Some youths have gathered in Lagos to protest against the purchase of sport utility vehicles for lawmakers at the National Assembly.The youths who gathered in their numbers at the Ikeja area of Lagos on Monday held placards and chanted, ‘Fund education, not SUVs, ‘Pay living wage, not SUVs, and ‘Fund
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The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to alleged impeachment moves against him by some members of the state House of Assembly.The development, which is not unconnected to the cold war between Governor Fubara and his godfather and Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, as well as the setting ablaze
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to fight for the emancipation of Nigeria, saying that the battle has already begun.The acting national chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, made the declaration on Monday at a world press conference organised for Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate in the last
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President Bola Tinubu said yesterday that his administration was determined to change the narrative about a weak and crawling economy by bringing about transformation in governance.He gave the assurance during bilateral political talks with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and his entourage at the Presidential
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott today’s meeting with the federal government, meant to review the 15-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) it had signed with the government, if the Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Simon Lalong, would be in attendance.NLC also vowed to go ahead with its
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The Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, has said his country is working with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to provide cheap electricity to member states.Scholz disclosed this while addressing a press conference after a meeting with the ECOWAS Commission’s President, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, in Abuja on
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As Israel carries out a ground invasion of Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry has said more than 8,000 people have been killed since Israel's retaliatory bombing began.This brings the total number of deaths to 9,400.Meanwhile, doctors and the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza said Israel has told them to evacuate
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The House of Representatives has concurred with the recently publicized signal from the Office of the Inspector-General of Police to various formations and commands of the Nigeria Police Force on the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act 2017.The internal memo dated October 25, 2023, directed the officers
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The former governor of Gombe State and senator representing Gombe North has celebrated Senate President Godswill Akpabio's election into the Global Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).In a congratulatory message, Dankwambo, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, said, “This prestigious accomplishment is a
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two businessmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, with consignments of cocaine and heroin going to Hong Kong and France concealed in their bellies.NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said in a statement that while 38-year-old ThankGod Chimamkpa Emenike was arrested
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