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A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday, said he was not in agreement with the call by business magnate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s for complete removal of subsidy. Okupe expressed the position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. NAN reports that Dangote, owner of the 650,000 barrels per day crude oil refinery in Lagos, …

The vehicle in which the police officers were travelling was said to had a head-on collision with a trailer in the village. Five police personnel were killed, while 11 others sustained injuries in a ghastly motor accident along the Zaria-Kano Road on Tuesday. It was learnt that the accident happened at Karfi village in the Kura Local Government Area of …

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has called on the Federal Government to end fuel subsidies completely. He said the removal would help determine the actual petrol consumption in the country, as he confirmed ownership of two oil blocks in the upstream sector with an expected production date of next month. Dangote also stated that …

A coalition of accredited civil society organizations, CSOs, has rejected the results of the Edo governorship election held on September 21, expressing concerns about the election’s transparency and integrity. The coalition, which includes notable organizations such as the Advocacy for Quality Leadership and Health Awareness Foundation, and the Grassroot Development and Peace Initiative, issued a statement highlighting significant irregularities observed during the …

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, asked Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse herself from his trial. Kanu spoke from the dock at the resumed proceeding in the seven-count terrorism charge the FG preferred against him. While his lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor was trying to …

The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, from service after she accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. In January 2024, Ogunleye made the accusations via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, where she alleged that Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B Solebo had made her life unbearable. She specifically accused …

The two chambers of the National Assembly would attend to some pressing national issues upon resumption from annual vacation today. Attention of the lawmakers upon resumption will, among others, focus on further work on the ongoing constitution review process. The federal legislators, according to THISDAY checks, will embark on steps to ensure that the local government councils in the country …

•Expert says Nigeria is emerging global key player •Depot owners commence lifting …As Rights Group accuses marketers of price manipulation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said the take-off of Nigeria’s Dangote refinery in Nigeria and Dos Bocas refinery in Mexico would affect plants in the United States of America, USA, and Europe. Hitherto, the two countries in addition …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called on Edo people and supporters to maintain calm and shun violence and destruction of property despite provocation from the conduct of last Saturday governorship election which he alleged was rigged against Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate. Obaseki made the appeal in Benin today, following the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo …

Asue Ighodalo, Edo State People Democratic Party’s Candidate in the just concluded gubernatorial election on Saturday September 21, 2024 has alleged that those who don’t mean well for Edo and its people stole his mandate to be governor of the state. Ighodalo made the allegation on Monday following the declaration of his opponent, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives …