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DSS Charges Emefiele To Court
The DSS has charged Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with contempt of court. In a statement issued on Thursday, DSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya stated that the decision to charge Emefiele was made in accordance with the order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Details to come...
Senate Screens Service Chiefs
The Senate on Thursday screened the recently appointed Service Chiefs. President Bola Tinubu had in a letter to the Senate read on Monday, requested that the Upper Chamber confirm the nomination of the Service Chiefs. The Senate on resumption of plenary on Thursday, started the screening of the Service Chiefs, with each of them mounting the podium to speak on how...
NCDC Tasks Journalists On Accurate Reportage Of Disease Outbreaks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other health agencies have tasked journalists to ensure only accurate information is pushed out to the public, especially during disease outbreaks. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa gave the advice while flagging off the 2023 Media Epidemiology, Infodemiology, and Social Behaviour Change/Risk Communication (EIS) fellowship for journalists. Adetifa noted that with...
Demand Details Of Tinubu’s N500bn Loan Request – Shehu Sani Tells NASS
Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has urged the National Assembly to demand the complete breakdown of the figures contained in President Bola Tinubu’s N500bn loan request. Sani also advised the lawmakers to ascertain which government agency would handle the funds and how it is going to be disbursed. The President had submitted an N500bn loan request for legislative approval for palliatives to...
NSCDC Arrests 15 Suspected Oil Vandals In Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 15 suspected oil vandals in Akwa Ibom State. NSCDC in a statement said it had apprehended the suspects and impounded seven trucks loaded with 315,000 litres of substance suspected to be illegally acquired petroleum products. The Commandant of the NSCDC in Akwa Ibom, Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this in Uyo, the state...
Bakers Increases Bread Price By 15 Percent
Amid the rising cost of flour, sugar, yeast, and other raw materials, the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCON) has announced plans to increase bread prices nationwide by 15 percent. Mansur Umar, the national president, and Jude Okafor, the national secretary of AMBCON, disclosed this in a statement. The increase, effective from Monday, July 24, resulted from the...
“I Never Knew I Would Be President” – Tinubu To Class Of 1999 Governors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that he never imagined he would hold the highest office in the country. According to Dele Alake, Tinubu said this while addressing the class of 1999 Governors at Aso Villa’s council chamber in Abuja. The ex-governors gathered at the State House to express solidarity with Tinubu, who served as governor of Lagos State from May 1999 to...
Osun Assembly Repeals Anthem, Crest Introduced By Ex-Governor Aregbesola
The Osun State House of Assembly has repealed the Osun State Anthem, Crest, and Flag Law 2012. The repeal of the law was carried out during a plenary of the House on Tuesday. The renaming of Osun State as the ‘State of Osun’, and the introduction of new anthem, crest, and flag were announced during the administration of former Governor Rauf...
I’m Coming With Palliatives To Put Smiles On Your Faces — Tinubu To Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has urged to Nigerians to be patient and believe in his administration in the face of the pain caused by the elimination of gasoline subsidies, promising to come up with palliatives that will put smiles on everyone's faces. President Tinubu acknowledges that the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy is causing hardship for Nigerians, but pledges that the...
Jihadists From Niger, Mali, Libya Taxing Nigerian Farmers — Rep
Sani Yakubu, a member of the House of Representatives for Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, has expressed concern that jihadists from Niger, Mali, and Libya, as well as local bandits operating in Tangaza Local Government, had placed a tax on farmers in the area. Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency is encircled by two woods, according to Yakubu, who revealed this when...
