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Autonomy: Court adjourns ALGON’s suit against Federal, State Govts
Abuja, April 15, 2025 (NAN) The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) against the Federal and State Governments until May 29. The fresh suit, which was scheduled for mention before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The matter was, however, fixed…
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Palliatives: Dangote donates 80,000 bags of rice to Lagos residents
The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, who was represented by an Executive Director, in the Group, Hajiya, Marya Dangote noted that the gesture is part of the over one million 10kg bags of…
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Elected officials’ suspension in Rivers, a slap on the constitution-Fara Dagogo
Port Harcourt, March 18, 2025 (NANA) Dr Fara Dagogo, former House of Representatives member, (Degema, Bonny, Federal Constituency), has described the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu as a slap on the Constitution. Dagogo made the remark on Tuesday while in a statement issued to newsmen in Port Harcourt while reacting to the…
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Gov. Fubara urges Rivers people to remain peaceful, law-abiding
Port Harcourt, March 18, 2025 (NAN) Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers, has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the state of emergency declared in the state. Fubara made the remark in an address to the people of the state on Tuesday in Port Harcourt after the pronouncement of emergency rule on…
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FG to close Independence Bridge in Lagos until May
The Federal Government will, on Wednesday, close the Independence Bridge (Marina bound), Lagos, to facilitate maintenance and rehabilitation works on the bridge. The bridge will remain closed until the end of May. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lagos. ”The Federal Ministry of Works wishes to inform…
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Nigeria to host 7th African Spelling Bee April 9
Nigeria is set to host the 7th African Spelling Bee (ASB) from April 9 to 13, marking the first time the prestigious competition will be held in a West African nation. Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigeria Spelling Bee, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Established in 2016,…
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Asake reconciles with father
Afrobeats sensation Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has made amends with his ailing father, Fatai Odunsi, and promised to purchase a house for him and as well cover his medical expenses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odunsi made this known in a new video released online, confirming that his son has reached out to him following…
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Petroleum, gas stakeholders colloborate to tackle tanker explosion in Taraba
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on Friday hosted critical stakeholders in the petroleum and gas sector to address the incessant insidences of tanker explosions in Taraba. Alhaji Abdullahi Bature, Coordinator of the NMDPRA in the state, while addressing stakeholders at its first quarter stakeholders meeting in Jalingo, said that Taraba has recorded three tanker explosion incidences…
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Natasha: Ex-Lawmaker urges Akpabio to step aside for impartial investigation
A former lawmaker, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to step aside for an impartial investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against him by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Tofowomo, who represented Ondo South at the ninth National Assembly, told newsmen on Friday in Okitipupa that Akpabio “cannot preside over his own case.” The Senate had suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan…
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Germany’s public sector workers wage negotiations enter 3rd round
The third round of collective bargaining talks for German public sector workers is set to begin on Friday, following weeks marked by strikes across the country. Employers and trade unions are to meet in Potsdam, outside Berlin, for a planned three days of negotiations. Shortly before the start of the talks, the civil service union dbb, which is negotiating alongside…
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Lawyer sues EFCC chairman, I-G, AGF, seeks N500m in damages
An Abuja-based lawyer, Alexander Oketa, has dragged the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, before an Abuja court over land ownership tussle. The ownership issue is between Jona Brothers Construction Limited and one Chief Michael Adeojo (Chairman of Elizade Motors). Acting on behalf of his clients, Jona Brothers, the suit has the Inspector-General of…
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Prison visit: Delta Chief Judge frees inmate
The Chief Judge of Delta, Justice Theresa Diai, has granted freedom to a 24-year-old bike rider, an inmate of the Warri Correctional Centre, Tikor Kelvin. Kelvin regained his freedom out of a total of 336 cases of awaiting trial inmates reviewed at the Warri Correctional Centre during the first quarter prison visit for 2025. Mr Onoriode Etastemi, the public relations…
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U.S. Defence Attaché seeks increased military training with Nigerian Navy
The Defense Attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Col. Thomas Brooks, has expressed interest in expanding training programs between the United States and Nigeria, particularly with the Nigerian Navy. Brooks made this known on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Western Naval Command in Apapa, Lagos. He said that this was his first visit from Abuja to Lagos…
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Opeifa warns vandals, iron smelters to stay off railway property
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has warned vandals and iron smelters to stay off railway property. A statement by NRC’s Deputy Director, Public Relations, Mr Yakub Mahmoud, quoted the Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, as given the warning, on Thursday in Lagos. According to Opeifa, anyone caught stealing the corporation’s property will be treated as an economic saboteur. “All those…
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Women society calls for equality for global progress
The National Council of Women Society (NCWS), Cross River Chapter, says equality between men and women is key for global progress. The President of NCWS, Cross River chapter, Mrs Majorie Asuquo, said this during a news briefing on Thursday in Calabar, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, which is celebrated annually on March 8. Asuquo decried the exclusion…
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Airtel introduces AI-powered spam alert to combat fraud
Airtel Africa says it has launched a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spam alert service in Nigeria to combat the menace of spam messages and fraud. Airtel Nigeria’s Managing Director, Dinesh Balsingh, said this at the launch of the spam alert servicete in Lagos on Thursday. Balsingh said that Airtel Africa also planned to roll out the innovative solution across it14–…
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Lagos LCDAs vow to sustain WASH projects
Ojodu and Ikorodu North LCDAs in Lagos have pledged to maintain the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects implemented by WaterAid with support from Kimberly-Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of both LCDAs made this commitment at the close-out workshop of the Integrated Hygiene and Health Project on Thursday. Speaking at the event, Mr Kolawole Banwo,…
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