Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Kwara gov declares Monday holiday
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved Monday as a public holiday for teachers in the state — a gesture in honour of the World Teachers’ Day. A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu on Sunday night said that all public and private schools in the state will…
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Customs acquire aircraft to tackle smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft as part of its efforts to enhance its air patrol and surveillance operations. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known in a statement issued by the service’s Spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Sunday in Abuja. Adeniyi described the move as a game…
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Saudi king undergoes tests for lung infection
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarch’s health. King Salman “will undergo some medical tests this evening, …based on the recommendations of the royal clinics, due to a lung infection,” said the…
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UPDATED: APP sweeps Rivers council poll
The Action Peoples Party has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State local government election. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made this known on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. While declaring the results, Enebili said the announcement was suspended in…
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Tension as Wike’s allies, Fubara’s camp set to clash over Rivers LG poll
There is tension and uncertainty in Rivers State over the conduct of the local government election in the state scheduled for today. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the command would comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which restrained the police and the Department of State…
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NPA appoints new general managers, others
The Nigerian Ports Authority has announced the new appointment and redeployment of General Managers. The agency said that the move was geared towards repositioning the NPA for greater efficiency and renewed contribution to the national economy. While disclosing this on Friday in a post through its official X account, the NPA said the appointees would…
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Fresh tension as FG makes selective payment on minimum wage
ABUJA — There appears to be selective payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage by the Federal Government, which has triggered fresh tension among federal public workers, as most of those yet to be paid have decried the development. According to some staff of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, who haven’t seen any addition to…
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Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital
The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive…
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Drama As Ribadu Calls Ado Bayero Emir Of Kano At Abuja Event
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadau, on Thursday addressed Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano. Both Bayero and Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi are laying claim to the revered stool of the Emir of Kano. In March 2020, former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had dethroned Sanusi and named Bayero Emir. However, four years after,…
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Why unemployment is high in Nigeria — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has stated that Nigeria’s high unemployment rate is primarily due to its rapidly growing population, which has outpaced the creation of sufficient job opportunities. He explained that the increase in population has not been matched by a corresponding rise in service providers and job opportunities, creating a significant gap between the number…
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Buhari didn’t approve naira notes released by Emefiele – Witness
A former acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi, on Wednesday, told Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that intrigues and politics were involved in the naira redesign exercise carried out in 2022. Shonubi, who served as the Deputy Governor of Operations before his appointment…
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Govs in fresh move to delay implementation of LG autonomy
Ahead of the submission of the report of the 10-member inter-ministerial committee on the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on Local Government Areas autonomy next week, state governors have begun fresh lobbying against the enforcement of the verdict. The panel, headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has concluded…