The year 2023 was eventful for Nigeria as the citizens elected new leaders who would pilot the affairs of the country for the next four years. The elections, no doubt, witnessed a lot of intrigue and political maneuvering. However, the rest is history.Presidential electionThe 2023 presidential election came with several
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced on Monday that it’s set to start producing refined petroleum products after receiving the sixth batch of one million barrels of crude oil needed for its initial operations.In a statement made available to the press, the company said, “Dangote refinery appears set to commence production
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Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement.The investigative report by the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Africa Eye, spanning over two years, detailed the accounts
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) launched the automated passport application process yesterday to expedite passport acquisition by Nigerians.The NIS, in a statement, said the launch followed a live demonstration session hosted by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, unveiling the functionality of the new system to stakeholders from across the
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President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh.A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, on Monday,
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Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu will report at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja today, Tuesday.Edu is expected to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency following her suspension by President Bola Tinubu on Monday.A top source in the
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Edu is expected to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency following her suspension by President Bola Tinubu.Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu will report at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja today, Tuesday.Edu is expected to honour an invitation
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has declared the prolonged detention of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emfiele, without trial as a violation of his fundamental rights.It consequently slammed a N100 million fine against the Federal Government and the Economic
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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered that Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), be remanded at the Kuje Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the conclusion of his bail application.The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
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Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately dismantle and curtail the excesses of what he described as an emerging political cartel, which, according to him, may be worse than a cabal if unchecked.The Borno South senator, who made the
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