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Rivers State is on edge as the term of office of local government chairmen ends today, June 17, at midnight, with the chairmen refusing to leave office despite warnings from Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) chairmen are relying on a controversial law passed by the State House of Assembly, which extends their term of …

  Fred C. Trump III, grandson of former President Donald J. Trump and older brother of Mary Trump, will publish a memoir about the Trump family, according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. The memoir, titled “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way,” will be released July 30 by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon …

Popular social media users called Netizens have criticized Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, after he advised men to avoid sleeping with married women. In a video he released on Sunday, Edochie warned Nigerian men to avoid any relationships with married women so as not to incur criticism upon themselves. He said men who sleep with married women are vulnerable to spiritual …

Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee, Bukar Goni Aji, urged the Labor Party to reconsider demands for a minimum wage in accordance with the existing economic conditions in the country. Aji, who spoke to journalists at a press conference in Abuja last weekend, cited various incentives such as the provision of N35,000 wages for federal workers and N100 …

Sallah: Buhari calls for increased food production and warns against population exploration Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is pleased that more and more Nigerians have taken to farms to grow more food to bring down prices and feed the nation. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the former President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba …

Guaranty Trust Bank now (GTCO) has dragged 60 top executives of 13 commercial banks to court over N17 billion Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP) debt. The people affected include the chairman, CEO, directors and company secretaries of the 13 banks. They are facing contempt proceedings for allegedly failing to implement a No Debit Order reportedly placed on Afex Commodity Exchange accounts …

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has advised Nigerian Christians to learn the country’s new national anthem. Kukah made the call at a public event on Sunday. READ ALSO: Tinubu signs bill to reinstate ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’ as national anthem He said: “For those of you whose pastor told you in January that at the beginning …

NAF bombs bandit boss’ camp and kills 25 terrorists in Katsina In an operation conducted yesterday, the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji successfully targeted the camp of a reputed bandit kingpin, Alhaji Dutsi, in Katsina State. Nigerian Air Force air strikes have resulted in the elimination of over 25 terrorists, disrupting criminal activities in the area. .

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has busted a drug warehouse run by a cartel controlled by drug lords identified as 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old sister, Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said that operatives from the NDLEA Special Operations Unit, busted the cartel …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. The Presidency hits back at the New York Times, saying Tinubu inherited a “dead economy” that needs urgent surgery The Presidency has given a strong response to a New York Times report on Nigeria’s economic situation, characterizing the article as “misleading”, “misleading” and “typical of the prescriptive and …