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Ooni Of Ife Visits Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele In Kuje Prison, Seeks His Release
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Tuesday visited the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Kuje…
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2024 Budget: Tinubu, Shettima to spend N6 billion on vehicles, N5.1 billion on food, computers, others
The 2024 Appropriation Bill is under scrutiny at the National Assembly, revealing a comprehensive breakdown of proposed expenditures for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima,…
Security
Police defuse explosive device planted at University of Maiduguri entrance
The Borno State Police Command says it has successfully neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) discovered at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri. According to…
Politics
JUST IN: Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Resigns
Andrew Okungbowa, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State, has resigned from his position. Okungbowa cited his dissatisfaction with how…
Security
Kaduna bombing: Man who lost 34 family members narrates experience
A resident of the Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Idris Dahiru, says he lost 34 family members during the Nigerian Army’s…
Supreme Court imposes N40 million fine on Nigerian lawyer
The court asked the senior lawyer to pay the fine to four respondents in a suit he filed on the Imo governorship tussle. The Supreme Court,…
Buni Swears In 17 LG Transition Chairmen
Governor Hon Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has sworn in interim transition committee chairmen for its 17 Local Government Areas. The governor, who disclosed this…
BREAKING: FG approves sale of presidential aircraft, calls for bidders
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the sale of the Falcon 900B aircraft, which is a part of the presidential air fleet. NAF has also…
Business
FG plans to revoke unused oil licences
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum and Regulatory Commission has said the Federal Government is planning to revoke unused oil exploration leases that companies were granted but have…
Security
Nigerian Army admits mistakenly dropping bombs on Kaduna villages from combat drones, ‘killing 126 civilians’
The Nigerian Army on Monday accepted responsibility for a series of bombings that pummelled villages in Kaduna, leaving scores of civilians dead as part of a…