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LG Election: Zoning Agitation Protest Rocks Delta
Aggrieved protesters from Nsukwa, Aniocha South local government area, Tuesday, stormed Delta State Government House, over the clan that should produce the next local government council chairman. The protesters, who claimed to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under the aegis of Concerned Nsukwa Clan Youths, besieged the Government House main entrance, insisting that it was the turn...
Police Sealed Off PDP National Headquarters Over Power Struggle
There was heightened tension in Abuja on Wednesday as armed police operatives sealed off the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza, Garki. The security personnel, deployed in multiple patrol vans, took positions around the complex in the early hours of the day, restricting movement in and out of the premises. Staff members, journalists, and party...
”We’ll Rebuild 200-year-old Oyo Palace, Preserve Our Tradition” — Alaafin
Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, the new Alaafin of Oyo, has declared his intention to renovate the old Alaafin's palace in Oyo town. He described it as long overdue for reconstruction while assuring all that the project will retain its traditional and cultural heritage. Speaking in an interview published by Nigerian Tribune on Saturday, Oba Owoade noted that the palace, originally built...
Tinubu Commiserates With Senator Orji Kalu Over Wife’s Death
The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has expressed condolences with the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over the passing of his wife, Mrs. Ifeoma Ada Kalu, at 61. While noting that the death of a loved one, like a wife, is painful and saddening, the president-elect in a condolence message by his media aide, Tunde Rahman urged...
”Fuel Importers May Run Out Of Business Soon” – Refiners
The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria has said that if petroleum product importers in Nigeria do not follow local refining trends, they may soon go out of business. CORAN stated this as the Federal Government ordered the return of the naira-for-crude deal despite calls for its cancellation by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria. In an...
Release Nnamdi Kanu Over Poor Health, IPOB Urges FG
The Indigenous People of Biafra has called on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, over his deteriorating health in detention. The call was contained in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Friday. Powerful said Kanu’s health has deteriorated inside the detention facilities. The statement read, “IPOB is bringing to the notice of the international community that...
Dangote Refinery To Reduce Cost, Create Jobs Distributing Fuel To Marketers
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has stated that it will reduce inflation and generate employment by distributing petrol, diesel and other petroleum products to marketers. In a statement on Tuesday, the firm said the distribution of fuel to petrol station operators, manufacturers, telecommunications companies, the aviation sector, and other large-scale users, with free logistics support, was hailed by experts as a...
Tinubu Has Approved N2bn Palliative For FCT Residents — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has approved two billion naira as palliative for the FCT. Wike disclosed this on Monday when he met with contractors in his office after the maiden Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the current administration. Confirming the approval of the two billion as palliative for...
Trump’s Govt Launches Immigration Operations In Chicago
The Trump administration on Monday launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest federal crackdown in a US city would target the “worst of the worst criminals.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement of “Operation Midway Blitz” comes after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to send National Guard troops into Illinois, sparring with the state’s governor...
How FG Will Tackle Unemployment In Nigeria – President Tinubu Reveals
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday said it will establish industrial hubs to accelerate job creation to tackle rising unemployment in the nation. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this at the 55th International Conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) in Abuja. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiru Onyejeocha, said his...
