Laffmattazz Tour 2025: Gbenga Adeyinka D1st Signs Marketing, Promotions Deal with FunZ

As the Grand Comedian of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Gbenga Adeyinka D1st prepares for this year’s Laffmattazz Tour, starting from Jogor Centre, Ibadan on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025, he has signed a partnership deal with FunZweb.com, an international digital marketing and promotions company. Adeyinka said this year’s tour is coming with a lot of initiatives that will make it …

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£15bn Petro Union Fraud: Attorney-General Steps In

In a significant move to safeguard Nigeria from potential fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has led a team of senior lawyers to represent the Federal Government at a Supreme Court hearing over the Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited case. The development marks the first time the Federal Government was represented …

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Makinde Congratulates Chief Bisi Akande

Hon. Abiola Makinde representing the Ondo East/Ondo West federal constituency in the National Assembly, has congratulated Chief Bisi Akande the former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on the Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on him by the prestigious Independent Newspaper. In a release personally signed by him, he described Chief Akande as a leader of leaders who …

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Alleged N5.8Billion Fraud:  How Former Kwara Governor Diverted UBEC’s Funds

The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged misappropriation of N5.78 billion public funds continued on Wednesday, March 11, 2024, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the EFCC presented its second witness, PW 2, …

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Coalition Commends Buratai for seeking establishment of School Safety Task Force

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups against Terrorism in Nigeria has applauded the former Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador, (Lieutenant-General Rtd) Tukur Buratai on his call for the establishment of school safety task force in the country for the development of education. Buratai had said that the task force would provide tailored security solutions to schools in high-risk areas across …

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Buratai urges students to work hard for future endeavours

The former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Rtd) has advised students of Girau International School, Kaduna to work hard to achieve better lives in future. Buratai spoke at the inauguration of Girau International and official launching of its educational activities after two years of operation. Buratai who served as the Chairman of the occasion, alongside …

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Senate approves six-month suspension for Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The Senate has approved the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months. This follows investigations from the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, which cited her total violation of Senate rules. According to the committee’s recommendation read by its Chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen, her suspension will take effect from March 6, 2025. It also recommended that her …

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Ex-mistress blackmailing me after I stopped monthly allowance — Ex-Skye bank chair

The former chairman of the now-defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, on Tuesday, informed the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, that his ex-mistress, Adaobi Alagwu, resorted to blackmail after he discontinued the monthly allowance he had been giving her in October 2024. Ayeni further disclosed that, in addition to the financial support, he had placed Ms. Alagwu in …

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Buratai Speaks on Insurgency Fight, Stewardship, and Arms Procurement Controversy

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd.), has opened up about his tenure in the fight against insurgency, defending his leadership while acknowledging lingering challenges in Nigeria’s security landscape. Speaking on Arise News this morning, Buratai addressed critical issues ranging from intelligence gathering to allegations of mismanaged military funds, while also highlighting key achievements under his command. …

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