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Tears flowed freely yesterday as the remains of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, arrived in Nigeria. Akeredolu’s remains arrive from Germany on Friday. The late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 26, 2023. The atmosphere was filled with grief as the corpse adorned in the Nigerian flag …

A consortium of Nigerian financial institutions, fintech, and blockchain experts, the Africa Stablecoin Consortium is set to launch a compliant Nigeria Naira stablecoin on February 27, 2024. The consortium in a statement issued on Friday said the launch of the cNGN is hinged on the new Regulatory Sandbox released by the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to the consortium, the …

“Currently, an inmate is being fed with just N200 daily meant for breakfast, lunch and dinner because from the remaining N350 being given to the various heads of custodial centers, they will also take N50 for themselves and also use N50 to settle their controllers and ACG. A civic organisation, Vanguard For Truth Foundation, has raised the alarm that inmates …

Federal Civil Servants on Thursday night confirmed the receipt of their October 2023 wage awards months after a temporary suspension of payment. Recall that the payment of N35,000 wage award was an agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Organized Labour as part of the moves to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit …

Valley Forge, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to keep him in power. Speaking near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where George Washington …

New York (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he diverted millions of dollars from the powerful gun rights organization to pay for personal travel, private security and other lavish perks. According to report by the Associated Press, Wayne LaPierre, the …

Displaced by unending violence and abandoned by their government, locals from Shiroro Local Government Area have returned to villages they once deserted due to the activities of terror groups. Sadly, they are now in a tightrope: suffering unending kidnapping, rival clashes between terror groups and military onslaught targeting the terrorists. In this report, PREMIUM TIMES’ Yakubu Mohammed spoke with some …

Anxiety mounts every day that a full-scale Middle East war could erupt from the flames of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We feel and we’re afraid of it,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour this week. “We don’t want any escalation in the war. … We don’t like a regional war because it’s dangerous to everybody. Dangerous to …

A terror group led by a notorious kingpin, Damina, has killed 10 residents of Kwanar Dutse in Zamfara State after the community failed to pay the N20 million levy he imposed on them some weeks ago. Mr Damina led hundreds of fighters into the community a few minutes after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kwanar Dutse in the Dansadau emirate of Maru Local …

*Former minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq writes agency over failure to honour invitation *Suspended NSIPA boss, Halima Shehu, reports second day for further interrogation The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is conducting a comprehensive review and investigation into foreign exchange (FX) utilisation in the last 10 years, which involves scores of leading companies in the country that may have benefited …