The Action Peoples Party has applied to withdraw the suit against President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.The Counsel to APP, Obed Agu, is also asking the court to strike out and dismiss the suit challenging Tinubu’s victory at the 25th February presidential election.Counsel to Tinubu, Wole
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Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has resumed full operations in Imo State, following the suspension of a week-long industrial action embarked on by organised labour, comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).A statement yesterday in Enugu by the Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, said the suspension
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday gave an indication that it would consider the prayer of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party’s demand for a live broadcast of its proceedings.The tribunal presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani asked the parties in the ongoing petitions to settle and
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Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Hajj operation, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the four Nigerian Airlines approved for the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Holy Land have finally signed the agreements on the 2023 Hajj Airlift, yesterday, at the Hajj House, Abuja.The chairman of
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Abia State civil servants, yesterday commenced an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries and for their improved welfare, two months after they suspended similar action.The directive was contained in a statement by the secretary of the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Emma Alozie, and made available to
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Ahead of the November 2023 governorship election in Kogi State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye has visited the paramount ruler of Igala Kingdom and president of Kogi State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Matthew Opaluwa Oguche Akpa in Idah, the ancestral home of the Igala
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned to July 13, 2023 the hearing of the main application filed by natives of Abuja against the federal government and the National Assembly to establish FCT functionaries and political structure for the indigenes to participate in the House of Assembly and governorship
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Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has developed a product authentication mark to check the influx of substandard manufactured and imported products in the Nigerian market.SON director-general, Farouk Salim, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, while speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on product authentication mark (PAM).Salim, who
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Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a national policy funded by the Japanese government to tackle violent extremism, piracy in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea as well as protect civilians in armed conflicts.The minister of state, budget and national planning, Clem Agba,
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and his family, trusting the Almighty God to grant the family strength over the passing of his wife, Mrs Jane Udewo Nnamani.The president in a statement by his media aide , Femi Adesina believes the good works of the
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