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Senate President Ahmad Lawan has cautioned states governors and other elected leaders against joining the agitations for secession or restructuring of the country. Mr Lawan, who stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said he was not against those calling for restructuring but elected officials must not be among those advocating for such calls. …

Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from 8pm to 6am daily. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, in a statement on Friday, said the curfew was part of the measures to prevent the spread of the surging trait of the new variants of COVID-19. He said the curfew takes …

Pan Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere on Friday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the nation is restructured before the 2023 general elections. Its acting leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who made the call after the group’s meeting at his Ogbo country home in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, said Nigeria cannot afford to hold the 2023 elections without …

…exonerate Speaker Gbajabiamila Members of the House of Representatives have descended on the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for opposing the call of the southern governors for restructuring and true federalism. They said that Lawan through his utterances has shown biases, technically killing the constitutional review committee. It will be recalled that the Senate President had while granting an interview to …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has invited applications from companies qualified to operate and maintain three state-run oil refineries. NNPC said Friday in a publication that it is seeking to engage reputable and credible operations and maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna Refineries to ensure reliability and sustainability to meet the nation’s fuel supply obligation. The …

The striking Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has rejected the 36 state governors’ proposed template for the implementation of judiciary’s financial autonomy being demanded by the workers. The governors, in their proposal, seek the creation of a State Account Allocation Committee (SAAC) to oversee the distribution of funds to the three arms of government at the state level. But …

… Harps on collaboration, warns against fanning embers of disunity, hatred Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the government is deploying technology to deal with insecurity in the state, urging residents to give relevant information that will assist the government in protecting the lives and property of citizens. The governor said this while playing host to Muslim faithful …

Nigeria’s Federal Government in collaboration with the Edo State Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has commenced training for 4,250 youths and women on agribusiness to boost food security in the country. Speaking at the opening of a six-days training programme, Agribusiness Promotion Coordinator, Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project, Mrs. Anthonia Esenwa, said the project …

Over 30 Nigerian Civil Society organisations have opposed the Archbishop of Canterbury’s support for Shell Carbon Energy Plan, and have requested the Archbishop to withdraw such support for a favorable Church of England position. In a letter of May 10, 2021 signed by over 30 civil society organisations, convener of the groups and Executive Director of the Africa Network for …

Melinda French Gates had concerns about her husband’s dealings with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when she consulted lawyers to explore the option of divorcing the Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, according to reports. The billionaire philanthropists announced their decision to divorce last week after declaring their marriage “irretrievably broken” – but did not explain why. The Wall Street Journal reported that in 2019 Melinda, …