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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday honoured each player and official of the Nigerian Super Eagles with the Member of The Order of The Niger national award for securing the silver medal at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Nations Cup. The Eagles, three-time African champions, lost the AFCON final 2-1 to hosts Ivory Coast in Abidjan on […]
The INEC Chairman said, “As you are all aware, the election is a multi-stakeholder responsibility. INEC has a role to play, and so too are other stakeholders. As security agencies, it is your responsibility to secure the environment to enable us to deploy personnel and materials, the protection of observers, the media as well as […]
INEC on Wednesday published the final list and particulars of candidates for by-elections coming up in parts of the country. According to INEC, the by-elections are holding in two senatorial districts; four federal constituencies; and three state constituencies, while the court-ordered rerun elections would be conducted in 12 federal constituencies. Similarly, senatorial elections will be […]
Nigerian music superstar Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has been added to the lineup of performers for the 2024 Grammys Awards. The Recording Academy announced on Monday that the ‘African Giant’ will take the stage at the ceremony on February 4 in Los Angeles. He joins previously revealed performers Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday nullified the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara. In December, the governor had presented an N800bn 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the state House of Assembly, comprising four lawmakers. Following the passage of the budget by the lawmakers, Fubara […]
The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has condemned the relocation of key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. According to the ACF, the relocations of the two agencies are a deliberate ploy to further underdevelop the northern region […]
IPMAN had scheduled a meeting with the management of Dangote refinery as regards the supply of products to independent marketers. When contacted on Friday evening to confirm if the meeting was held, the President, IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, stated that the association had finally met with the management of the refinery, adding that the latter agreed […]
Governor of Rivers State His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara swears in 16 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service, gifts official cars. Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has tasked the newly sworn-in permanent secretaries to resist being political in the discharge of their duties so that the civil service can operate more […]
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ida is now a category four hurricane, one below the highest level with up to two hundred and twenty five kilometer per hour sustained wind. It is expected to make landfall bringing a […]
The theme for this year’s World Cancer Day is ‘I am and I will’. World Cancer day which is celebrated every February 4th is aimed to saving millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. In […]
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