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Tinubu receives presidents of Benin, Niger, Guinea-Bissau
The presidents of Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau arrived at the Aso Rock Villa, on Tuesday, to visit their Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu. President Patrice Talon of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Umaro Embaló...
NESG delegation visits Shettima at State House
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently meeting a delegation of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Chairman of the NESG Board of Directors, Olaniyi Yusuf, led the delegation...
Marketers adjust pumps as fuel price hits N617/litre
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday.
Independent oil...
Lawyers file contempt charge against DSS, DG
A group of human rights lawyers have commenced contempt proceedings against the Director General of the State Security Service, Yusuf Bichi, over alleged disobedience to multiple judgments and orders of the court directing the...
Ondo teenage sisters fake kidnap, demand N100,000 ransom
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Corps, has arrested no fewer than 28 people for alleged involvement in various crimes in some parts of the state.
Among the suspected...
Transporter petitions gov over 32 impounded vehicles
The management of London Line Transport Company Limited has petitioned Benue State Governor, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia, over an alleged invasion of its premises by the state’s Assets Recovery Committee set up to recover...
Politicians flooding Govt House distracting me – A’Ibom gov
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has urged politicians to allow him to concentrate on the job he was elected to do.
The governor complained that he was being distracted by too many...
What Ilorin issue revealed about Lagos-is-no-man’s-land gimmick
The recent misunderstanding between Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, over the Isese festival proved that the no-man’s-land narrative bandied during the March governorship election in Lagos was...
Non-adherence to international organisations’ goals
It is a pedestrian information that the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria on Tuesday July 11, 2023, as part of programmes lined up to mark the 20th anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, an...