The Presidency has reacted to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar's, remark regarding President Bola Tinubu’s $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan secured by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPCL.Atiku said Tinubu’s administration owes Nigerians an explanation over a $3.3 billion loan secured by the NNPCL.Recall
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld a ruling that sentenced former House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan to five years imprisonment for bribery.The court gave the ruling following an appeal by the former lawmaker against previous judgments by lower courts convicting him of bribery.Supreme Court Justice Tijjani Abubakar, who
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The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved and directed the immediate release of funds for the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, Lagos-Ibadan Highways, and the second Niger Bridge bypass project.Umahi said the development would remove the financial bottlenecks on the three projects and expedite their
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A judge of the Anambra State High Court, Justice Peace Otti, has threatened to stop sitting if disobedience to the orders of her court continues.Visibly angry when she entered the court yesterday, Justice Otti of the High Court 3, Awka Judicial Division, told lawyers and litigants that she only came
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Senate chief whip, Ali Ndume, has replied to his critics, especially Kogi West senator, Sunday Karimi, over his comments on the relocation of some federal agencies’ offices to Lagos.In his response yesterday to Karimi's comment that he did not speak for the Senate on the matter, the Senate chief whip
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Justice Abubakar Hussaini Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has vacated an earlier order of the court directing the inspector-general of police to arrest the executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede for disobeying the ruling of the court directing operatives of
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The federal government has partnered with the United Nations (UN) Women to empower rural women through a N300 million biogas project.The minister of women affairs, Barr. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja.She said that with an investment exceeding N300 million, the initiative will address the energy poverty faced by
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Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have neutralised three kidnappers, rescued two victims, and recovered arms and ammunition.The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the incident in Yola, the state capital, yesterday.Nguroje said the suspected kidnappers, on January 24, 2024, stormed the cattle ranch of Alhaji Jibo Karlahi
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The Kebbi State government has sacked three distinct heads for gross misconduct, fraud, insubordination, abscondment, and partisanship.The state government said their actions breached the Public Service Rules (PSR) governing the local government administration in the state.The dismissed district heads are Alhaji Lawal Yakubu, Mai Arewan Yeldu in Arewa local government
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The Minister of Works, Engr. Nweze David Umahi, has advocated for concessionaires and private sector investment in road infrastructure as obtained in advanced economies.He made the call during a closed-door meeting with the governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, the founder and CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and
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