President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly intensified pressure on members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to reinstate Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, just three weeks after his impeachment.According to insiders, Tinubu urged lawmakers over the weekend to consider allowing Obasa’s return, citing potential political repercussions. Of the 40-member Lagos
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A 36-YEAR-OLD US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Ikenna Erinne, allegedly died by suicide after a court ruled in favour of his ex-wife in a child support case.The incident reportedly took place on Sunday, January 26. Erinne, an indigene of Anambra State, had been engaged in a lengthy divorce dispute with his estranged
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Dangote Refinery has announced a reduction of its selling price of petrol to retailers: from N950 per litre to N890 per litre.The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday night.“Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaFormer Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has reiterated his no-nonsense approach to politics, stating that he does not belong to the class of politicians who pretend.The outspoken ex-governor, who has recently been in a war of words with one of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s aide, Daniel Bwala, also—without
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe recent approval of a 50% tariff increase on telecommunication services by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has sparked widespread criticism from key stakeholders, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This move,
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A Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa, has sentenced four individuals to death by hanging for conspiracy and kidnapping. The convicted persons, identified as Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus, and Tari Firstman, were found guilty of abducting workers of a dredging company in the Southern Ijaw local government area.Presiding over
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Akwa Ibom State deputy governor, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, has lost her daughter, Mrs. Blessing, 29.It was gathered that the deceased, who got married about seven months ago, died from complications arising from childbirth in a hospital at Port Harcourt, Rivers State.Condolences from government officials, politicians and friends of government, including
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Tragedy struck in the Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the private residence of the local government chairman, Maharazu Deyi, on Tuesday night. The assailants killed a police corporal, Shamsudeen Lawal, who was assigned as a security escort to the chairman.According to sources,
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Traditional Rulers from the Lake Chad Basin have resolved to partner with various governments in the region to tackle some of the challenges faced by the populace, which include insurgency, community conflicts, and the impacts of climate change.The regional monarchs also resolved to look into extreme poverty bedevilling the people,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaA coalition of activists and civil society organizations gathered outside the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, January 29, to protest the arrest and cybercrime charges filed against Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), by the Nigerian police.The protesters, waving placards and
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