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BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation jumps to 24.08% in July...

Nigeria’s headline inflation jumped to 24.08 per cent in July 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. This is the highest recorded leap in 2023 and a while. In June, inflation was recorded at 22.79 per cent, but has now jumped by 1.29 percentage points. The NBS said, “In July 2023,...

PunchNews - 15 August 2023

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Breaking: FG makes oral application withdrawing charges against...

By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, reserved ruling till Thursday to decide either to grant the oral application made by the Federal Government to withdraw the charge filed and pending against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Government said the decision...

PmNews - 15 August 2023

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We invest in education to develop my state-Malami

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The immediate past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that he invested in the education sector to contribute immensely to the development of Kebbi State. Malami,also explained that his main goal for investing in the Educational sector is...

SunNews - 15 August 2023

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Niger coup: Mali’s military leader confirms call with...

Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita confirmed that he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Niger, where a junta seized power in a coup last month. Putin “stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the situation for a more stable Sahel,” Goita...

PmNews - 15 August 2023

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Trump indicted for attempts to overturn US 2020...

A grand jury seated in Georgia has indicted former President of the United States, Donald Trump, for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 US elections. On Monday, Trump was charged alongside 18 others on 41 counts of felony racketeering and several other conspiracy charges. Lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John...

PunchNews - 15 August 2023

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BREAKING: FG disbands advertising panel over controversial ‘All...

The Federal Government has disbanded the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel due to its endorsement of billboards accused of attempting to manipulate the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with the slogan: ‘All Eyes on The Judiciary.’ The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, conveyed...

PunchNews - 15 August 2023

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Lagos DSVA conducts healing group sessions

The Lagos State Government, under the aegis of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has conducted support and healing group therapy sessions for over fifty (50) male perpetrators of domestic violence. Titilola Vivour Adeniyi, the Lagos State DSVA Executive Secretary, was present at the Novel House Office in...

PmNews - 15 August 2023

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FG files fresh charges against Emefiele

The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar who approached the federal high court in Ikoyi with an...

PunchNews - 15 August 2023

Sports

Man Utd vs Wolves officials punished for ignoring...

The officials for last night’s game between Manchester United and Wolves on Monday Night Football have been dropped for next weekend. Referee Simon Hooper, video assistant ref Michael Sailsbury and assistant VAR Richard West were not selected for a Premier League game in the second round of fixtures. It...

PmNews - 15 August 2023

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Army Chief to visit Niger state after ambush...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, is on his way to the Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger where bandits ambushed and killed troops. Many troops were said to have died during the attack which happened on Monday. Also, there were unconfirmed reports that the crashed Nigerian...

PunchNews - 15 August 2023

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Powerful Nigerians behind illegal mining, insecurity, Alake alleges

The Minister of Solid Mineral, Dele Alake, has blamed unnamed ‘Powerful Nigerians’ for the illegal mining activities and acts of terrorism going on in different parts of the country. Alake made the allegation on Tuesday when he led a delegation of top officials of the ministry to defend the...

12 December 2023

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Lagos gets new police commissioner

The Lagos State Police Command has a new Commissioner of Police. The PUNCH reports that the new Commissioner of Police is Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha would replace Idowu Owohunwa, who was recently promoted to the rank of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police. Fayoade’s posting was contained in a police wireless message obtained...

12 December 2023

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Fayoade becomes new Lagos Commissioner of Police, his...

Fayoade becomes new Lagos Commissioner of Police, his profile New Lagos CP Adegoke Fayoade Published By: Isa Isawade ...

12 December 2023

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Court stops pro-Wike lawmakers from sitting in assembly...

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, ordered a factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, to preside over the activities of the legislative arm of the state pending the determination of a motion before it. It also stopped lawmakers loyal to the Minister...

12 December 2023

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Sultan laments bad state of Suleja-Minna-Bida highway

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Muhammad Abubakar, has described the Suleja-Minna-Bida federal road as a nightmare. The Sultan who travelled by road to attend the Jama’atu Nasril Islam Central Council meeting which was held in Minna Niger State on Monday, called on...

12 December 2023

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