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Tinubu gives fresh appointment to former INEC chairman, Jega
Maureen Aguta
President Bola Tinubu has offered a fresh appointment to former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega.
The appointment was announced when Tinubu…
Reps ask Tinubu to immediately suspend controversial Samoa Agreement
Joseph Irikefe
The Federal House of Representatives has directed President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend the Samoa Agreement which is believed is aimed to LGBTQ.
This directive was given due to a motion of…
Jonathan fires back at Cameron: You pressured me to endorse LGBTQ, refused to help on rescue of…
Maureen Aguta
Former President Goodlock Jonathan has responded to the claims by the former Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron in his recent book, 'For the Records' where he claimed that Jonathan and the Nigerian…
Peter Obi congratulates Keir Stammer on election victory
Maureen Aguta
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer in the 2023 presidential elections, has congratulated Keir Stammer and the Labour Party in the United Kingdom (UK) for their landslide victory in Thursday’s…
Tinubu felicitates new UK Prime Minister on election victory
Joseph Irikefe
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of congratulation to Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, on his party’s victory in the United Kingdom general election.
In a statement released on…
Harsh economy: Shareholders’ funds wiped out as PZ Cussons Nigeria reports N96.4bn losses in FY 2024
Maureen Aguta
Consumer goods company, PZ Cussons Nigeria reported a net loss of N96.4 billion for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, according to information contained in its latest unaudited financial statements.…
Outrage as Nigeria signs $150bn Samoa Agreement to legalise gay
Some clerics, rights activists, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria are furious following the decision of the Federal Government to sign the controversial Samoa Agreement.
The agreement reportedly has some clauses…
South-East Governors move to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Joseph Irikefe
Governors from the South-East under the umbrella of the South-East Governors’ Forum met in Enugu on Tuesday with a resolve to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to plead for the release of detained leader…
NASS grants full autonomy to 773 LGAs as INEC is now to conduct local government elections
Maureen Aguta
The National Assembly on Tuesday, granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by ammending section 124 of the nation’s constitution.
The…
Mass hunger looms in North-East over funding gap, UN warns
Maureen Aguta
In April, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Nigeria jointly launched a $306 million appeal aimed at assisting 2.8 million people in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe…