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…. described the appeal as belated and an afterthought A special panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed the decision of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier struck out all allegations of vote-buying and voter inducement made by the Ogun State …

• Stakeholders insist figures are under-reported •‘Nigerian manufacturers have become endangered species • Palliatives will not have any effect this year – AFAN • Expert foresees higher interest rate at next MPC meeting • We need to look beyond monetary policy for a solution, ICSAN warns As inflation bites further, mostly from …

Governor Bassey Edet Otu Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has sworn in former senator Stephen Odey and 30 others as Commissioners. Odey represented the Cross River North Senatorial district in the 9th Assembly and was Chairman Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, during the last administration of Ben Ayade. He …

Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the 10th National Assembly is committed to resolving the issue of multiple taxation in the country. To achieve this, a bill addressing the concern will be introduced while a committee has already been formed in this regard. Abbas …

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has commended the Mbaise Nation over their hold on cultural heritage of Iriji Mbaise. The governor who was a special guest at the event on the annual Iriji Mbaise for the year 2023 at Aboh Mbaise on Tuesday …

Abia State government has said that the commencement of workers physical verification in the State Civil Service for Ministries and Local Government workers will begin on Thursday. A statement from the Head of Service, Joy Maduka said the exercise will take place at the International Conference Centre Umuahia. According to …

Chief of Air, Hassan Bala Abubakar The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Bala Abubakar has said the military cannot stop “accidental” air crashes as long as they take to the sky to fight terrorists. Abubakar made the submission on Tuesday, a day after terrorists reportedly downed military aircraft which …

The Aviation Security (AVSEC) and the Logistics Sub-Sector will be embarking on an indefinite strike on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The decision to withdraw services by AVSEC was based on a poor working environment alongside poor wages, emphasizing that they are treated as slaves despite their services to the sector …

Military Chiefs under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Accra, Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss the possibility of a military intervention in Niger Republic. This was revealed on Tuesday by an ECOWAS spokesperson. The meeting had been scheduled to hold on Saturday but …

…drops Illegal Possession of Firearm Charge filed in Lagos There appears to be more trouble for Godwin Emefiele as the Federal Government files fresh 20 charges against him in Abuja. ENigeria Newspaper had reported that the FG applied orally for the withdrawal of the earlier charges against the embattled and …