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Hardship: Return All Seized Food Items To Owners, Tinubu Tells Customs
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return all seized grains to their owners for onward retailing in the Nigerian markets. The CGC disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting at Kwangwalam, a border town in the Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. He said...
Pope Applauds Significant Progress’ Toward Gaza Peace
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the “significant progress” towards peace in Gaza, again calling for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory and the release of Israeli hostages. His remarks join a chorus of diplomatic statements following the Islamist group Hamas’s positive response to US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas war. “In recent hours… significant progress has...
Late Gen Abacha’s Son, Abdullahi Dies In Sleep
Abdullahi, one of the children of the late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has died. Abdullahi died in the wee hours of Saturday in Abuja, the nation’s capital city. According to the deceased’s older sister, Gumsu Sani Abacha, Abdullahi died in his sleep, without giving further details about the circumstances surrounding his death. READ ALSO: Police Officer Shoots Self, Lover...
NIMC Alerts Nigerians On Risks Of Unauthorised Websites For NIN Updates
Nigerians have been cautioned by the National Identity Management Commission not to alter their NIN information on unapproved websites. The Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke, issued the warning in a statement released on Monday. Adegoke stated that modifications to NIN data could only be carried out on the official NIMC self-service portal. He therefore cautioned that attempting to modify NIN...
”Why Trump Tariff Is Bad For Nigerian Exports” – FG
Nigeria's Federal Government has admitted that the new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Nigerian exports will have a negative impact on a number of the country's oil and non-oil exports. This tariff, which is expected to disrupt trade relations, could potentially weaken the competitiveness of Nigerian products in the U.S. market. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,...
Court Orders DSS To Pay Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Maxwell Opara N5m With Apology For Treating Him In Degrading Manner During A Visit
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Department of State Service, DSS, to pay N5 million to one of the lawyers defending the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Mr Maxwell Opara. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Zainab Abubakar, equally directed the security agency to tender...
Umahi Reveals What God Told Him On Number Of Years Tinubu Will Spend In Office
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, Sunday said he got a revelation from God that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would spend eight years in office. He spoke when he was featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He was responding to a question on why he was sure that the president would be re-elected to complete of all ongoing projects. He said: “The...
Rivers Governor Fubara Reaffirms Support For Police As New CP Bala Resumes
ABN TV reports that Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara reaffirmed his administration's commitment to supporting the Nigeria Police Force during a meeting with the newly appointed Rivers State Police Commissioner CP Mustapha Bala at Government House in Port Harcourt. Governor Fubara emphasized the importance of professionalism and collaboration between the state government and the police, stating, "We have our...
INEC Confirms Delivery Of All Non-Sensitive Materials For Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed on Tuesday that it has delivered all non-sensitive materials for the elections to Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the ongoing training of various categories of its ad hoc staff ahead of the off-cycle governorship elections in the three states, scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023. Yakubu,...
Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats, Says Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last year, have forfeited their positions. DAILY POST recalls that about 25 members of the state assembly who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom...
