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Court Adjourns Seun Kuti’s Trial
Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source who pleaded anonymity told ABN...
JAMB Gives Deadline For Direct Entry e-PIN Sales
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said its 2023 Direct Entry, DE e-PIN sales would close on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The board also said the registration of those who obtained the e-PIN ends on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. JAMB‘s acting Director, Public Affairs, Fabian Benjamin, who released a statement Tuesday morning to this effect, recalled that the 2023...
Governor Yahaya Bello Signs Five Bills Into Law
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has signed five bills into law. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onogwu Muhammed in a statement, hailed Governor Bello for signing the bills. The bills included the establishment of a health science and technology college, providing for the retirement of teachers, establishing a roads fund management board, and allowing the peaceful celebration of...
Plateau Killings: Youths Call For Self Defense
The Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), on Monday, called on the citizens to urgently defend themselves against continuous attacks and killings in various villages in the state. In a peaceful protest held at the Federal Secretariat junction, Jos, by the youths, they noted that the recent attacks in some villages in Mangu Local Government Area of the state led to...
You Can Now Edit Sent Messages As WhatsApp Unveils New Feature
Senders will be able to change their messages within 15 minutes of hitting send once the capability is available internationally in the coming weeks. WhatsApp stated in a blog post on Monday that the new tool can be accessed by long-pressing the message and selecting "edit" from the drop-down menu. "You can now edit your sent messages if you make a...
FG Seeks Funding Support For Over 4m Malnourished People In Northeast
The federal government claims that additional funding is required to help the nearly four million people in the northeast who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition. In order to solve the food crisis in the area, the government and the UN appealed to foreign partners to provide financial assistance to Nigeria. At the multi-sector plan 2023 lunch in Abuja, Sugra Mahamood,...
Buhari Signs Social Investment Programmes Bill Into Law, Eight Years After N-power Kicked Off
The bill establishing the national social investment program agency has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement from Buhari's adviser Bashir Ahmad, the President signed the bill into law on Monday. Buhari wrote to the national legislature in November 2022 to ask for the executive bill's passage. After further development, the law was sent to the president...
Dangote Refinery Will Generate Foreign Exchange Inflow — Obi
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, according to Peter Obi, candidate for president of the Labour Party, will help the nation's economy. The world's largest single-train petroleum refinery, according to ABN TV, was officially opened on Monday by the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.), in Lagos State. The Dangote Industries Free Zone in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, hosted the opening, which...
I’m Hopeful Tinubu Will Sustain My Tempo Of Administration — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday he had no doubt that the incoming government under the leadership of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would sustain the tempo of his administration. Speaking at the Presidential Fleet Review, 2023, at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos, Buhari said he was pleased with the military’s combat readiness. He said he had confidence that the...
FG Begins Shutdown Of Unlicensed Fuel Marketers
The Federal Government declared on Monday that no unlicensed petroleum product dealer would be permitted to load items starting on June 1, 2023 and that such enterprises would be shut down starting on that date. It said that "no license, no loading of any petroleum product" after June 1, 2023, and that anyone wishing to transact in petroleum products must...
