President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and renewal of the Governing Board for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the new chairman of the board is Mr James Olugbenga Akintola, who succeeds Mr Tunde Lemo, after the latter voluntarily stepped down.
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President Mohammadu Buhari has commissioned five legacy projects worth N697. 924 million in Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State.The minister of state for education, Hon Goodluck Nanah Opiah, who inaugurated them on behalf of the president yesterday, said the projects were part of the intervention efforts of TETFund in the
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Zamfara State governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle will be arrested after his tenure for N70 billion fraud, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared.This commission’s disclosure came a day after the governor called for the resignation of the chairman of the anti-graft agency for fraudulent practices.But yesterday, the EFCC
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Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of yet-to-be ascertained number of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on the East-West Road in Rivers State.The abduction of the corps members came barely 24 hours after chairman of Emohua local government area, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, placed a bounty
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The police authorities in Anambra State have arrested two persons in connection with the killing of United States (USA) staff and policemen in Anambra State.The commissioner of police, Echeng Echeng disclosed this in Awka, the state capital yesterday.He said a joint police, army and Nigeria Navy team is in search
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By Okoroafor UchechukwuIt is no longer news that against all odds, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had zoned the position of the Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives to South
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has alerted the public to fraudulent attempts by some individuals to dent his image.According to Obi, some people are duplicating his identity to cause mischief.The former Anambra State Governor, in a series of tweets on Thursday,
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THE Federal Executive Council (FEC), at it’s meeting on Wednesday, May 17, approved the reintroduction of the ‘Park and Pay’ policy in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The policy imposes fees on motorists for parking their vehicles in specific locations or streets within the FCT metropolis.Minister of Information and Culture Lai
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Christians community and all Methodists in Nigeria and the Diaspora on the passing of the Prelate Emeritus, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Sunday Mbang.This is contained in a statement issued by the president’s Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja.Buhari also extended his
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu decided to choose the 10th Speakership and the Deputy Senate Presidency from the North West in order to compensate the region.Gbajabiamila stated this at a meeting of the Joint Task–10th Assembly held at the
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