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Youths, numbering over a 100, on Friday, blocked the Otukpo/Adoka/Oweto federal highway protesting kidnapping along the road and leaving commuters stranded for hours. The youths, mostly from Ojali in Ohimini local government area of the state, lamented the incessant activities of kidnappers along the road saying enough is enough. One of the youths who identified himself as Edache Ochojila told …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Bayo Onanuga as his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed on Thursday. Also, Ms. Delu Bulus Yakubu was appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. According to Ngelale, this was in a …

The Federal Government has said that press freedom comes with enormous responsibility that should not translate to an avenue for the creation of anarchy in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this when he received a team from Google West Africa on a courtesy call to his office. “We will partner with Google in …

House Republicans have picked Rep. Jim Jordan as their new speaker nominee, though it is unclear if the Ohio Republican can win enough support to secure the gavel in a full House vote as the conference faces a leadership crisis. But Jordan is facing stiff resistance to be elected speaker on the floor from more than 50 Republicans, meaning he’s …

I want to qualify my study of last two Fridays on the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road/Highway by presenting some readers’ deep admiration for what I did. You may call it a debate which tries to recreate or to reinforce my undertaking. I am beginning with two inventors, two profound critics and artists who many persons, readers, of this column are familiar with: …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointments were in line with his resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation …

• Presidency: Why Olukoyede is qualified to be anti-graft agency boss• HURIWA, Arewa youths slam Tinubu over ethnicity, tribalism in appointment• Idoko: Olukoyede cleared of allegations in Bawa’s probe by Salami panel Controversies, yesterday, trailed President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Olanipekun Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The president tapped Olukoyede to serve as the EFCC substantive chairman …

President Bola Tinubu has pulled the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, out of the Treasury Single Account, TSA, effectively paving way for the Nyesom Wike-led FCTA to utilize the territory’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR for the development of the nation’s capital. At a news conference Friday in Abuja, Wike also disclosed that the President has approved the creation of the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally lifted the foreign exchange restrictions it placed on importers of 43 items eight years ago, The PUNCH reports. In a statement signed by CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, the bank said this is a significant change to the foreign exchange market policy. According to the central bank, this action will …

By Eben Enasco . Days after scores of people lost their lives on Independence Day as a result of a fuel tanker explosion between ologbo and Koko communities in Edo and Delta states, Nigerians have continued to register their displeasure. The news first trended across media platforms of the tragedy that struck when some persons resorted to scooping petroleum products …