It is a known fact that in January 2012 when President Goodluck Jonathan announced the deregulation of the downstream sector, otherwise known as fuel subsidy removal, the same people who opposed the government and organized protests at Ojota, Lagos, Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, and in other parts of Nigeria, even in
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President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders.They include the postponement of the Finance Act 2023 and the suspension of the 5% Excise Tax on telecommunication servicesThe action announced at a press briefing in the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday by Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has filed a six-count charge against its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the decision was taken at Thursday’s regular weekly meeting, where several issues were
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted the suspended DCP Abba Kyari on a N50 million bail in a case of asset declaration filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).The NDLEA had filed a 24-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and his two siblings (Mohammed
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has urged the former governor of the state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to ignore the summons from the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC).The commission had requested Ganduje’s presence next week to provide crucial information regarding an ongoing investigation.The executive chairman
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The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has joined the new social media platform, Threads.UNITY TIMES reports that the platform, owned by Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, has witnessed a surge in sign-ups, with over 10 million people joining following Elon Musk’s implementation of stringent measures on Twitter.President Tinubu made
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About two years after Chief Ayiri Emami was suspended as the Ologbotsere of Warri and chairman of the Olu Advisory Council, one of the princes of Warri Kingdom, Yemi Emiko, who took part in the decision, has said they acted in error, Leadership reports.Prince Emiko's revelation followed an outburst by
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The leadership of the Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that all issues in dispute that led to the removal of the chairman, Obong Stephen Ntukekpo, and his deputy, Dr David Umo Essien, have been laid to rest.The acting chairman, Dr Cyril Effiong Enemi, who held forth
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The operatives of Ebubeagu Security Network (ESN) at the Imo State Secretariat, engaged men of Imo State Police Command in a gun battle, causing a stampede in the secretariat.An eyewitness stressed that scores of unsuspecting Imo workers were injured while scampering for safety and running away from the sporadic gunshots
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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has denied ceding the ministerial slot for the state to the immediate-past governor of the state, Nyesom Ezenwo Nyesom.APC publicity secretary in the state, Darlington Nwauju, who made the denial yesterday while briefing newsmen at the party's secretariat in Port Harcourt, the state
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