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There was a fire incident at a storeroom in the House of Representatives section of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Thursday. It was gathered that the fire was eventually extinguished but the damage had already been done. Viral pictures from the scene showed burnt documents, furniture, and other items. Confirming the […]
On Thursday the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights advocacy group, called for compensation for the Fulani victims of reprisals following the attack on worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Daily Trust reports that following the attack, there were reports of reprisal attacks on some Fulani people […]
Some residents of the community around 2 Division Nigeria Army, Odogbo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fled their homes following the alleged constant shelling of their property during the training of men of the Nigeria Army. Our correspondent reports that a visit to the area on Thursday showed the damage done […]
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose the amount stolen, he […]
The crisis between the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has taken another turn as the state government has banned all party members of Rivers state not to campaign for Atiku in the state. This information was made known by Lee Ledgodo […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed his authorization of the acquisition of ExxonMobil Corporation assets by Seplat Energy Plc. In February, Seplat had agreed to acquire the entire share capital of MPNU from Exxon Mobil for $1.3 billion. Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesperson, disclosed this to Premium Times on Wednesday. Shehu said the president […]
The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he won’t have any objection if Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), wins the 2023 election. Akeredolu spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television. Akeredolu a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, is […]
Following the difficulties in the process of repatriating its funds out of Nigeria, South African Airways (SAA) has just announced that from Wednesday, August 10, 2022, it will start adjusting its tickets from naira to dollars to make it seamless for its funds to be repatriated to its home country rather […]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lied in a recent interview he granted Arise Television. In the interview, Atiku said he did not pick Wike as his running mate because he wanted someone he could work with “amicably”. “Governor Wike was not […]
The Lekki Deep Seaport has been approved by President Muhammadu as a Customs Port and Approved Wharf. In a statement by Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on their official social media handles on Friday, President, Buhari, through the Ministry of Transportation to the managing director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, approved the new port […]
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