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A French parliament session was thrown into turmoil Thursday after a far-right MP was accused of yelling “back to Africa” to a black colleague posing a question on migrant arrivals to the government. The incident came as President Emmanuel Macron’s government is promising a new crackdown on immigration amid accusations of failing to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to spend N1.96 billion on new vehicles in the Presidential Villa amid a deepening economic crisis and cash crunch that has seen the government admit to owing contractors nearly a trillion naira. The State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, said next year’s elections would necessitate frequent travels and thus […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, said yesterday that Bayelsa State ravaged by the flood was not among the 10 most hit states. She said Jigawa State recorded the highest number of death and was number one of the states most affected by the disaster. Yesterday, […]
No fewer than 28 host communities in OML34, Delta State, yesterday, issued a five-day ultimatum to ND-Western E&P Company and NNPC E&P Limited, to shut down their operations over the companies’ continued failure and refusal to fulfil the mandatory obligations to the aggrieved host communities, Vanguard reports. The notice for peaceful protest and […]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has told his supporters that it is insulting to mention star actress and PDP’s Lagos gubernatorial running mate Funke Akindele in his presence. Mr Tinubu is backing incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of APC for reelection. At a political outing in Lagos on Wednesday, his […]
The governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the federal government’s plan to redesign the naira notes is a political move. It was during the inauguration of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party Women Campaign Council on Wednesday at the presidential campaign secretariat in Benin, the governor made the statement. On October […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday carried out simultaneous operations against Bureau de Change operators in Abuja and Kano, as the Naira slumped to N857 to a dollar at the parallel market. The raids in the two cities, which netted a good number of illegal BDC operators and individuals suspected to […]
After the protest of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited for sacking airport workers, the strike has been called off. On Tuesday, flights were suspended while passengers were left stranded due to the shutting down of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), […]
Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned Moruf-Akinderu Fatai, Commissioner for Housing, and Oluwatobi Lawal, Managing Director, Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC). The officials and some residents were invited over to the planned demolition of some houses in the Jakande Estate area of Eti-Osa. This followed an issue raised under ‘Matter of Urgent […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Tuesday outlined how they would change the fortunes of the country if elected in the 2023 presidential election. Kwankwaso said Nigeria needed a competent, credible and emphatic leader with the experience which he would provide if elected. He also promised […]
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