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Court Postpones Obasa’s Wrongful Removal Case To March 10

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Court Postpones Obasa’s Wrongful Removal Case To March 10

On Friday, an Ikeja High Court extended the hearing of the suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, until March 10. Obasa is challenging the allegations that led to his initial removal as speaker, which included fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct. The respondents in the suit are members of the...

Ikpeazu Dedicates Sun Governor Of The Year Award To Ikonne

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Ikpeazu Dedicates Sun Governor Of The Year Award To Ikonne

... Says, "We will Keep the Fire Aglow for Him" Nigeria's Governor of the Year 2022 and the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has dedicated his award to late Prof Eleazar Uche Ikonne. The Governor who emerged the Sun Governor of the Year 2022 in an epoch making event organised by Sun Newspapers at the Expo Convention Centre...

Power Generators Fear Collapse Over N4.7tn Debt

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Power Minister Counters Construction Of 4,800MW Nuclear Power Plants

The Federal Government said it is taking necessary steps to offset the N4.7tn debt owed to power generation companies to avert a possible nationwide blackout. This came as stakeholders expressed fears that some power generation companies might be forced to shut down due to a lack of liquidity in the sector unless there is an urgent intervention by the Federal...

I’ll Kill Myself If I’m Not Paid, Ayade’s Aide Threatens

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Freeman Godwin, one of the Special Assistants of Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has threatened to commit suicide over unpaid salaries. He claimed he has not been a dime since his appointment last year, The Nation reports. Godwin claimed he got a loan to process documentation of his appointment but lamented he has been unable to service it because of non-payment...

I Will Never Be Part Of Money Ritual – Kanayo Kanayo

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I Will Never Be Part Of Money Ritual – Kanayo Kanayo

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has vowed never to be part of a money ritual in reality despite being famous for his occultic roles in movies. He said the money ritual is “not good”, stressing that he has never been part of it. Speaking in an interview with Afia TV, the legendary thespian explained that “Nnanyi Sacrifice” was just a...

2023 Election: It Will Be Difficult To Work With Tinubu, Peter Obi – Ned Nwoko

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Senate Greenlights Ned Nwoko’s Switch To APC

The Delta North senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ned Nwoko, has stated that he will find it difficult to enjoy serving as a senator under the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Bola Tinubu or the Labour Party’s Peter Obi. According to Nwoko, winning the 2023 election is not a do-or-die situation for him. The politician and business mogul said...

Naira Redesign: Invite Emefiele For Questioning, Adeyemi Tells Tinubu

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Naira Redesign: Invite Emefiele For Questioning, Adeyemi Tells Tinubu

Smart Adeyemi, Senator for Kogi West, has asked the incoming administration to look into the circumstances around the naira redesign decision. Adeyemi especially urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to summon CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele for questioning in order to throw light on those implicated. The senator, who appeared on Channels Television Politics Today on Friday, bemoaned the agony endured by Nigerians during...

Economic Hardship: Don’t Embark On Strike – Federal Govt Begs NLC, TUC

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Economic Hardship: Don’t Embark On Strike – Federal Govt Begs NLC, TUC

President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to see the reasons and not embark on a nationwide strike. Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said it was not in the Federal Government’s interest for labour to continue embarking on strike. The organized labour had issued a...

Abuja Terror Alert: Some Of Us Have Nowhere To Run To – Pastor Adeboye

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Adeboye Refutes AI-Created Videos On Drugs, Scholarships

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reacted to the security alert by the United States and the United Kingdom that terrorists were planning deadly attacks in Abuja. Recall that US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Bulgaria last week warned their nationals in the country of an impending terrorist attack and advised them...

WHO Warns Against Drinking Alcohol

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WHO Warns Against Drinking Alcohol

The World Health Organization has issued a warning that no amount of alcohol is safe even as it noted that alcohol wrecks the heart, batters the brain and poisons the liver. Alcohol is officially classed as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco, and has been conclusively linked to at least seven forms of cancer. Research shows that...

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