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LG autonomy: 13 states rush to hold council polls

•Bauchi fixes LG poll for August 19, Kogi election holds October 19 •Jigawa, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue set for exercise No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, […]

todayJuly 17, 2024 9

NEWS

Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine

Russian strikes killed three people in southern Ukraine, including at the Black Sea port of Odesa, authorities said on Wednesday. Russia has carried out nightly attacks on cities across Ukraine since launching its invasion in February 2022. “The aggressor targeted port infrastructure in the Odesa region. Unfortunately, two people were killed — a security guard and a truck driver,” governor Oleg Kiper said. It was unclear whether the deaths were […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 8

POLITICS

Fuel scarcity looms as depots raise petrol price to N720/litre

Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the adjoining states on Sunday with some filling stations dispensing PMS as high as N900/litre. Our correspondents report that a number of filling stations in Lagos, Ogun and some states have run […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 24

POLITICS

BREAKING: Pro-Fubara, Wike lawmakers hold parallel sittings today

There is palpable tension in Rivers as the two factions of the State House of Assembly will have parallel sittings this morning. On Sunday night the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House loyal to the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara had in a letter by the Clerk, Dr G. M Gillis-West, invited a new commissioner-nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear before it on Monday for screening and confirmation as a member box the State Executive […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 8

POLITICS

South-East leaders step up moves to free Nnamdi

Igbo leaders on Wednesday sustained their pressure on the Federal Government for the release of the embattled leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with a visit to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in Abuja. Senators from the South-East numbering 15, led by a former Abia State Deputy Governor, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, met with the AGF to plead with President Bola Tinubu for Kanu’s release. […]

todayJuly 4, 2024 6

POLITICS

WHO, Ondo team up to prevent cholera outbreak

The World Health Organisation has donated some Infection and Prevention and Control materials to the Ondo State Ministry of Health as part of the efforts to help prevent cholera outbreaks. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Officer of the ministry, Bisi Lawani in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the Coordinator, WHO, Dr Dele David, noted that the organisation had always been at […]

todayJuly 4, 2024 9

NEWS

Police crackdown on illegal tinted glasses, sirens, covered plates in A’Ibom

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has announced the enforcement of the ban on the illegal use of tinted glasses, sirens, and covered number plates as it cautions motorists against breaching the directive. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson for the command, Timfon John, on Wednesday. John said the Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, has ordered a clampdown on violators of this instruction and full enforcement […]

todayJuly 4, 2024 4

POLITICS

Governor caleb mutfwang Appoints Deborah Akanle to Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission

Plateau State, Nigeria - June 12, 2024Governor Caleb Mftwang of Plateau State has appointed Pastor Mrs. Deborah Akanle as a member of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC). Mrs. Akanle's appointment reflects Governor Mftwang's commitment to diversity and excellence in governance. Mrs. Akanle therefore, expressed a deep sense of gratitude to His Excellency, Governor Caleb mutfwang for finding her worthy of this enormous responsibility and assured the Governor of […]

todayJuly 3, 2024 31

BUSINESS

Japa: Outrage as UK-based driver remains on FG payroll

There was outrage on Sunday over a United Kingdom-based taxi driver, who remained on the Federal Government’s payroll despite migrating to the UK in 2022. The BBC had on Sunday reported that a 36-year-old Nigerian civil servant, referred to as Sabitu Adams (not real name),  who moved to the United Kingdom in 2022,  was still collecting the salary of a civil servant. ‘Collecting N150,000 monthly’ According to the report, despite […]

todayJuly 1, 2024 10

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