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Osinbajo Urges Tinubu To Pay Attention To Welfare Of Nigerians Amidst Hunger
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged President Bola Tinubu to focus on improving Nigerians’ welfare as the country grapples with significant economic challenges. Speaking at the 2024 Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ) conference, Osinbajo highlighted the urgent need for social welfare programs and accessible healthcare as Nigerians struggle with rising costs in essentials like food, transportation,...
EFCC Intends To Arrest Me Next Week — Gov. Obaseki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission intends to arrest Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki when his tenure ends on November 14. Speaking at the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session on Thursday in Abuja, Obaseki revealed he received information about the EFCC’s plan to arrest and detain him over alleged fraud. He, however, asserted that he is not afraid of any arrest or...
I’ve Paid N90bn Of N191bn Debt Inherited – Otti
Abia State Governor Alex Otti claimed that his government had settled N90BN of the N191.2BN debt that was left over from earlier administrations. Also, he disclosed that Abia had recorded $159 million foreign direct investment between June 2023 and June 2024 under his watch. Governor Otti said these during a media parley Thursday night in Umuahia. https://youtube.com/live/SAzrwTeL5F0 He also declared that his administration...
Military Shuts Down 216 Illicit Refineries In A Month
216 illicit refining sites were demolished by Operation Delta Safe troops in the Niger Delta region in October. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops also destroyed 195 wooden boats as well as recovered 30 vehicles and 429 assorted...
Ex-Minister, Uche Ogah Mourns Late Chief Of Army Staff, Lagbaja, Describes Him As Personal Friend
Former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has expressed sadness over the passage of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja whom he described as a personal friend. Ogah, the President of Masters Energy Group in a statement he personally endorsed commiserated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian military, the Nigerian...
NIWA Rescue Two Sand Miners In Calabar As Boat Capsizes
Two sand miners were rescued by the Calabar Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority after their boat overturned while in transit. Mr. Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oyebamij noted that NIWA, while on routine water patrol at about 5.00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, received a distress call...
Lawyers Demand Rehabilitation, Compensation For Freed #EndBadGovernance Minors
Legal experts have called on President Tinubu to give minors detained due to the #EndBadGovernance protest rehabilitation and compensation. Tinubu had given the directive in response to the public outcry that greeted the arraignment of the minors who also looked starved. Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had dismissed the case against the protesters following an application...
Marketers Sue Dangote, Insist On Petrol Import
AYM Shafa Ltd, A. A. Rano Ltd, and Matrix Petroleum Services Ltd have asked the Federal HC, Abuja, to dismiss a suit filed by Dangote Refinery. The marketers, in a joint counter affidavit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 and dated November 5, 2024, a response to an originating summon filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, argued that granting the application of refinery...
Lagbaja: IG Orders Police Officers To Wear Black Bands
IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered men of the NPF to wear black bands for a seven-day mourning in honour of the late COAS, Lt. Gen. Lagbaja. The police boss gave the directive in a statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said the directive is to honour Lagbaja, who showed gallantry, dedication, and passion in...
Obasanjo Commends Obaseki, Encourages Attention On Human Capital Devt
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Governor Godwin Obaseki as a builder who had an influence on his people's lives. He, therefore, urged political leaders to focus on human capital development. The former President, who stated this at the the inauguration of the rebuilt and expanded 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said the multi-sectoral reforms...
