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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the sum of N300m for the purchase of transformers for the various communities unable to connect to electricity in Ekiti East Local Government Area in honour of the state’s late Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Oyebanji, who said that that was Adeyeye’s last request, said, “The project […]

No fewer than 17,000 ad-hoc staff employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, on Sunday, have alleged the commission of not paying their allowances. The workers who expressed their grievances against INEC were deployed by the electoral body for the exercise after they had undergone technical […]

Magistrates in Cross River State have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, citing the government’s failure to address their long-standing demands on welfare, promotions, and working conditions. The decision was announced in Bulletin Number 2, issued on Sunday by the Cross River State Chapter of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria. The document, […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a building engineer, while attempting to receive illicit drugs concealed in imported pressure machines. This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the Agency’s website on Sunday. […]

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says the Department of State Services (DSS) should not search passengers’ bags at airports. Keyamo spoke on the ‘This Morning’ programme on Arise News on Sunday. “We’ll sit down, but we needed to take this step. DSS, you are not, you have no business searching people’s bags,” […]

Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama has won a historic comeback election victory after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic party over its management of an economic crisis. The NPP’s candidate, the vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat in the weekend presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the […]

*Urges Public To Ignore Viral Letter The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has said that there is no evidence of COVID variant XEC in Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday signed by Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director Information and Public Relations, the ministry advised members of the public not to panic but continue with […]

President Bola Tinubu has said things are taking shape for the better, even though people may not like his government. He said amid the tough challenges in the country, his administration had made some progress, noting that there are better days ahead. The President, who was represented by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, made […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has stopped 14 internationally flagged persons of interest from entering Nigeria, the Minister of Interior Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said at the weekend. Dr Tunji-Ojo said the development was a major breakthrough in the country’s fight against terrorism and cross-border crime. The Minister disclosed this during the official unveiling of the […]

The sharing formula for the Value Added Tax (VAT) between the federal, states and local governments is topping the agenda of discussions between the Attorney General of the Federation and the Senate Adhoc Committee on the Tax Reform Bills. Both sides were scheduled to hold their first round of talks at the weekend to iron […]

A pastor with a popular Pentecostal church, Mr. Leslie Victor Michael-Atata, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation. Arraigned alongside the pastor, who is also a lawyer, is a limited liability company, Viktor AG. Ltd. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Kala on a three-count charge of […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the expulsion of Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu by the leadership of the party in Imo State. Ugochinyere who represents Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives was suspended by the Ideato LGA chapter of the party in a letter dated December […]