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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU CALLS FOR PEACE AND CIVILIZATION IN EDO STATE GOVERNOR ELECTIONS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election to conduct themselves in a peaceful and sportsmanlike manner. The elections are scheduled for Saturday 21 September 2024. The President implores gubernatorial candidates, political parties and supporters to …

A Houston-based law firm, The Buzbee Law Firm, revealed that no less than 50 people claimed to have been sexually assaulted by American music mogul, Puff Daddy. The law firm disclosed this in a post shared on Instagram on Friday stated that the people included men and women who were minors when the abuse occurred. According to a statement released …

    Four Nigerian professors with engineering backgrounds are set to take up key positions at the University of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (USET) in The Gambia. The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of The Gambia, Prof. Gomez Pierre, and the DG, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub This development followed the submission …

Based on the budget, the Borno State government has invested billions of naira to construct boreholes. However, findings by IMRAN RIDWAN shows that people in the state still need water On a cloudy Saturday afternoon in August 2024, in Dala Daleri community in Jere Local Government area of ​​Borno State, a small child of about nine years old was seen …

Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, known in social circles as Bobrisky aka ‘Mummy of Lagos’, took to social media to troll Very Dark Man for exposing himself. Recall that Very Dark Man claimed that Bobrisky had offered N15 million to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in exchange for the EFCC dropping money laundering charges against him which …

EDO NORTH FALLS TO APC: Lawani declares total victory Alhaji Abdul-Ganiyu Lawani, Director General of the APC Governorship Election Campaign Council in Edo North Senatorial District, has confidently said that the party has established a stronghold in the region ahead of the September 21 elections. Addressing journalists at his country home in Warrake on Sunday evening, the paramount leader of …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC arrests former Governor Darius Ishaku over alleged N9.3 billion fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over alleged N9.3 billion fraud.Read more 2. Edo government defends record amid calls for Oshiomhole inquiry The Edo State Government on …

President Bola Tinubu’s plan to reshuffle his cabinet has received skepticism from Buba Galadima, chairman of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP). Galadima downplayed the move, stressing that Nigerians had more pressing concerns. “The cabinet reshuffle plan has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian,” Galadima said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening. “What is important is …

  Access Holdings Plc, through its banking vertical – Access Bank PLC, has announced a donation of over $1 billion to assist relief and recovery efforts in Maiduguri, following the devastating floods in the state capital of Borno. The announcement was made during a visit by the Group delegates, led by the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Bolaji Agbede, to …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market enjoyed a profitable trading week earning N121.07 billion on Nigerian Xchange Group (NGX) as equity capitalization rose to N56.78trn from N56.46trn in the previous week. This follows an increase of N454.86 billion in the previous week. The stock exchange recorded gains on three of the five trading days of the week Market capitalization rose …