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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on behalf of the 29 members of the committee has moved a motion for the passage of the Constitution’s fifth alteration Bill number 20 and 47 for the establishment of the State Security Council 2023 and the Uniform Retirement Age for Judicial Officers 2023 […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom respectively. The coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6 while the President was expected to depart Abuja on […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured that Indomie Instant Noodles produced in Nigeria are safe. A statement by the Director-General, Prof Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye reacted to circulating information about a purported ban. The agency is probing the reported discovery of a harmful substance in the product after […]
Reports have it that about 18 members of the Assembly signed for the impeachment except for two persons. Hon. Solomon Akpulonu had moved the motion for the impeachment and was seconded by Hon. Chijioke Chukwu from Bende North in Abia state. Details are still sketchy but may however not be unconnected with the […]
The Abuja chapter of the Urhobo Youth Council has enjoined senators to vote for Senator Godswill Akpabio to emerge president of the 10th Senate. President of the council and ex-militant leader, General Aghogho Peter in a statement to the Vanguard said Senator Akpabio would bring his wealth of experience as a former senator, governor […]
Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has responded to the treason allegation against him by the Federal Government through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Alhaji Mohammed had on April 4th accused Mr Obi of treason. The Minister made the allegation in Washington DC during his […]
Adamu Garba of the All Progressive Congress has claimed that Senator Ike Ekweremadu serving a jail term in a foreign country is because of the weakness of the Nigerian system and what he described as “stenches of colonialism”. Garba questioned why a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria would be subjected to serve […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, reacted to reports that it planned to phase out the newly redesigned N1,000, N500 and N200 Naira notes. Dr. Isa AbdulMumim, Ag. The Director, Corporate Communications of the bank, yesterday, described the reports as “fake news.” While advising members of the public to ignore such reports, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is […]
Federal Government has called on relevant authorities at the contiguous borders of Sudan to create a humane condition for about 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, to have access to their various destinations. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this call on Friday that the nationals were not being allowed to cross the […]
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