Year: 2025
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Coalition talks face hurdles as Atiku’s bid, zoning threaten negotiations
Punch Newspaper As the move to form a coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 intensifies, Sunday PUNCH has learnt that the ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and zoning dispute are stalling negotiations among political leaders. A reliable source involved in the coalition discussions revealed that the camps of 2023 Labour Party…
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State of emergency: Akpabio breaks silence over alleged $15,000 bribe to lawmakers
Vanguard News President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has debunked insinuations of a $15,000 bribe allegedly parceled to lawmakers to endorse the proclamation of a state of emergency on Rivers State. He has described the rumours as part of a hate campaign directed against his person. Akpabio spoke for the first time on the…
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Customs intercept $578,000 undeclared cash at Lagos Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, said it intercepted a total of $578 000 falsely declared from an inbound passenger coming into Nigeria from South Africa. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison announced this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday. He explained that the suspect,…
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NYSC Mobilisation: Minister Announces Resolution Made For HND Graduates
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, on Thursday, announced the resolution of the long-standing issue regarding the mobilisation of Higher National Diploma graduates for the National Youth Service Corps. A statement by the ministry said the decision followed a dialogue with the Director-General of NYSC. Similarly, the minister confirmed that only full-time HND graduates…
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Corps Members To Receive N77k as March Allowance – NYSC DG
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has said that all Corps Members would be credited with their new monthly allowance of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira with effect from March, 2025. He said the Scheme and Federal Government are responsive to their welfare and would continue to ensure that their…
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BREAKING: Reps approve Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers, suspension of Fubara, Others
Punch Newspaper The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. The seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during…
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Tinubu’s men struggling to secure two-thirds backing for Rivers emergency rule
The Cable News Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tajudeen Abbas, reps speaker, and President Bola TinubuPresident Bola Tinubu is facing an uphill battle in his bid to secure two-thirds majority in the national assembly to approve his declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state, TheCable can report. On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in…
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FG Indicts Fubara in Bombing of Oil Pipeline
The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government yesterday placed the blame for the declaration of a state of emergency firmly on the doorsteps of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi accused Fubara of fueling the destruction of oil pipelines by suspected militants. He said the governor…
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Dangote Suspends Sales of Petroleum Products in Naira
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced suspension of sale of petroleum products in naira. This was announced in a notice sent to petroleum marketers, on Wednesday afternoon. In the obtained by Daily Trust, the company said the decision is temporary, explaining why it took the decision. “We wish to inform you that, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has…
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2023 SDP Presidential Candidate, Governorship Candidate, Others Defect To APC in Kano
The 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have defected to the APC. Also defecting are the Kano State Working Committee, 38 local government chairmen and secretaries, 13 state assembly, and 6 House of Representatives candidates. The SDP chieftains’ defection was formalised at…