Photos: Herbert Wigwe’s father hale and hearty -Police reports, as dignitaries storm Isiokpo for burial of Herbert, wife and sona

Reports quoting a police source insist that Herbert Wigwe’s father, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, did not slump during the funeral of his late son as published in some quarters. Earlier, there was apprehension as an unconfirmed report stated that the father of late Access Bank Holdings CEO, Dr Herbert Wigwe, collapsed during his son’s funeral service at Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state. Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, in his late 80s, was said to have slumped following the shock of his billionaire son, Herbert Wigwe; daughter-in-law, Chizoba, and grandson,…

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UBA takes centre stage at ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as the official sponsor of the 4th edition of the ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum (ECOMOF 2024) scheduled to take place at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, Benin from February 22 to February 24, 2024. The regional event is expected to see a large gathering of key players and stakeholders in the mining and petroleum sectors of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and as the financial institution of choice, with presence in 20 African…

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State Police: Bill scales second reading at House of Reps

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed for second reading a bill to provide for the establishment of state police in the country. Sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu and 14 others, the bill seeks to alter the relevant Sections of the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for states to establish their own policing outfits. As lawmakers took turns to contribute to the debate on the floor of the House during Tuesday’s plenary, Kalu who stood in for the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, urged members to…

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FG warns DISCOs over estimated bills

Electricity consumers do not want to pay on the basis of estimated bills, rather they want to pay for what they consume and should be provided meters in order to achieve this, the Federal Government told power distribution companies on Tuesday. It disclosed this through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission during a meeting with investors/owners of Discos in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry in Lagos State. The lack of adequate meters has remained an issue in the power sector, as power distributors are still finding it tough to meter consumers…

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Abuja 10: Ex-minister, Pantami, friends raise N50m as ransom fro remaining Al-Kadriyar sisters

Prof Isa Pantami, the immediate past minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has announced the raising of N50 million ransom for the remaining abducted sisters of Al-Kadriyar family. Bandits invaded Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday night, and abducted a man and his six daughters. They had released the father and asked him to raise N60 million for his daughters’ freedom. The criminals had given an ultimatum of Friday for the ransom to be paid, but the family raised N30 million, which they rejected and…

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We’ll continue to strengthen security architecture in Oyo – Gov Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday, said the state would continue to provide more support to the security agencies and also continue to strengthen the security architecture so as to keep residents of the state safe and secure and maintain peace and order. The governor stated this at The Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan, during a service to commemorate the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Celebration Church service. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government ( SSG), Professor Olanike Adeyemo, stated that the…

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EFCC arrests, interrogate Providus, Jaiz bank CEOs over N44bn NSIPA fraud

Anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and interrogated the Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors of two new banks in connection with the ongoing EduGate financial scandal. The N585m alleged fraud has already consumed the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu. The banks are Providus Bank and Jaiz Bank and their CEOs were interrogated for their roles in connection with the over N44 billion fraud allegedly uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The Punch gathered that the senior bank executives are…

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Tinubu signs 2024 appropriation bill into law

The President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the 2024 appropriation bill of N28.7 trillion into law. According to a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity said President Tinubu assented to the bill at the State House on Monday, shortly after returning to Abuja from Lagos. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, were some of the government officials who witnessed the budget signing. The statement said that the President assured Nigerians that the implementation…

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Pope grants permision to bless same sex marriage

Pope Francis has granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex couples, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+ community within the Roman Catholic Church. The BBC reports that the head of the Roman Catholic Church stated that, in some cases, priests ought to be able to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples. However, the Vatican has emphasised that blessings should not be incorporated into routine Church ceremonies or associated with civil unions or weddings. It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.…

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Osun Govt. denies O-Meal poison video, says it is fake news

Osun State Government has said that pupils of St. James Primary School, Owo-Ope, Osogbo were not poisoned under the Osun Home Grown School Feeding Programme, O’Meals. The government made this known on Wednesday, in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the Governor on O-Meal, Hon. Ayodele Oluwaseyi, while announcing the results of its investigation into the alleged food poisoning. She maintained that the pupils were not poisoned from a meal served by a vendor of the programme. According to the government, the videos and fake news stories were the…

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Huge crowds besiege banking halls as CBN issues directives on BVN, NIN

Huge crowd besieged banking halls on Monday, as customers moved to link their Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers to their bank accounts. This followed the new directive of the banking regulator to the banks on Friday, to bar customers who were yet to link their BVN and NIN from having access to their accounts. CBN said in its new directive that existing customers must, “Ensure all operated accounts/wallets created through agents, are fully profiled in the NIBSS ICAD and tagged with valid and correct BVN and/or NIN.” It…

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Tinubu presents N27.5tr budget to NASS

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented to the National Assembly (NASS) the 2024 budget estimates, totaling N27.5 trillion. This is President Tinubu’s inaugural budget presentation before the joint session of the National Assembly since assuming office on May 29, 2023. Accompanied by key figures in his administration, including Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, President Tinubu entered the NASS Complex at approximately 11:10 am. The upper chamber had previously granted the President’s request to address both the Senate and the House of Representatives jointly.…

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We demolished buildings without approvals, Igbos not targeted -LASG

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, has refuted claims that the ongoing demolition by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration is targeting South-Easterners. According to Olumide, the demolished buildings in the state were constructed without approval from any of its agencies, and they were hastily erected during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. He made this known while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. There have been unverified claims on social media that the demolition target people from the south-eastern part of Nigeria.…

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Flight Diversion: NCAA hammers United Nigeria Airline

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has suspended all foreign lease aircraft under United Nigeria Airlines hours after the airline operator diverted its Lagos-Abuja en route flight to Asaba on Sunday. Newsmen report that passengers expressed worry when a United Airlines aeroplane landed in Asaba International Airport on Sunday rather than the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA). Consequently, a report emerged that all the wet lease aircraft under United Nigeria Airlines have been suspended. A former Director General of the Agency, Benedict Adeyileka, who spoke with DAILY POST exclusively on…

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Appeal court sacks another PDP governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State. A three-member panel, in a unanimous decision on Sunday, held that Muftwang was not validly sponsored by the Peoples no Democratic Party (PDP) as provided by Section 285(2) of the Nigerian Constitution. The panel held that the appeal brought by Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) succeeds as the issue of qualification was both a pre and post election matter under Section 177(c) of the Nigerian Constution, 1999 and Section…

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Vaswani’s Stallion Group embattled as banks seize assets over N169bn debt

Stallion Group, one of the leading conglomerate in Nigeria owned by the Vaseanis is presently embroiled in a debt crisis as two of Nigeria’s notable banks have moved in taking over the assets of the conglomerate for its inability to meet its obligations to the lenders in a debt profile of about N169,026,032,804.84 In a bid to recorver its N13bn debt, the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), took possession of the assets of Stallion Nigeria Limited in Lagos and its sister firms. Months after its face off with GTB, the United…

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Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry granted bail

Musician, Naira Marley and his partner, Sam Larry have been granted bail, each required to provide three sureties with a substantial sum of N20 million. Both personalities were arrested as soon as they arrived Nigeria following the controversies that surrounded the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba alias Mohbad in September this year. As part of their bail conditions, the court asked them to surrender their passports and make weekly appearances at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Adding a unique warning, the magistrate overseeing the case sternly cautioned that any attempt…

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PDP gains as Appeal Court sacks LP’s Senator

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has sacked Senate’ Minority Whip, Senator Darlington Nwokocha. For Neokocha, it was a fall from grace to grass as the election tribunal has earlier upheld his victory before Akobundu”s appeal. The 3-man court in its ruling upheld the petition of the PDP’s candidate and declared him the authentic winner of the election. It ordered INEC to immediately issue him with the Certificate of Return. Nwokocha represents Abia Central in the red chamber of the National Assembly on the platform of the Labour Party…

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Naira rebounds to N950 to $1 at parallel market

The naira continued its rebound against the dollar on Friday, strengthening to N950/$ on the average in the parallel market. This represents a N170 gain or a 15.18 per cent appreciation of the local currency compared to the N1,120 it traded for on Thursday. This is also the second day of recovery for the naira following a move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to clear some of its FX backlog on Thursday. According to Bureaux De Change operators, who spoke to The PUNCH, the naira is still gaining as…

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Messi, Rema headline Ballon d’or 2023 in France

Nigeria’s Afrobeats superstar, Divine Ikubor, known popularly known as Rema and Agentina born World football idol, Lionel Messi were cynosure of all eyes at the 2023 Ballon d’Or award on Monday. While Rema gave an outstanding account of himself by delivering a thrilling performance, Messi for unprecedented eight time won the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. Messi beat Norwegian Erling Haaland who plays for Manchester City to win the prize in France. For Nigerian singer, Rema, his electrifying performance at the ceremony which took place in Paris, France captivated the audience,…

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After three escape, Abuja NOUN female student found dead in bush days after declared missing

Blessing Karami, an undergraduate student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, has been found dead in the woods in the Karimo area of the Federal Capital Territory days after she was declared missing on September 11, The deceased was earlier declared missing after she reportedly left her place of work in the Garki area of Abuja before closing hour on September 11, 2023. Genesis Karami, Divisional Police Headquarters, Durumi, Abuja, has reportedly arrested one Aminu, said to be the boyfriend to the deceased, after an interrogation over her…

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Dangote refinery to wait till November to process Nigerian crude oil

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is currently importing crude oil and expects its first crude cargo in two weeks’ time, the Executive Director, Dangote Group, Devakumar Edwin, has revealed. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited trades crude oil on behalf of Nigeria, Edwin in an interview with S&P Global Commodity Insights on Monday, said the NNPCL had committed its crude to other entities. The Dangote refinery boss did not disclose the other entities receiving the oil company’s crude but NNPC disclosed last month it had entered into a $3bn crude…

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Police narrates gory details of how cultists murdered Rivers’ DPO, vows to revenge

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, has said the late Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada, Bako Angbashim, played into the hands of his killers. Nwonyi revealed that the cultists had sold a dummy to the late Superintendent of Police that they were ready to turn in their arms if they would be granted amnesty in return. He disclosed this during a solidarity protest by a human rights advocate, Charles Jaja, at the headquarters of the state Police Command in Port Harcourt on Monday. Nwonyi expressed regret that the…

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The Untouchable: Will ex-AGF Ahmed Idris escape justice?

On Monday May 16, 2022, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested the then serving Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira only). It was later discovered that the funds were N109 billion. He was released on June 1st. Following his arrest and indictment, the Nigerian Government in a statement by the Minister of Finance, budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed suspended Idris on May 18. The letter titled…

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Orimerunmu community suspends week long protest after police intervention

Elders and leaders of Orimerunmu town in Obafemi Owode Local Govt of Ogun State have suspended a week long planned peaceful protest in support of their demand from dredging companies mining sand from Ogun river behind the community to either perform their corporate social responsibilities or vacate the Orimerunmu road. The suspension was at the intervention of the Divisional Police Officer of Mowe, Folake Afeniforo, who met with the community elders in Orimerunmu during the protest. Although, Afeniforo, a Chief Superintendent of Police, frowned at the decision of the community…

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Lagos court approves FG’s request to withdraw firearms charge against Emefiele

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, allowed the Federal Government to withdraw its “illegal possession of firearm and possession” charge against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The presiding judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo held that the application filed by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), seeking the withdrawal of the case is found in Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, (ACJA) which empowers him to withdraw the charge and there was no requirement for the application to be in…

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Ministerial Slot: Why Kwankwaso lost out -APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress has stated that the persistent attacks on the legacy of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, in Kano State may have cost the presidential candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a position in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Prior to the unveiling of Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, there were suggestions that Kwankwaso might get a position in Tinubu’s government, given the fraternity between the duo after the presidential election. However, Kwankwaso did not make the list of Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, while…

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Shirtless Celebration: Celebs, fans beg daddy for ‘Agba baller’

The internet is still very hot as Super Falcon’s Asisat Oshoala’s spectacular celebration of her winning goal against co-host Australia continues to dominate the social media space. The five-time African Player of the Year shared photos of the memorable moment and conveyed her father’s disapproval, stating, “My dad is definitely not happy with my choice of celebration but then again, life is a collection of moments.” In response, appreciative fans and celebrities have taken to social media to beg for forgiveness from Asisat Oshoala’s father after the Super Falcons striker…

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10 Things you can do to survive this economic hardship

It is no longer news that when faced with difficult socio-economic conditions, Nigerians often resort to desperate measures to cushion the resultant effects. Little wonder since President Bola Tinubu announced the discontinuation of the petrol subsidy during his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, and the recent hike in the price of petrol, Nigerians have devised strategies to ameliorate the resultant effects. For years, the Nigerian government subsidised the price of petroleum products, especially petrol, and kerosene, to alleviate the burden of high costs on consumers. In the past, the…

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Let this government settle down, Tinubu appeals to NLC over planned nationwide strike

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to the organised labour to give him more time to look into their grievances rather than embark on an industrial action. This was disclosed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas after he led the House leadership to brief the President on the outcome of their engagement with the National Association of Resident Doctors, which has declared a nationwide strike action. Abbas, after the meeting, told State House correspondents that Tinubu said he was new in office and needed…

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Insidious Plans To Rubbish Beta Edu’s Name Uncovered By Jimmy Enyeh

To say that the profile of Dr. Betta Edu, the National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the rise is like stating the obvious. It is also an incontrovertible fact that the adorable woman has endeared herself to stakeholders and the leaders of APC on account of the way she executed her assignment in ensuring that women trooped out to vote for President Bola Tinubu at the last presidential election. The vivacious woman is not your run-of-the-mill politician, she abhors laziness and strictly adheres to details,…

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Street singer, Portable survives road crash

Street hop singer Portable survived an auto crash on Wednesday that left his newly acquired G-wagon completely written off. A viral video showed the car which was damaged beyond repair on a busy road in Ogun State. Pedestrians, who had no iota knowledge on how the singer survived the accident, were taking photos from the scene of the accident. Speaking about the incident, the singer who came out unhurt, called on his fans and well wishers to thank God on his behalf, while boasting and fronting of replacing the damaged…

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Fans chant “new leader of unfaithful men”, as American model claims pregnancy for Davido

US-based model Anita Brown has stirred up social media over alleged pregnancy for Afrobeats star, Davido. In the wee hours of Monday, Davido began to trend online after news of his alleged affair with the model and resulting pregnancy surfaced. Brown claimed her phone was hacked, blaming the culprit(s) for leaking her private chats with the singer. But that didn’t stop the online community from dragging her for sleeping with a married man, accusing her of chasing clout. Brown, who claimed she couldn’t sit back quietly and watch her name…

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Pres. Tinubu at Eld-el-Kabir, urges sacrifice for Nigeria’s progress

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to commit to making sacrifices for the progress and stability of the country. Tinubu said this during an interview on Wednesday at the Dodan Barracks prayer ground Lagos after the Eld-el-Kabir prayers. He called upon both leaders and followers to adopt attitudes that would propel the nation to greater heights. Tinubu stressed the need for deliberate commitment from both leadership and citizens alike. “May our sacrifices turn to prosperity. We’ve to make sacrifices and that is clear. “But Allah will not…

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Tragedy in Makkah, three Nigerians dead, 30 hospitalised for mental health

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed the deaths of five Nigerian pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The head of NAHCON Hajj medical team, Usman Galadima, made this known on Saturday during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, adding that 30 patients also have mental health challenges. He identified the delegates as two each from Osun and Kaduna states, while Plateau State recorded one. Galadima disclosed that the people with mental challenges are currently undergoing treatment and are expected to perform Hajj.…

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Emefiele: Fear, anxiety grip CBN top shots as DSS seize suspended Gov’s passport

The Department of State Services has reportedly confiscated the passport of the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele and may search the embattled ex-CBN boss home and office this week. Following his suspension last Friday by the President as a result of the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector, the service arrested Emefiele in Lagos and flew him to Abuja in a private jet on Saturday. The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, in a statement said Emefiele had been taken into custody…

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How Emefiele was arrested, taken to Abuja, he committed colossal damages -Ex-Presidential spokesman

Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was arrested on Saturday morning, inside his highbrow Ikoyi home in Lagos, hours after he was suspended from office, from his post by President Bola Tinubu, citing an investigation of his office and the reforms in the economy, according to a government statement. The Department of State Services (DSS), which initially denied arresting Emefiele, arrived at his residence, introduced themselves and were allowed into the compound by the security officers at the gate, after receiving clearance from the…

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New Kano Gov. Yusuf vows to probe Ganduje over N241b debt

The new Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf, has vowed to probe the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje over the N241bn debt inherited from his successor, . Yusuf also lamented that the handover notes he obtained from the immediate past administration were not enough and very scanty. According to him, Ganduje departed from established democratic practice by leaving the state without personally handing it over to him. He said, “The handover notes are not enough for us. It is a very scanty note. The transition committee report…

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Why DSS operatives blocked EFCC’s Lagos office

Operatives of the Department of State Security have stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. The collision between the two agencies, according to sources, was over who the Ikpyi office space occupied by the anti-graft agency. Impeccable sources in both agencies revealed that there has been an ongoing rivalry between the DSS and the EFCC over the ownership of the building. National Infinity gathered that the DSS operatives stormed the office…

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Fashola launches ten-year National Housing Strategy tounleash the power of private capital

Babatunde Raji Fashola,SAN, the outgoing Minister of Works and Housing, on Friday launched a ten-year blueprint for the National Housing Strategy (NHS). Fashola during the launch at the ministry’s headquarters said the government only cannot provide the totality of housing needs for Nigerians hence the need to create an enabling environment for the private sector. According to Fashola, the ten-year strategic blueprint has been designed to harmonise all extant housing initiatives by various stakeholders into a single National Housing Strategy. Fashola said that despite the numerous housing programmes initiated by…

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What Buhari said about relocating to Niger Republic -Aide

Garba Shehu, a media Presidential aide, said out-going President Muhammadu Buhari was only throwing banter when he made the comment about relocating to Niger Republic. Buhari recently said that the Niger Republic is a safe haven for him if Nigerians give him problems after he steps down from office next week. The president’s comments drew widespread criticism from Nigerians who question the president’s loyalty to the country. Buhari’s spokesman, however, dismissed the criticism during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, noting that Nigerians should get used to…

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Tinubu promises not to disappoint Nigerians as Buhari confers National Honour on President-elect

Barely four days to their assumption of office, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have been bestowed with the two highest National Honours in the country by out-going President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu was awarded the highest national award of Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (GCFR) reserved for Presidents, while Shettima was awarded the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) at an investiture ceremony on Thursday morning at the State House, Abuja. In his acceptance, speech…

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Plane capacity will determine number of Nigerians to cross border -Egyptian Govt.

Egyptian authorities have pegged the number of Nigerians to cross the border to the available plane capacity. The Federal Government on Monday secured passage for the over 2,000 Nigerians stranded at the Aswan border for the past six days. Though, the favour came with conditions, which could best be described as stringent, The Nation gathered not all of the stranded Nigerians would go through the Egyptian border. It was learnt only two planes are on ground in Egypt- the Air Force C130 and one Air Peace . At the time…

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Empress Njamah’s ex-lover arrested in Liberia

Geroge Wade, ex-lover of Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah, has been arrested in Liberia. The actress made this known via her Instagram stories on Monday, where she shared a video of Wade being led in handcuffs. “Our God is not asleep,” the caption read, “@empressnjamah’s blackmailer finally caught in Liberia.” Empress has previously accused Wade of domestic abuse and blackmail after their relationship went sour. In a livestream shared via her business page last December, the actress revealed that the engagement video posted on her personal page earlier in the month…

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Adesanya reclaims UFC title, knocks out Pereira

Israel Adesanya reclaimed the UFC middleweight title from Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 287 at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida on Sunday morning. The knockout came from nowhere as Pereira was initially on the offense. Pereira was unleashing body hooks and a knee to the ribs, with Adesanya backed against the cage, when the challenger threw a right hook out of nowhere!! It froze Pereira, so similar to the end of the first round in their last fight, but this time there was no buzzer to…

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We have identified brains behind Interim Govt. -DSS

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Security said it had identified some key political players pushing to foist an Interim National Government on the country in an attempt to destabilise civil rule. According to a statement by DSS spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunanya, “The service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis. The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy…

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FirstBank reacts to alleged forgery allegation against MD, three others

First Bank Nigeria Limited has reacted to an allegation of forgery leveled against its Managing director, and three others by the Federal Ministry of Justice on behalf of the proprietor of Whiteplain British School, Mr. Francis Chukwumah Nwufor. The ministry alleged that the bank forged a “tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the Whiteplain British School’s proprietor at the bank, including its MD, two lawyers, Muftau Ande and Dibiaezue Chuks, as well as its Utako Abuja Branch Manager. The matter that is before an Abuja High Court has in…

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Lagos PDP Dep. Gov. Ticket: I have no regret says Funke Akindele,

Funke Akindele, celebrated Nollywood actress and Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, has spoken on her experience in her first attempt at an electoral in the March 18 elections, saying she has no regret running for office. Akindele and her principal, Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, were defeated by the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. On her Instagram page on Monday, she wrote, “It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot, and I must say, it…

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Alex Otti wins Abia governorship election

Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti, has been declared winner of the state governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Nnenna Oti, INEC returning officer for the state announced Dr. Otti winner on Wednesday afternoon. The suspended collation of the Abia State governorship election resumed by 4pm Wednesday at the collation centre located inside the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Umuahia. Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mrs. Rebecca Jim, confirmed had earlier confirmed in a…

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