The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees from President Bola Tinubu’s list on Monday. Among the nominees facing scrutiny are former governors Wike, El-Rufai, Umahi, and several others, drawn from 25 states across the country.President Tinubu submitted the list of 28 nominees to the upper legislative chamber
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the mastermind of the supposed coup in Niger Republic, seven days to return power to Mohammed Bazoom.The decision formed part of resolutions reached at the emergency meeting of ECOWAS Authority
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to undergo an independent medical examination.Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the IPOB leader underwent a medical examination in an unnamed hospital in Abuja on Friday.According to a statement by Ejiofor: “We
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a special investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Tinubu named Jim Osayande Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), as the investigator.The development comes in the wake of the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as CBN governor
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Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state after hoodlums looted warehouses of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and others.“The Governor of Adamawa State, the Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective immediately Sunday 30th July
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended several key figures, including a well-known artistes’ manager and a successful businessman, for distributing illegal drugs in upscale clubs across Lekki and Lagos Island.According to a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the agency’s robust action follows a crucial tip-off regarding
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Soonest Nathaniel, a Poet, Journalist, and spoken word artiste, has been selected to participate in the esteemed International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, United States.Nathaniel is joining an exclusive group of authors that include several winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including Turkey’s Orhan
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President Bola Tinubu will host a special meeting of the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, July 30, 2023 in Abuja.The President, according to a release issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, is calling
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The remains of General Oladipo Diya, the late former chief of general staff, have been laid to rest in his hometown Odogbolu, Ogun State.Diya, appointed chief of general staff to the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha, died on March 26.Before his appointment by Abacha, Diya was the military governor
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration in the fight against the polio virus in the state.This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shauibu, on Saturday in Kano.Yusuf made this pledge during the official
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