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Operators of Point Of Sales, popularly known as POS, and other shop owners along Ikot Ambang, Itak, Ikot Efun in Ibiono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have heaved a sigh of relief following the killing of one Wisdom Sunday Akpan, a notorious criminal and killer who terrorised the residents of the area. Until he was killed by Operatives …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Atiku accuses Tinubu’s aides of twisting facts on his academic records The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, accused the presidency of twisting facts on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records in a bid to confuse Nigerians on the matter.Read more 2. Nigeria can’t continue …

European football governing body, UEFA has postponed all matches scheduled in Israel during the next two weeks amid increased tensions in the region. The Isreali government had announced that more than 600 Israelis had been killed in attacks from Gaza since Saturday. UEFA said Israel’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland on Thursday is among matches postponed, and that new dates …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that the portal for the upload of party and collation agents for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states governorship elections would automatically shut down at 12:00 midnight on Tuesday 10th October 2023.  Warning that there shall be no extension, the commission called on all parties sponsoring candidates for the …

The naira exchanged for N771.59 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday. The local currency lost 3.57 percent compared to the N744.97 it exchanged for the dollar on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N766.67 to the dollar on Wednesday. READ ALSO: At N905/$1, Pastor Adeboye predicts dollar will crash against naira soon A spot …

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja on Wednesday September 6, dismissed all petitions against the election of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, for lack of merit. All the issues pleaded by the petitioners were dismissed and verdict held in favour of Tinubu. The court held that the pleadings of the petitioners were deficient. The …

The Police Service Commission (PSC), has thrown its weight behind a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, asking policemen who are aged 60 plus and those who have spent 35 years in the force to tender their letters of voluntary retirement. Egbetokun had, in a memo, urged the affected officers to voluntarily retire from the service in compliance …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Again, Akpabio’s leadership style called to question, as Senate goes into rowdy session The leadership style of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio was on Tuesday called to question again, as the upper legislative chamber announced the names of minority leaders.Read more 2. A’Court dismisses SDP suit seeking to …

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 43-year-old cleric for allegedly defrauding his United States-based friend of N105 million. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Mr. Ali Mohammed, who paraded the cleric before journalists on Monday, said he also hypnotised his friend’s wife and three children and took them over as his own. Mohammed said the cleric’s wife assisted …

The Osun State government has distanced itself from the new salary scale for workers currently in circulation. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, who made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Osogbo, described the post on the new salary scale trending on social media as misleading. He said the content of the document did not …