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Tinubu Mediates in EFCC and DSS Faceoff, Offers Solution

President Bola Tinubu has directed operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) to vacate the Lagos headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos. There had been pandemonium within the vicinity of the EFCC office when men of the DSS reportedly barricaded access into the office area. It was gathered […]

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PDP Faces Setback as Two Senators Jump Ship

Two ranking Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators, Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo Central), have resigned from their party barely 11 days to the expiration of the 10th Senate. They announced their resignation during plenary, on Wednesday. During the announcement, the senators, however, did not announce the party they will defect to. The […]

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Senator Orji Kalu Writes Ruling APC, Insists On Senate President Despite Party’s Choice Of Ex-Minister

The Chief Whip of the Senate of the Nigerian National Assembly, Senator Orji Kalu, 0n Tuesday, vowed to resist pressures to step down, insisting that he must contest for the senate president of the 10th National Assembly. The former Abia State governor insisted that it is his turn to be the senate president of Nigeria.Kalu, […]

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VP Shettima’s first day in Office

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday resumed duty at the Vice President’s Office in the State House, n Abuja, the Federal capital territory. The Vice President, who was administered the Oath of Office and Oath of Allegiance on Monday, was said to have arrived office at 12.39 pm. Vice President Shettima, speaking to State House […]

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Fuel subsidy removal; Reps declare support for Tinubu

Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, declared support for President Bola Tinubu on the sudden removal of petrol subsidy. A member of the House, Jimoh Olajide, on the resumption of the legislative session on Tuesday, moved a motion of urgent public importance, seeking the support of the federal lawmakers on the pronouncement of […]

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Ebonyi State Govt. in Financial Limbo as Governor Nwifuru Orders Account Freeze

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, on assumption of duty on Tuesday after he was sworn in Monday, ordered the freezing of all the accounts of the state government in banks with immediate effective from Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, directed the managers […]

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Tinubu Resumes Official Duties, Meets with Key Political Figures

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday resumed duties after his inauguration on Monday in Abuja. Tinubu was said to be received on arrival at the Defence House, by Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; the Group […]

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Mkparu Commends Plateau Governor Mutfwang in Heartfelt Congratulatory Message

A Jos based Industrialist, Indigenous Manufacturer of UPVC, PVC, and Boreholes casin pipes in Nigeria, Amb. Nelson Mkparu has Congratulated the Plateau State new Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, saying that he will continue with the giant strides of the immediate past governor, Simon Lalong. Our correspondent had reported that Mutfwang of the People’s Democratic Party […]

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President Tinubu Makes Headway: Releases Initial Appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hit the ground running as he announced his first set of appointments as the new President and  Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the new appointments, the newly inaugurated president appointed Ambassador Kunle Adeleke as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP). Also, President Tinubu […]

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Former President Buhari’s Homecoming: Daura Indigenes Roll Out the Red Carpet

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in his hometown in Daura, Katsina state. Buhari had left Eagle Square in Abuja immediately after Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn in as president and vice president. Flanked by members of his cabinet who came to say goodbye at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday, Buhari […]

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