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Members of the dissolved Osun State Judicial Service Commission on Tuesday alleged that the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, sacked their commission to pave the way for the removal of the Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo. In a statement signed by Messrs Rotimi Makinde and Tomi Olagbaju on behalf of the …

The naira, on Monday, continued its appreciation against the dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the country’s official exchange rate window, as it closes at N750.14/$1. The rate represents a recovery of N41.61k from the N791.75 recorded last Friday. According to Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a …

Edun The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun says that the Federation Account is witnessing improved revenue inflow since the removal of subsidy from average of N650 million monthly to over N1 trillion in the last four months. The minister stated this on Monday in Asaba at the opening ceremony …

Some of the protesters Protesters on Monday stormed the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja demanding the resignation of the party’s National Working Committee. The group, under the aegis of the PDP National Back Up arrived at Wadata Plaza, the national secretariat of the party demanding the immediate …

“In the grand tapestry of life, the story of Atiku Abubakar the little boy from Jada unfolds as a compelling narrative, a saga marked by resilience, trials, and triumphs. As we celebrate this momentous occasion, it is not merely the passing of another year but a profound acknowledgment of a …

This was seen in the Public Procurement awards carried by the state government in 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023. The Lagos State Government under the leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu has spent the sum of N531,553,559 to renovate Saint Andrews Anglican Church in the Oke-Popo area of the state. This …

  Forum of Delta State Contractors has called on the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the Delta State government over  the contract awarded to  Julius Berger  to the tune of N78 billion. But the Delta State government, in a swift reaction debunked the allegations, saying it was the handiwork of …

In a judgment on Sunday, the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Elphreda Williams-Dawodu, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return given to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. The court declared Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress the rightful winner of the March …

Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Monday commended the president, Bola Tinubu, for listening to the “voice of reasoning” by suspending the deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of Federal Government-owned tertiary institutions in the country. In a …

Edison Ehie, factional Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly   The Speaker of a faction of Rivers House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Edison Ehie, has claimed that he escaped assassination on Sunday evening when a group of armed thugs led by a superintendent of Police attacked his private …