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Based on the profile of the men and women President Bola Tinubu assembled as his ministerial nominees, Nigerians could speculate the ministries that may be assigned to some of the appointees, Pulse reports Adedayo Adelabu – Minister of Power Anyone who had seen the CV of Adebayo Adelabu before his appointment would have concluded that, with his lofty career in …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Friday dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sa’adatu Yaro, against the Department of State Services. The suit sought an order releasing her six exotic cars seized by the secret police on July 12 as well as bail from continued detention. Yaro is the …

At least seven people died including a six-year-old girl and 90 others were injured after a Russian missile strike hit a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials said. Rescuers work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine on August 19, 2023.National Police/ReutersCNN —  Saturday’s strike – in a …

•Say, it’s beginning of dictatorship in Nigeria•Nothing wrong with the message–Nwoko, Ogwuche, Mudiaga-Odje, others“It’s badly chosen, threatening–Emiaso, Ikimi, Omare, Morris In a bold and thought-provoking move, billboards emblazoned with the phrase ‘All Eyes on the Judiciary’ recently sprang up across Abuja, capturing the attention of passersby. Similarly, on the streets and in the markets across the country, it has become …

Targeting the reduction of energy cost on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The initiative, which is one of the planned means of easing the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians, according to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, will be …

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama, mindful of the urgent power of a president’s words, liked to say he was guarded with his language because anything he said could send troops marching or markets tumbling. His successor, Donald Trump, showed no such restraint. Now Trump is facing dozens of criminal charges in four separate indictments, two ofthem anchored in the Republican’s lie that he did not …

…Says Monarch’s subvention has been shored up, not reduced as is being peddled by mischief makers Edo State Government has restated that the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, remains the uncontestable head of all the traditional rulers and chiefs in Edo State. In a statement, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare …

…No crisis in govt, we’re focused, says Obaseki Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, has said there is no plan whatsoever to impeach the State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, urging Edo people to disregard rumours of the purported impeachment by the State Assembly. “There was no time that the governor called me and …

Edo State Government, on Friday, led football lovers and other residents to major roads and streets within the Benin metropolis to rally support for Bendel Insurance ahead of Saturday’s CAF Confederation encounter with ASO Chlef FC of Algeria, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Edo City Transport Limited, Mrs. Hauwa Dupe …

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has slammed the floating of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Falana also disclosed that he is challenging the decision to float the naira in court, noting that it is ‘illegal’. On June 14, when the naira was trading at a range of 730 to 755 against the dollar at the Investors …