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Fubara boasts: "My enemies and distractors have been defeated"

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, proudly proclaims victory over adversaries and distractors who sought to undermine his administration. He stresses that those who...

APC ward executives refute suspension of Jimoh Ibrahim

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Igbotako Ward II in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has disowned the purported suspension of Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South...

APC suspends Senator Jimoh Ibrahim following his loss in Ondo governor primary

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who currently represents the Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been suspended...

Tinubu subsidizes 2024 Hajj with N90bn

Vice-President Kashim Shettima disclosed on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has provided a substantial subsidy of N90 billion towards the cost of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. This...

Emefiele refutes claims of printing N684 million notes with N18.96 billion

In a recent development, Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has entered a plea of not guilty in response to the accusation of authorizing the printing...

Fubara claims many projects under Wike's administration remain unpaid

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that a significant number of projects undertaken during the tenure of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, were left with outstanding payments....

The DSS raids an Ogun court, taking away two individuals who are on trial

The Department of State Services (DSS) sparked controversy by allegedly raiding an Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area, during an ongoing trial and apprehended...

Fubara plans to establish inquiry panel to investigate Wike’s government

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed plans to institute a judicial panel of inquiry to scrutinize the governance under Nyesom Wike's administration prior to...

Atiku's former aide recounts Wike's expulsion of Peter Obi from PDP

Paul Ibe, the spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for Peoples Democratic Party, in the 2023 presidential election has narrated how Nyesom Wike, the Minister of...

NLC prompts shutdown of Jos DisCo over electricity tariff hike

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has taken drastic action by shutting down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Plateau State, in protest of the recent...

ASUU refuses N35,000 wage offer, demands negotiated member salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has firmly stood its ground, rejecting the N35,000 wage award and instead, pressing for negotiated salaries for its members under the Tinubu-led...

CBN instructed to stop cybersecurity levy implementation by reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the cybersecurity levy. The House recognized the...

Reps to investigate Binance executive's escape while under NSA custody

The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to investigate the puzzling escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive from the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance. GistReel...

FG refutes Binance bribery claims

The Federal Government, through Minister Alhaji-Mohammed Idris, has vehemently refuted the bribery allegations leveled by Binance, asserting that such claims are merely diversionary tactics aimed at...

Peter Obi criticizes the cybersecurity levy, labeling it as an attempt to drain a struggling economy

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, shares his perspective on the newly introduced Cybersecurity levy by the President...

TUC warns FG: Withdraw cybersecurity levy directive or risk economic shutdown

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has strongly opposed the recent cybersecurity levy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They consider...

The Naira depreciates by 4.6% against the dollar in the official market

The Naira on Tuesday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,416.57 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees...

Gunmen have abducted 13 people from a community in Abuja and are demanding a ransom of N900 million

On Sunday night, a group of [gunmen] stormed Piko, a remote community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja and reportedly kidnapped 13 individuals. The operation which went on for a whole hour...

NLC and TUC set deadline for NERC to reverse electricity tariff hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria have given the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC a deadline of May 12 to reverse the recent increase in electricity...

JAMB releases results for 531 more candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recently disclosed the release of an additional 531 results for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), bringing...