Category: News
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JUST IN: FG To Meet NLC Today Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
Channels TV Federal Government representatives are expected to meet with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) today by 2pm over the planned removal of fuel subsidy. This was disclosed by NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. He said the position of Labour has been clear that…
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Stock market gains N1.5tr on Tinubu’s policy direction
The Nation Newspaper The Nigerian stock market yesterday gave a rousing welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy direction. Intense bargain-hunting for Nigerian equities rallied the market to a net capital gain of N1.51 trillion, its highest gain in a day in two and half years. The naira also recorded a marginal gain in response…
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Courts sentences Adedoyin, two others to death over OAU student’s murder
Businessman, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin and two of his employees at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, are to die by hanging over the murder of postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke, an Osun State High Court ruled yesterday. The hotelier, his manager, Adeniyi Aderogba, and supervisor, Oyetunde Kazeem, were sentenced after the court presided over by…
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DE Registration: JAMB Laments Low Turnout of Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has decried the low turnout for the 2023 direct entry (DE) registration — days to the deadline. JAMB had earlier fixed May 26 as the deadline for sales of e-pins and May 30 as the last day to register for the exercise. But speaking with NAN on Wednesday,…
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Appointment of ‘State Minister Unconstitutional – Keyamo Tells Outgoing President
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, Wednesday told President Muhammadu Buhari that it is an aberration to appoint a Minister of State. Keyamo stated this in his speech at the valedictory session presided over by President Buhari to mark the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, under his (Buhari)…
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Poly Student Commits Suicide After Losing School Fees To Online Betting
Punch Newspaper A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke has reportedly killed himself by drinking some chemical substance after losing his fees and that of his friend to an online betting. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased reportedly used his school fee to play an online betting on Friday but lost.…
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Assault: Court Dismisses Police Bid To Arraign Seun Kuti
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos has dismissed an application by the Nigeria Police Force seeking to arraign Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer. Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun adjourned till July 3 to await legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)…
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Kwara Governor Abdulrazaq Emerges New NGF Chairman
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). He replaced Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State whose tenure of office would elapse on May 29. This was contained in a communiqué signed by Tambuwal at the end of the 7th emergency meeting of the…
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Seun Kuti Regains Freedom After Spending Days in Police Cell (Video)
Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has regained his freedom from police custody after meeting bail conditions on Tuesday. Kuti has been detained by the police for allegedly assaulting a police officer some days ago on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Recall that Kuti’s lawyers in a statement had earlier said that he would be released on bail…
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Former UK PM, Tony Blair Visits President-elect, Tinubu Ahead of May 29 Inauguration
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on Tuesday, arrived in Nigeria and currently in talks with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. However, the reason for his visitation is yet to be revealed at the time of filing this report. Blair served as UK Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007.