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Freedom Online 5th lecture: Uzodimma, Diri, Daniel, Bode George, Olubolade, Tola Adeniyi confirm attendance
Uzodimma By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The fifth yearly lecture of Freedom Online, one of Nigeria's fastest-growing online newspapers, will hold on Tuesday July 18 in Lagos. A statement by the Managing…
10th NASS: SERAP gives Akpabio, Abbas 7 days to ‘drop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas “to drop the scandalous plan to…
Group urges President Tinubu to release Kanu for peace sake
Nnamdi Kanu Congress of Civil Society Group (CCSG) Abia State Chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi…
Why CBN unified exchange rates – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Lagos said he could have chosen to maintain the multiple foreign exchange systems he met upon assuming office and benefit from it, but instead opted…
Catholic Bishops Kick Against National Council For Christian Education Bill
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has rejected a bill seeking to establish National Council of Christian Education, pointing out that the proposal violates sections 10 and 42(3) of…
BREAKING: Tinubu Suspends EFCC Boss Bawa
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for…
Breaking: Akpabio Becomes Senate President, Defeats Yari
Akpabio By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The former Akwa Ibom governor Senator Godswill Akpabio has been sworn as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Abdul’aziz Yari who scored…
Democracy Day: Tinubu hails MKO Abiola, promises to ease subsidy removal pains
Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, hailed the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. He described the late businessman who died in suspicious circumstances after…
Subsidy Removal: Labour Suspends Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) last night shelved their nationwide planned strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidy to give room for more…
Tinubu inherits over N16tn uncompleted projects
The new President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has officially inherited over uncompleted projects from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, according to findings by The PUNCH. The projects were identified through the…