villa, National Assembly, Over N47.1 Billion Electricity Debt
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has issued a disconnection notice to 86 various government agencies and departments over outstanding electricity bills amounting to N47.1 billion. The AEDC, in its notice issued on Monday, said the affected ministries, departments and agencies have ten days from the date of notice to pay up…
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BREAKING: EFCC Quizzes Former Kwara Gov Ahmed
A former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, is being quizzed by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over transactions running into billions of naira during his time as governor of the state. The former Kwara governor was seen arriving at the Ilorin office of the anti-graft agency on Monday morning. Report…
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Insecurity: RCCG holds prayer walk fo
Thousands of members from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) congregated in Abuja on Sunday for a prayer walk, seeking divine intervention for Nigeria’s current security and economic challenges. Led by Pastor Tunde Benjamin Laniyi of RCCG Throne Room, Transcorp Abuja, the prayer walk is an annual event held by the RCCG,…
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Fuel scarcity looms as NARTO directs tanker to withdraw services Nationwide
Nigeria is on the brink of a fuel scarcity crisis as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has declared its intention to halt the transportation of petroleum products nationwide starting today, February 19. The decision is attributed to the economic hardship faced by NARTO members, primarily from high operational costs and…
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FG to create direct jobs, increase Internet access nationwide
The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy has unveiled a strategy called ‘Project 774 LG Connectivity’, to create no less than 300 direct jobs as the Federal Government deploy more jobs indirectly from the increase in digital access. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, who disclosed this…
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Alleged Encroachment: Court Bars Wike, FCDA, Others From Abuja Centenary City
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have been restrained by the Federal High Court in Abuja from intruding into the Centenary Economic City Free Zone along Airport Road, Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also made an injunction order restraining the Federal…
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Former Edo Commissioner Resigns From APC Over Flawed Governorshi
The former Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo State, Andrew Emwanta, has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing dissatisfaction with the conduct of the party’s recent governorship primary. The controversial primaries, held on Saturday, resulted in an unprecedented outcome, with three different candidates being declared winners, leading to confusion…
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Just In: FG commences payment of ASUU’s withheld salaries
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The chairperson, ASUU at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Gbolahan…
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Ondo Govt Moves To Appoint Transition Committees For LGs, LCDAs
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said the government will soon constitute transition committees for the 18 Local Government Areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas ahead of the coming local government elections in the State. Governor Aiyedatiwa disclosed this during a meeting with the former members of Caretaker Committees of…