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In an effort to ease tensions with Muslim nations following a wave of demonstrations in Denmark that saw the burning of Islam’s holy book, which incited anger, the Danish parliament on Thursday passed a measure outlawing the burning of the Quran in public areas. This year, anti-Islamic demonstrators burned or otherwise damaged copies of the Quran in a number of …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has indicated interest to revive critical social facilities, located at the six area councils. This became necessary when the Mandate Secretary, Social Development Secretariat, Ibrahim Aminu, toured the area councils. Aminu said the administration will revive those facilities that can be revived immediately and put them to use, while those that require long time …

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 203 bags of imported rice and five vehicles worth N17 million in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Customs Area Comptroller in the state, Bamidele Makinde, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abeokuta, said the service operatives intercepted the contraband items and 1,245 rounds of live ammunition in a …

Barry Ndiomu The Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Office, Maj Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.) has allegedly awarded a N2.9 billion contract for the training of 139 pilots to Alom Aviation Limited, two weeks to the end of his tenure. Ndiomu, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2022 to oversee the winding down of the Presidential Amnesty …

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Friday, raised the alarm over the consequences of ongoing divestment of multinationals in Nigeria. The body said no fewer than 20,000 direct employees have lost their jobs to such divestments in recent times. NECA, which ia the umbrella body for employers and the voice of business in Nigeria, raised the alarm in a …

A popular gospel singer, Buchi Atuonwu aka Buchi, Wednesday, dismissed the rumour of his death. A report of the award-winning singer’s death went viral on social media earlier on Wednesday. However, in a chat with journalists, Buchi urged Nigerians to disregard the rumour. READ ALSO: Celebs react to death of singer Mohbad He said: “There is no truth in this …

A crisis is brewing at the National Assembly, where legislators are outraged that principal lawmakers like Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas are looting at breakneck speed the N500 billion palliative funds earmarked to cushion the harsh impact of fuel subsidy removal on poor Nigerians, sources with knowledge of the matter told Peoples Gazette. The aggrieved lawmakers had …

The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee probing the alleged job racketeering by Ministries, Departments and Agencies on Monday questioned the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, over the recruitment of 300 staff in the agency without advert placements. The chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, had in his presentation decried the board’s refusal to make …

Some constituents from the four local government areas of Ogoni land say they had commenced a process to recall the four lawmakers representing the areas in the Rivers State House of Assembly. They named the four lawmakers as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Dumle Maol; Barile Nwakor, representing Khana Constituency 1; Aforji Igwe, representing Eleme; Bernard Ngba, representing Tai …

Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday, alleged that the bombing on Sunday that claimed over 120 lives in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State was carried out on purpose by the Nigerian Army using a drone. On Sunday night, while the community in the state’s Igabi Local Government area celebrated Maulud, innocent citizens—including women …