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target=_blank>Shettima Meets UN Secretary-General over Nigeria’s Security Council bid
Vice President Kashim Shettima has met with the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at UN headquarters in the United States to discuss key issues, including Nigeria’s quest for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and other matters of mutual interest. During the meeting, Shettima emphasised the need for the UN to “support
target=_blank>NHRC Urges Judiciary on Whistleblower Protection
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the judiciary to confer more protection on whistleblowers, describing it as an effective tool in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the First National Interactive Forum on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection for Federal High Court judges held in Abuja, the Director of Economic, Social and Cultural
target=_blank>Dangote Refinery: PENGASSAN Demands Reinstatement of Sacked Workers, Threatens Legal Action
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has condemned what it described as anti-labour practices at the Dangote Refinery, following the reported dismissal of more than 800 Nigerian workers. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Comrade Lumumba Ighotemu Okugbawa, the union alleged that the sacked workers were replaced with
target=_blank>DSP Barau Raising Scholars for Kano’s Development
By Abba Anwar It is indeed neither a satire nor a fiction, that His Excellency the Deputy Senate President, who doubles as the First Deputy Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament (Economic Community of West African States), Distinguished Senator Barau I. Jibrin CFR, not only excels, he becomes a pace setter in the all-important area of education
target=_blank>We want Ibadan state, Olubadan tells Tinubu
Newly crowned 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu to grant the wish of his people by creating Ibadan as an independent state out of current Oyo State. He made the appeal shortly after receiving the Staff of Office from Governor Seyi Makinde The former governor told Tinubu to
target=_blank>FG unveils free business registration for MSMEs
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have launched a nationwide drive to provide free business registration for 250,000 nano, micro and small enterprises. The initiative was announced in Abuja on Friday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two agencies which
target=_blank>Tinubu to Nigerians: Your suffering is a result of painful surgery
President Bola Tinubu on Friday described the economic hardship which followed some of his reforms as a pain from an economic surgery. He told Nigerians that the nation’s economy is recovering from crisis and thanked them for perseverance. Tinubu spoke at Mapo Hall in Ibadan Oyo State during the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of
target=_blank>Four miners killed as sandpit collapses in Plateau
At least four miners were killed after a sandpit collapsed on them at a mining site in Dura community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred on Thursday night when the ground caved in on the four individuals working in the pit. My Biggest Regret in Office
target=_blank>My Biggest Regret in Office – Gov Umo Eno
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has open up on his deepest regret since he assumed office in 2023. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, the governor said that no achievement in office could outweigh the pain of losing his wife while still in service. Daily Trust reports that Patience Umo Eno, the governor’s
target=_blank>‘Ibrahim Lamido has outperformed other senators from Sokoto’
A Sokoto politician, Buhari Sidi Attahiru, says Senator Ibrahim Lamido has outperformed other senators from the state. Sidi who is a card-carrying member of the People Democratic Party (PDP), said this while weighing in on the controversial statement made by the factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The party chairman,
target=_blank>BBNaija 10: Biggie issues Zita double strike after physical altercation with Rooboy
Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Zita, has been issued a double strike following her altercation with fellow housemate Rooboy during a team task on Thursday night. Big Brother gathered all housemates in the lounge on Friday evening to announce the disciplinary measure, citing Zita’s violation of house rules. DAILY POST reports that Zita threw
BBNaija 10: Biggie issues Zita double strike after physical altercation with Rooboy
target=_blank>Ogun govt seals filling station, shops over environmental pollution
The Ogun State government, through its Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, has sealed a filling station and several shops over environmental infractions. Special Adviser to the Governor on OGEPA, Farouk Akintunde, disclosed this on Friday during an interactive session with journalists in Abeokuta. Akintunde, who also serves as the chairman of the Ogun State Task Force
Ogun govt seals filling station, shops over environmental pollution
target=_blank>Kenny challenges Rooney to boxing match over Aguero’s 2012 goal
Paddy Kenny, former Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper, has challenged ex-Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to a boxing contest to settle their dispute over ex-Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero’s 2012 goal. Both men have been at odds for several years after Rooney claimed that Kenny allowed Aguero’s 2012 Premier League title-winning goal for Man City against
Kenny challenges Rooney to boxing match over Aguero’s 2012 goal
target=_blank>Court orders WAEC to release withheld 2023 results of 47 Sokoto students
The Sokoto State High Court has ordered the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to immediately release the withheld results of 47 students of Global Kids Academy, Sokoto. Justice Muawiya Mahmud delivered the ruling after hearing submissions from counsel to the plaintiff, Ferdinand Okotete, and defence counsel, Kabiru Yusuf, while WAEC’s legal team was led by
Court orders WAEC to release withheld 2023 results of 47 Sokoto students
target=_blank>CAF Champions League: Remo Stars beat US Zilimadjou to book date with Sundowns
Remo Stars zoomed into the second round of the CAF Champions League after a 1-0 victory over US Zilimadjou of Comoros in Abeokuta on Friday. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side won the preliminary round tie 5-0 on aggregate. The Nigerian champions defeated US Zilimadjou 4-0 in the first leg last weekend. Alex Oyowah netted the winning goal
CAF Champions League: Remo Stars beat US Zilimadjou to book date with Sundowns
target=_blank>Alia can’t stoop low to abduct someone – Benue Gov’s aide on VDM’s allegations
Atu Terver, Principal Special Assistant on Youth and Media Mobilization to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has reacted to an allegation against his principal by a social media critic and activist, Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM. VDM in a video posted on his Facebook page on Friday alleged that a car dealer
Alia can’t stoop low to abduct someone – Benue Gov’s aide on VDM’s allegations
target=_blank>Nigeria’s solid minerals sector must be reformed now for gains – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has called for an end to policy paralysis, tasking the Nigerian government to legislate, implement, and deliver reforms that transform minerals from buried wealth to visible prosperity for all. The agency warned that Nigeria’s solid minerals sector has underperformed despite its vast potential, stating that its latest audit
Nigeria’s solid minerals sector must be reformed now for gains – NEITI
*-marathon/ target=_blank>Ogun monarch urges Sanwo-Olu to arrest Mandy Kiss over proposed ‘s** marathon’
The Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Ebenezer Akinyemi, has called on Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to order the arrest of social media influencer Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, popularly known as Mandy Kiss, following her controversial plan to engage in a marathon s** act with 100 men in
Ogun monarch urges Sanwo-Olu to arrest Mandy Kiss over proposed ‘s** marathon’
target=_blank>Bayelsa: Six arrested for alleged killing of police constable in Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested six suspected cultists for allegedly killing a police constable, Oboh Goodluck in the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Idu, made this known at the funeral rites for the deceased on Friday in Yenagoa. Goodluck was reportedly killed in OMPADEC area of Amarata community on his
Bayelsa: Six arrested for alleged killing of police constable in Bayelsa
target=_blank>Arming FRSC reckless idea, will endanger commuters – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has opposed the proposed bill seeking to empower operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, with firearms. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the association’s Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Sileola Akinbodunse, described the bill as a “reckless misstep that endangers commuters.” He
Arming FRSC reckless idea, will endanger commuters – NANS
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