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Sowore arrested on arrival in Nigeria

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested. It was gathered that Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. His flight left Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos …

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Rema blasts Nigerian politicians for sharing rice

Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has called out Nigerian politicians for refusing to provide adequate measures to address hardship and poor governance in the country. The ‘Benin Boys’ crooner urged the government to implement more effective solutions, rather than just providing temporary relief such as sharing of …

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Tinubu sued over failure to reverse petrol price hike

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over his failure to direct a probe of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and reverse the recent increase in the pump price of petrol. Joined in the suit as respondents are the Attorney General …

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Wike honours AIG Igweh, DSS boss Mu’azu

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has honoured two heads of security agencies for their roles in improving security in the FCT. The honorees are Assistant Inspector-General (AI-G) of Police, Benneth Igweh and Assistant Director-General (D-G), Department of State Services (DSS), Ado Muazu. Igwe, the …

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Fuel stations shut down in Aba over high prices

The high cost of sourcing petroleum products from third-party marketers other than the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has reportedly led to many filling stations in Aba shutting down. Sunday Punch reveals that some filling stations in the Abia State commercial city that sell petrol to the people at …

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