Popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, has been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging over murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who died between November 5 and 7, 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife.Sentenced for same offence alongside Adedoyin are two
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President Bola Tinubu has directed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, to vacate the Lagos headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ikoyi, Lagos.Men of the DSS had early in the morning barricaded access into the EFCC office area, claiming ownership of the office complex
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has directed the immediate freezing of all the State Government accounts and those of agencies domiciled in banks and other financial institutions in the country.Otti’s directive is contained in a statement issued in Umuahia on Tuesday by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand
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The National Industrial Court in Abuja has upheld the ‘no work no pay’ rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities.In a judgment delivered by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it was within the right
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Following the announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday phasing out fuel subsidies, there have been panic buying, speculative hoarding, and increase of fuel price to the tune of N600 per litre in some states, causing return of queues nationwide and fare hike, Independent Nigeria reports.President Tinubu had shortly
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Both the Senate and House of Representatives approved Federal Government’s request to refund N16,772,486,002.19 billion to the Borno state government for federal road projects executed by the state.Former President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly last week to approve the amount through promissory note and bond issuance.Specifically the
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BY UCHECHUKWU OKOROAFOR, AbujaA leader is someone who can see how things can be improved and who rallies people to move toward that better vision. Leaders can work toward making their vision a reality while putting people first. Just being able to motivate people isn’t enough — leaders need to
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied media reports alleging that its operatives prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials from entering their Lagos office.A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said it is not true but that the Service
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Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, made an appearance at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday.The tribunal had previously scheduled May 30 as the day for Peter Obi to present his case against the results of the presidential election held on February 25.Initially,
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has warned Nigerians against panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, says it supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his decision to remove subsidy.Tinubu in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
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