President Bola Tinubu is in a closed door meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the State deputy governor and the former governor Peter Odili among others at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Recall that the FCT Minister, who is
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The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing of appeal in the Kano State governorship dispute for Thursday.Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is challenging the verdict of the Appeal Court that upheld the tribunal’s verdict which sacked him and declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All
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The FCT High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, from holding public in Nigeria.UNITY TIMES reports that the Federal High Court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, had nullified the candidacy of Aishatu Dahiru (popularly known as Binani) as the
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The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Sekinat Soremekun, for dealing in illicit drugs on December 5. At the time of her arrest in the Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of 200 persons from Lassa fever, representing 17.1 per cent in 28 States and 114 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023.The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said that aside from the fatality, there were 8,542
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The first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Sunday received four of the five students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma who were abducted by bandits.Speaking at the State House, Presidential Villa when she received the students, Mrs Tinubu said learning and education are veritable weapons in the fight against terrorism and criminality
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly disavowed a purported strike notice circulating widely, asserting that neither organization has issued such an ultimatum to commence a strike action on Monday, December 18.A notice circulating widely, purportedly signed by the General Secretary of NLC, Comrade
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The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) that a deal has been struck to compromise the anticipated Supreme Court judgement over the disputed governorship in the state.According to Kano State APC chairman Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas,
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The Lagos State Government has announced the payment of N50,000 in a palliative scheme to support 15,000 traders across the 57 local council development areas (LCDA) in the state.This was disclosed in a statement by the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday during the launch of the new
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, from organising by-elections to replace 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly whose seats were declared vacant.Donatus Okorowo, the judge, gave the order on Friday, Premium Times reported.A factional speaker of the Rivers State
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