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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has approved the appointment of principal officers for the Agboola Ajayi Campaign Council for the November 16 governorship election in the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Kennedy Peretei, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. The party on Monday slammed the gubernatorial candidate’s previously announced campaign …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill current and future vacancies at the state and regional levels. The President performed the swearing-in ceremony just before the start of the ongoing Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. The brief swearing-in ceremony was led by the Special Adviser to the President …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed 10 people in Olegomachi community, Agatu local government area, Benue State on Tuesday. The attackers also burned buildings and looted property in the community. Agatu LGA interim chairman Phillip Ebenyakwu confirmed the attack to journalists on Wednesday. He said: “Yesterday (Tuesday) night, gunmen attacked the Olegomachi community with sophisticated weapons. 10 people were …

The Nigerian equity market continued its negative trend on Wednesday with investors losing N2.18 billion at the close of trading for the day. This follows a decline in the value of THOMASWY, DAARCOMM and CWG shares among others on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization plunged to N56.456 trillion from N56.459 …

  The remains of the late Senate President, Joseph Wayas, have arrived in Nigeria. He died about three years ago. The remains of the late former Senate President, Joseph Wayas. Wayas, who was president of the Senate from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983, died in a London hospital on 30 November 2021, aged 80, after a long illness. …

The naira continued its decline against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency fell by N29 to trade at N1,561/$1, up from N1,532/$1 recorded on Tuesday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,585/$1 and N1,475/$1 respectively, indicating a narrow …

A late goal by Ollie Watkins secured a 2-1 win for England over the Netherlands in their European Championship semi-final on Wednesday night. Thus, The Three Lions have set up a meeting with Spain in the tournament final. England, hoping to reach a second successive Euro final, fell behind early on when Xavi Simons scored a fine opener for the …

Access Bank’s Retail Banking team is pleased to announce its second nationwide fibroid awareness campaign as part of its pioneering CSR outreach, Project 111. The campaign, which will run throughout July 2024, will kick off with a webinar aimed at raising awareness about fibroids among women. And it will be led by dedicated team members from the bank’s retail group, …

The Federal Government has awarded N1 billion to Magnus Okpalannadi who allegedly defiled his three-year-old daughter. Minister of Women Affairs, Ms Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, announced the move in a statement issued on Wednesday by the ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Ms Grace Njoku. He said: “The Ministry received a report that Okpalannadi, a resident of Onitsha, Anambra State, had …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (ECI) will arraign former Energy Minister, Saleh Mamman, over an alleged N33 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday. Mamman was sacked along with his counterpart in Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, by former President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2021. The former minister, who was arrested by the EFCC …