Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, whose biological father, Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun died recently, has adopted former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his new father. Gov. Abiodun made the declaration on Sunday when Obasanjo visited him at the State House to condole with him on the demise of his father. Obasanjo said “We have come to share with you in the …
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The Federal Government is considering all options against Yoruba Nation separatist group including the proscription of the movement led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. According to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Federal Government would explore all options within the context of …
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Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has ordered the suspension of ‘Every Monday’ sit-at-home order by the group in the South-East. In a statement signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, he said, “The suspension of the Sit-At-Home by the IPOB Head of Directorate was as a result of an order from …
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday said he is not aware that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar wants to vie for the presidency in 2023. Wike made the assertion while speaking as a guest on the Africa Independent Television’s Programme, Focus Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said he was not aware of Atiku’s move because the PDP has …
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The shepherd in Charge of Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla has penned an open letter to president Edgar Lungu. Iginla warned him to take the defeat in good faith and learn lessons from the just concluded presidential election: Your Excellency, President Edgar Lungu, I write this open letter to you as a prophet of God and an authority who …
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Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the German government over ongoing efforts to boost the operational capability of the Agency with a world-class narcotic detection dog training facility. This was disclosed in a statement to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE by Femi Babafemi, …
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The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of new rates for vehicle number plates and driving licence across the country. According to the Joint Tax Board, Nigerians will now pay N18,750 for standard private and commercial number plates against the old rate of N12,500. Fancy number plate which was N80,000 is now N200,000; motorcycle number plate is N5,000 from N3,000 …
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The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of late human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi. The Governor also commiserated with family and friends of the deceased, describing his death as a colossal loss to the civil society movement in Nigeria. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. …
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The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months ban on the social networking site, Twitter, in Nigeria will be lifted soon. This is as it said that it has reached agreement with Twitter in most areas of misunderstanding. Recall that on June 5, 2021, the FG had officially banned Twitter’s indefinitely, thereby restricting it from operating in Nigeria …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have launched fresh raids in Nasarawa, Benue and Ondo states where no fewer than 43 dealers and consumers of illicit substances were arrested.137.55 kilograms of assorted drugs was also recovered during the ‘offensive action.’Femi Babafemi,Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency disclosed this to NAOSRE in a press statement. According to …
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