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The escalating costs of living occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent rise in the pump price of petrol, and rising inflation have forced different categories of Nigerians to make adjustments to the way they live. These are not the best of times in the road transport sector as commuters are now cutting down on interstate travels …

…Says he sees sinister plot to undermine Nigeria’s judiciary, democracy • Calls on Nigerians to be vigilant, puts international community on alert The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of standing in the way of justice by making catastrophic threats to anarchy if justice is not served …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over “the failure to delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose of identification.” The CBN had last month issued a Circular mandating …

*Kidnappers contact a newspaper vendor and father of one of the abductees, demanding a ransom of N10m for release of his daughter Suspected gunmen have reportedly kidnapped nine travelers in Oben, a border town between Edo and Delta states of Nigeria. According to Sunday PUNCH, the incident happened along Jesse-Oben Road on Friday night and had caused panic in the …

…Police arrest 46 more suspects for cult-related killings, others Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that the State Government will collaborate with the security agencies to tackle cult-related killings, consumption of illicit drugs and other criminal activities in the State. The governor gave the assurance during a press briefing after the monthly Security Council meeting, held at the …

Lagos lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Saturday listed the options open to a former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, on the judgment of the Southwark Crown Court on the confiscation of £101.5 million from him. Sagay said he can appeal and defend any attempt to extradite him from Nigeria, according to report by Vanguard. Judge David Tomlinson, delivering …

*7 hospitalized As suspected outbreak of diphtheria in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State claimed about 10 lives, the disease in Makarfi Local Government Area of the State killed three children while seven others were hospitalized. The development has prompted the state government to send emergency teams to investigate cases and take immediate action in the affected areas, …

Nearly 120 individuals and entities sanctioned to further hold Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine and degrade its capability to support its war efforts Washington — United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday took action to further implement the commitments that G7 Leaders made on February 24, 2023 and May 19, …

The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately distribute grains to states within one or two weeks to bring down the price of food items across the country. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the outcome of the NEC meeting, chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, at …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the experiences in the 2023 elections will be used as lessons to improve the collation and declaration of future elections’ results. Yakubu also said the same submission will be harnessed to work on future recruitment, training and posting of Collation and Returning Officers, as well as logistics …