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Former Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, may have resigned from his position as the Minister of Labour and Employment, thus ending weeks of speculations. One of President Bola Tinubu’s media aides, Imran Mohammad who posted the development on X on Monday, said the President had accepted the resignation while a valedictory will be held at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …

Troops of the 8 Division Garrison in Sokoto have killed several suspected terrorists in the state. The Director Army of Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said many terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds during the operation at Tukandu Village in the North-West state. The spokesman added that three AK-47 Rifles, one …

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has banned all foreign trips by officials, including himself, to reduce public spending. The presidential spokesman, Ebrima Sankareh, who confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Banjul, said the president signed an executive order “suspending all overseas travels for the rest of the year. READ ALSO: UK govt slams sanctions on ex-Gambian President …

Timber sellers in Bauchi State on Monday embarked on a peaceful protest within the main timber market at the Muda Lawal market, Bauchi to express their displeasure at alleged oppression, extortion and maltreatment by government officials. The protest has led to all timber markets across Bauchi State to be shut down indefinitely over the situation they found themselves in. Chairman …

Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has once again reflected on his marital woes and how he lost everything to his ex-wife Suzzane Emma who filed a divorce appeal at the Lagos Island Customary Court against him on July 13, 2015. The thespian whose marriage to Emma was dissolved on the 3rd of March, 2017, over alleged incessant battery, said that his …

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Fire on Saturday gutted a section of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Ibadan. He said the fire started in one of the rooms in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but did not affect any of the patients. Emergency responders were later called …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, and some other stakeholders from the state at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There are reports he had also met with the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike as he was earlier seen at the State House. The meetings are …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, over the apex bank’s decision to lift the ban on 43 items. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the lawmaker representing Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Sada Soli, at the plenary in Abuja. The …

The Senate on Tuesday defended the purchase of 360 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for its members. The Senate has come under criticism after reports on the planned purchase of 360 SUVs worth N57.6 billion for the lawmakers emerged last week. The unit value of each vehicle was pegged at N160 million. .A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project …