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Breach Of Peace: Lagos Court Sentences 13 To Nine Months Imprisonment

A Mobile Court sitting in the Oshodi area of Lagos has sentenced 13 individuals to nine months imprisonment for disturbing the peace and for unlawful conversion of government property. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,…

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EFCC Operatives Lay Siege To Yahaya Bello’s Residence

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have laid siege to the Abuja residence of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. According to eyewitnesses, EFCC officials barricaded the ex-governor’s residence since 9am on Wednesday. The purpose of the operation by the…

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FG Vows Clampdown On Traders Inflating Commodity Prices

The Federal Government has vowed to take stringent regulatory measures against traders “unfairly inflating prices” of goods and commodities. The government, through its agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), expressed worry that despite the recent appreciation of the Naira against…

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Kano Court Upholds Ganduje’s Suspension As APC Chairman

The Kano State High Court has issued an ex parte order affirming the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This development followed a tumultuous period of internal strife within the APC. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba,…

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1.2 Million Young Nigerians To Benefit From Tinubu’s Student Loan Scheme

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration’s Student Loan Scheme is set to benefit no fewer than 1.2 million young Nigerians in its first batch, following the signing of the enabling law by President Tinubu on April 3. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) Managing…

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PDP NEC: Steer Clear of Venue, NWC Cautions Unaccredited Members

Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC), meeting of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), slated for Thursday, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, has cautioned non- NEC members to steer clear of the meeting venue. National Publicity Secretary of the party,…

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FG Targets for 24-Hour Port Clearance with National Single Window Project

The Federal Government has launched a concerted effort to achieve 24-hour clearance of goods at the ports, consolidating activities of all agencies into a single window system aimed at enhancing trade and improving the ease of doing business. President Tinubu inaugurated a steering…

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Nigerian Breweries to Temporarily Shut Down Two Plants

Following the recent announcement of its business recovery plan, Nigerian Breweries Plc, yesterday, officially announced on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) plan to temporarily shut down two of its plants as part of reorganisation. This move came after the company recorded a net…

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31 States, 148 LGAs Risk Severe Floods, FG Warns

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cautioned that 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states are among the highly probable flood risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warning during the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood…

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State Electoral Commissions Are Govs’ Rigging Tool – El-Rufai

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described states’ electoral commissions as rigging tools of the state governors. El-Rufai stated this on Monday in Maiduguri, in his lead paper presentation titled: “Capacity Building Workshop on Enhancing Skills of Government…

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