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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The Labour Party (LP) has dropped its petition against the election of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 poll.LP had challenged Fubara’s victory in the exercise with the Appeal Court in Lagos, dismissing its petition and upholding the PDP candidate’s
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President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his friend and ally, former President Muhammadu Buhari, on his 81st birthday.In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described his predecessor as an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism.President Tinubu extolled the peerless leadership credentials and feats
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened that it would take action over the political crisis rocking Rivers State, noting that the war is affecting the welfare of workers in the state.The NLC said the development was a ploy to distract the sitting governor from delivering good governance to the
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the former governor of the state.A statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), recalled that Ezeife,
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The Nigeria Labor Congress has said that the World Bank is one of Nigeria’s problems over its call for fuel prices to be pegged at N750/litre.In a recent statement signed by the NLC president, Joe Ajaero, he said that the World Bank has shown itself to be an enemy of
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Governors of the 19 Northern states under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum have donated N180 million to the victims of the accidental bomb at Tudun Biri village, in Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State.The forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Yahaya, who made the
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Nigeria witnessed a surge in its inflation rate from 27.33% in October 2023 to 28.20% in November 2023, the latest ‘CPI and Inflation Report’ released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.The report highlighted a substantial increase of 0.87% points in the headline inflation rate for November
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