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There has been a face-off between Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, after the deputy governor asked a court to stop an alleged plot by the governor to remove him from office. The Edo State Government, on Monday, handed over a letter of office relocation to Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of the state, hours after he was denied access …

Embattled owner of Marlian Records, Azeez Fashola, also called Naira Marley Splash 105.5 FM may have more troubles coming his way as some radio stations have started placing a ban on all songs from the label on their frequencies. The Oyo State capital’s Splash 105.5 FM radio station and privately owned radio stations are among those who have made their opposition to music from Marlian Records known to the public. According to a Twitter post by Aderonke Adesola, a presenter at the station, the management places an indefinite ban on …

A joint Committee of the Nigeria Union Of Journalists, Edo State Council, and the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Benin Branch, is challenging the security operatives in the state to swing into action and rescue an attorney, who was recently kidnapped. The victim identified as Joshua Oseluanamen Anebuokhae was said to have been abducted by his host, on September 15, 2023, …

Experts drawn from the petroleum and gas industry, have canvassed the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas as a way out of the high cost of fuel due to subsidy removal. They tabled their opinions at the CNG/LPG/LNG conversion training programme organised by Autolady Engineering Technology Limited-Autogas Nigeria in collaboration with EuroLPG Netherlands/Nigeria & Nigerian …

The Oluwo of Iwo rebuked Mr Obasanjo for his controversial “stand up order” directed at Oyo monarchs. Former President Olusegun Olusegun Obasanjo has given insight into why he ordered traditional rulers in Oyo State to stand and then sit. When contacted on the matter on Saturday, Mr Obasanjo told PREMIUM TIMES he acted the way he did because the monarchs …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has charged judges and justices to be abreast with the current realities in the telecom industry, by embracing digitalization in the adjudication of justice. Ariwoola disclosed this during the opening of the 2023 National Workshop for Judges and Justices organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) in collaboration with the National …

The leadership of Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association and the executive members of Urban Drivers Welfare Association of Anambra State, have vowed to end the Monday sit-at-home order across the South-East region. Both groups resolved to collaborate with one another to end the exercise when the President General, ASMATA, Chief Humphrey Anuna, and the executive members of UDWAAS, led by …

The current calm in the north provides a window to dismantle extremists’ sources of finance, supplies and recruits. Following a surge in terror attacks in 2020 and 2021, north-eastern Côte d’Ivoire has since seen a period of relative calm. Violent extremists have not disappeared, however, and are still active in southern Burkina Faso. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has documented how …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to actualize the agenda of the Federal Government across the different sectors of the economy. The team, according to a release issued on Monday by the Director of Information in the office of the Vice-President, Olusola Abiola, is made up of six Special Advisers and 12 …

The meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date, The PUNCH reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national president, Festus Osifo, later Today. The PUNCH reports that …