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President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the pardon he earlier granted dozens of drug offenders, arms dealers, illegal miners and other convicts. This was disclosed by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Nigerian leader previously granted pardon to about 175 people including dozens of drug offenders. That pardon was condemned by many Nigerians forcing the …

Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo State) has expressed profound appreciation to the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Constitution Review for approving the creation of an additional state for the South East geopolitical zone, a historic decision that brings Nigeria closer to true equity, justice and balance among its regions. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Senator Izunaso hailed the …

The Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief Julius Bokoru, has dismissed rumours linking his principal to an alleged coup plot, describing them as false and politically motivated. Bokoru stated that the former Bayelsa State governor had no connection to any coup-related activity, affirming that Sylva remains a committed …

Military investigators probing an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are reportedly grilling a Managing Director of a Federal Government agency in the South South region, The PUNCH has learnt. Two intelligence officers confirmed that the MD was arrested for allegedly transferring a huge sum of money to a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who …

•Lagos, Abia, Anambra, Kwara complete the top 5 Enugu State has emerged as Nigeria’s most fiscally viable subnational government, according to BudgIT’s 2025 State of States ranking. The report showed that Enugu State is the most probable state to finance its operating expenses exclusively from internally generated revenue, IGR, and independent of allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC. …

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira Tuesday appreciated to N1,487 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,491 per dollar on Monday, according to report by Vanguard News. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,447 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). The paper cited Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which showed that the exchange rate for …

The Senate has fixed Wednesday, October 29, to screen the newly-appointed service chiefs for confirmation. The Senate had earlier scheduled the screening for next week after President Bola Tinubu wrote letters requesting their screening. However, the Red Chamber later reversed itself on the grounds of the urgency for the security heads to commence work immediately. The President of the Senate, …

Governor AbdulRahman on Tuesday received 23 abductees recently freed by the Nigerian Army, commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the security agencies for their support. Speaking at the 22 Armoured Brigade Headquarters during a brief ceremony for the official handover of the victims, the governor congratulated them on their freedom and promised continued efforts to rid the state of criminal …

The meeting came about four days after the service chiefs were appointed. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with the new service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those at the meeting were the new Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, a general; Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, a major general; Chief of Air Staff, Kennedy …

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerians do not witness again industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) or that of any other trade unions in the country. He gave this position at this year’s Scientific Conference and Induction Ceremony of the Academy of Medical …