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As of Thursday morning, police officers and other security details assigned to the Speaker were reportedly pulled back, leaving her without official protection. All security aides attached to Speaker Mojisola Meranda of the Lagos State House of Assembly have been withdrawn, raising concerns about her safety amid an ongoing leadership crisis. As of Thursday morning, police officers and other security …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, by N65.00, from N890 to N825 per litre. A statement Wednesday evening said the new price takes effect on February 27. The statement said the strategic price adjustment was designed to provide essential relief to Nigerians in anticipation …

By Idahosa Musa Tumultuous adulating crowd witnessed the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, on Tuesday performed the Isoton rite of his Queen mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, 49 years after her transition. Isoton is a traditional rite of procession in memory of the departed person’s spirit in Benin Kingdom as it’s usually heralded …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old Pastor, Ijebor Simon, and one Destiny Okojabhole, 23, over alleged murder of a seven-year-old boy, Evans Okojabhole in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area in the state. SP Moses Yamu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Edo stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One of them said …

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, presided over the National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking the first such gathering since he assumed office on May 29, 2023. The high-level meeting is taking place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, with key party leaders in attendance. It serves as a precursor to the National Executive Council (NEC) …

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan filed the matter following a Facebook post allegedly by an aide to Mr Akpabio claiming she had little understanding of legislative rules and that being a lawmaker was not solely about “pancaking her face and wearing transparent outfits to the chambers. Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken legal action against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over alleged …

This week’s G20 finance meeting must galvanise a global climate agenda to mitigate the grave impact of the US withdrawal. On his first day in office, United States (US) President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw his country from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement. This latest plunge of the US climate change rollercoaster may be …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Lagos has turned down the bid to stop the hearing of the corruption allegations against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Giving his ruling on Wednesday, Oshodi dismissed Emefiele’s request to recuse himself from the trial, noting that the allegations of bias against him were …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the nation was not getting accurate vote counts during elections due to the involvement of those he described as ‘ghost voters.’ He also said it is better and more honourable for the chairman and other officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resign rather than yield to pressure to manipulate elections. Jonathan …