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PETER OBI DENIES PLANNING TO LEAVE LABOUR PARTY

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, PETER OBI, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, dismissing rumors of an imminent departure. There has been serious internal crisis rocking the party, with many claimimg that OBI  may be considering switching to another political platform, despite being assured the 2027 ticket at the convention. However, OBI while fielding questions from newsmen  in Bauchi yesterday, shortly after commissioning a hand pump for water supply […]

todayApril 8, 2024

National

FEDERALGOVERNMENT DECLARES TUEDAY AND WEDNESDAY HOLIDAYS FOR EID EL-FITR CELEBRATIONS

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9th April and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid El-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO, who  disclosed this in a statement signed by the Permanent Scretary of the Ministry, AISHETU NDAYAKO, urged all Muslim faithfuls to continue in the spirit of unity. The Minister, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE RAKES IN OVER ONE TRILLION NAIRA IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service says it generated a total of 1.3 trillion naira worth of revenue in the first quarter of 2024. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who made this known, explained that the collection for the first quarter represents a substantial increase of 122.35% compared to the same period last year, where the federal government made over 600 billion Naira .  Giving a breakdown of the revenue collected, he said a total of N1.6 billion was generated through its electronic auction platform launched […]

todayApril 4, 2024

National

PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU SIGNS STUDENTS LOAN AMENDMENT BILL INTO LAW.

President BOLA TINUBU has signed the National Students Loan Amendment bill into law.  The development follows reviews of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Recall that president TINUBU,  had initially in June 2023signed the student loan bill into law  to offer financial assistance to Nigerian students in tertiary institutions but its implementation has faced delays due to various issues hindering its […]

todayApril 4, 2024

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CÔTE D’IVOIRE TO HOST NEXT AFRICAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

CÔTE D’IVOIRE has been confirmed as the host of the African Women’s Basketball Championship, AfroBasket, scheduled to take place in July 2025 in ABIDJAN. This was announced during FIBA Africa's first Central Board meeting for the 2023-2027 cycle held in ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE as the West African country prepares to organize a FIBA Continental Cup for the first time since 2013 when it hosted the men’s FIBA AfroBasket. During the meeting, delegates were informed that the qualifiers for the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket will […]

todayMarch 28, 2024

Entertainment

OSITA IHEME SAYS HE IS HAPPY WITH THE USE OF HIS MEMES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

Legendary Nollywood actor OSITA IHEME popularly known as PAWPAW has revealed that he is happy with the way his memes are used on social media as a means of expression. The veteran in a recent interview expressed pleasure with the use of the clips from his films, stating that it shows his old films still have value. Over the past few years, hilarious stickers and memes of the star from his old films have been […]

todayMarch 28, 2024

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GOVERNOR OF ENUGU STATE CALLS FOR BETTER SYNERGY AMONG SECURITY AGENCIES.

The governor of Enugu state, PETER MBAH has called for closer synergy and cooperation among security agencies to ensure safety on roads within the country. MBAH who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, in the state AKA EZE AKA made the call in an address at the Graduation Ceremony of Senior Course 2 of the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC Command and Staff College, UDI near Enugu. The governor noted that closer security and intelligence sharing on incidents on […]

todayMarch 28, 2024

Entertainment

LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDS PUFF DADDY’S PROPERTIES. 

Properties connected to rapper SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS were raided yesterday by federal agents as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation in NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, and MIAMI.  Two properties were searched in Los Angeles and Miami as part of the probe  Several recent lawsuits have accused COMBSof sexual misconduct and his attorneys have equally denied all of the allegations made against him in the lawsuits.  Homeland […]

todayMarch 26, 2024

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FRANK ONYEKA AND CALVIN BASSEY RETURN TO ENGLAND.

FRANK ONYEKA and CALVIN BASSEYhave left MOROCCO for their various clubs torecover from their injuries. Super Eagles interim coach, FINIDI GEORGEwill miss the services of both players who helped Nigeria finish second in the 2023 African Nations Cup in COTE D'IVOIREahead of their friendly match against MALItoday. The ENYIMBA FC coach had led the SUPER EAGLES to beat GHANA 2-1 on Friday in his first assignment as coach of the team and BRENTFORD midfielder, ONYEKA hasreturned to ENGLAND due to personal reasons after playing the full 90 minutes in the match. As for BASSEY, the FULHAM defender missed the GHANA clash through injury and has now […]

todayMarch 26, 2024

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COMMUNITY IN EBONYI STATE GETS NEW MONARCH AFTER FOUR YEARS. 

SAMUEL OPUH has been elected the new traditional ruler of the OSHIRI autonomous community in the ONICHA Local Government Area of Ebonyi State after several attempts to fill the vacant position following the death of J.U.O. NWOGO, the traditional ruler of the community, four years ago. In an election keenly contested in the community by eight persons, OPUH polled a total of 10 votes to emerge victorious, while his closest rival, NJOKU HARRISON, scored nine votes and OBASI NWEZE got seven votes. Addressing the people of his community after […]

todayMarch 26, 2024

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