President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit.A statement by his media office said Tinubu was scheduled to return to the country shortly for preparations towards his official swearing in as the 16th President on May 29, 2023.The statement issued Wednesday by the Office of
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Wednesday wrote to the Senate, asking the honorable house to approve a new loan request of $800million.In a letter read by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari who noted that the loan would be utilized to scale up the National Social
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum is organizing a reunion scheduled to hold tomorrow at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton Hotel.The G-5 governors expected at the event are Governors Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), alongside others.The event will also provide an
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The immediate-past governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor of the State even as he congratulated the latter and urged him to focus on good governance.Oyetola in a statement personally signed by him,
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-Agency ReportsRussia launched about 15 cruise missiles at Ukraine's capital on Tuesday, the second attack in as many days, with air defence systems shooting all of them down, officials said, after air raid alerts blared over most of the country."As at the front, the plans of the aggressor failed," Serhiy
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The Action Peoples Party has applied to withdraw the suit against President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.The Counsel to APP, Obed Agu, is also asking the court to strike out and dismiss the suit challenging Tinubu’s victory at the 25th February presidential election.Counsel to Tinubu, Wole
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Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has resumed full operations in Imo State, following the suspension of a week-long industrial action embarked on by organised labour, comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).A statement yesterday in Enugu by the Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, said the suspension
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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday gave an indication that it would consider the prayer of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party’s demand for a live broadcast of its proceedings.The tribunal presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani asked the parties in the ongoing petitions to settle and
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Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Hajj operation, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the four Nigerian Airlines approved for the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the Holy Land have finally signed the agreements on the 2023 Hajj Airlift, yesterday, at the Hajj House, Abuja.The chairman of
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Abia State civil servants, yesterday commenced an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries and for their improved welfare, two months after they suspended similar action.The directive was contained in a statement by the secretary of the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Emma Alozie, and made available to
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