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Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term in a grand ceremony at the presidential palace in Delhi. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party took his oath, saying he would “do right to all manner of people without affection or ill-will”. Mr Modi’s BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the general election with 293 …

The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. Details of the celebration were shared in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday, according to Tribune. The celebration will commence on …

Blasts govs for rejecting N60,000; labels their action wicked Pay rise may not bode well for economy – Experts President Bola Tinubu’s position on the N62,000 just agreed on by the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector as the new minimum wage will determine Organised Labour’s next line of action on the matter, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said yesterday. President of …

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament. In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Macron said: “I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Sunday said it had reduced checkpoints on the Lagos Badagry Expressway by 50 per cent, explaining that the move was to position the officers more strategically.  The Controller, Seme Area Command of the service, Comptroller Timi Bomodi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Seme near Badagry. According …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has initiated legal proceedings against President Bola Tinubu’s administration to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks to compel the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements concerning loans acquired by previous administrations, including those of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, …

In the twilight of his administration, former President Muhammadu Buhari hastily sought and got the National Assembly’s approval to convert a N22.7 trillion ($49 billion at the time) borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into bonds. Borrowing a sum that huge from the bank violated the law that limits the advance the Nigerian government could take from the CBN to …

Minister of Women Affairs, Honourable Uju Ohaneye, has said the Federal Government would no longer allow underaged girls to be lodged in hotels across the country. She said this was part of the precautionary measures to halt human trafficking especially Nigerian girls. She made the disclosure at the weekend while speaking on the occasion of Graduation and Grant Presentation of …

The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during Hamas’ wide-ranging assault into Israel on Oct. 7. One had emerged as an icon of the agonizing hostage crisis that is still far from over. Noa Argamani, 26, appeared in a series of videos that captured the painful trajectory …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist Professor Chinua Achebe. Tinubu said his administration is prioritisingpeople-focused development by providing essential infrastructure and amenities that will improve the quality of life of citizens. He said this while commissioning the provision of engineering infrastructure to Guzape Lot 11 District. …