Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana has described the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to increase pump price of PMS as illegal.He was speaking on the sideline of an emergency meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Executive Council in Abuja.Mr Falana said NNPCL has a
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President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of the former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF.The President also appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff, and Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor
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The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Friday has again adjourned the petition of the Allied People Movement (APM) challenging the victory of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to enable parties reference a Supreme Court judgment on double nomination.At resumed sitting on Friday, counsel for the petitioner, Yakubu Maikasuwa, SAN informed
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President Bola Tinubu is presently meeting with members of the Progressives Governors Forum at the State House.The governors are led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, who was recently elected as the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum.In attendance are nine newly-elected governors, alongside eleven others who have secured a
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of special advisers, senior special assistants, and special assistants.The governor’s press secretary, Kazie Ukoh, in a statement, said the appointments include ten special advisers, nine senior special assistants, and two special assistants.According the statement, Michael Akpara is appointed as the Special
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The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, has debunked rumour making the rounds that he has resigned.Oleyelogun in a statement on Friday said the purported letter of his resignation in circulation was the “handiwork of the fifth columnists.”“The purported letter of resignation which is in
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Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have issued a disconnection notice to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt.A statement signed by the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, said the notice followed approval granted by the Nigerian Communications
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Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang has approved the suspension of the 17 local government area Chairmen and councilors.According to a statement issued by Mr. Gyang Bere, the governor’s Special Assistant (Media), the suspension was granted following a request from the House on June 1, 2023. The House had recommended the
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A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has refuted reports that he was grilled by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, over alleged N4bn fraud.TheCable, which broke the news, had reported that the interrogation was based on alleged N4bn fraud committed by the former Governor.But,
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Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has declared an end to sit-at-home in the state effective from Monday, June 5, 2023. He said such orders were restricting creativity, entrepreneurship, and productivity in the state.The governor, however, expressed government’s readiness “to engage in dialogue with people, who have genuine grievances
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