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FG Gives Breakdown of N625.43 billion Derivation Funds Distributed To 9 Oil-producing States
The Presidency has given a breakdown of how N625.43 billion 13 percent derivation fund, subsidy and SURE-P refunds were distributed to nine oil-producing states between 2021 and 2022. There has been controversy among Niger Delta governors since Nyesom Wike, their Rivers’ counterpart, disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had released the funds. “Let me say it…
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Arsonists Set Another Palace Ablaze in Osun (Video)
A part of the Aree of Iree’s palace in Boripe North Local Council Area of Osun state, has been set alight by arsonists, Peoples Gazette learnt on Thursday. The latest incident is coming barely a few weeks after some hoodlums set the palace of Akirun of Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Council Area of the state…
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Labour Party Expels Presidential Campaign Council DG, Doyin Okupe
The Labour Party in Ogun State on Thursday expelled the Director General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, over alleged non-financial membership status, high-handedness and financial recklessness. Okupe was expelled along 10 others members accused of breaching the party’s constitution. The state chairman of the party, Michael Ashade, disclosed this in Abeokuta, the…
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Man Reportedly Flogs Own 3-year-old Daughter To Death in Delta
A 25-year-old man, Godsgift Uweghwerhen, has been arrested for allegedly flogging his three-year-old daughter to death in Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. He reportedly flogged the baby who was said to have been sick for sometime with a cane and inflicted bodily injuries on her. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect…
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Court Orders Arrest of Chief of Army Staff, General Yahaya
A High Court Sitting in Minna, the Niger State Capital, has issued a warrant of arrest on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Faruk Yahaya for contempt. Also to be arrested include Commandant Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, Major General Olugbenga Olabanji for a similar offense. The presiding judge, Justice Halima Abdulmalik said the…
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Final Year Student Stabs Friend To Death Over Disagreement in Bauchi
A final year student of Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education Kangere-Bauchi LGA, Bauchi State, Kamaluddeen Musa, has been arrested for killing his friend who was also a fellow student of the same school. The spokesperson of the Police Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement on Wednesday stated that detectives attached to the…
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Burna Boy, Asake, others make list of top 10 most streamed male artistes for 2022
Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy, is among the 10 most streamed male artistes in Nigeria, Spotify, an online streaming platform, has announced. On Wednesday, Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste & Label Partnerships Manager, West Africa, said the list was observed by Spotify and published as “Wrapped”. The other artistes listed in the top 10 included Asake,…
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Adeleke Issues Fresh Directive To Former Appointed Ex-officials in Osun
The Osun State Government has directed former appointed officials to return government properties in their possession within 48 hours. The spokesperson for Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement on Wednesday, said the directive was sequel to “large scale diversion of government assets by top officials of the immediate past administration” of Gboyega Oyetola.…
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JUST IN: Aisha Buhari’s critic ‘secretly arraigned’, remanded in prison custody
Daily Nigerian The Nigeria police have arraigned Aminu Mohammed, a final-year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State arrested by security operatives for allegedly criticizing the first lady, Aisha Buhari. The police had earlier told Mr Mohammed’s family that he would be arraigned on Tuesday but later postponed the arraignment till Wednesday on the…
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Just In: ASUU Fixes Date For Crucial NEC Meeting
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced 3rd of December, 2022 as the day to hold its a crucial meeting. It’s gathered that governing body of the union would meet to take decisions affecting members’ welfare A member of NEC who spoke with Daily Sun said the…
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