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The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has stated that the All Progressives Grand Alliance will work with the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress. Soludo made this known in Awka, on Tuesday, during the opening of the regional headquarters of APGA. The governor also reacted to the rumours making the rounds

…Knocks Tinubu for not consulting organised labour, stakeholders  The leadership of the Labour Party has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’a removal of fuel subsidy, saying the masses should ‘brace up for more surprises and rude shocks.’ The warning was issued by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, in a statement issued in

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday, charged the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries to be loyal to his administration, warning that he would not hesitate to apply sanction for acts of disloyalty. Adeleke also directed the State Head of Service, Leye Aina, to ensure effective monitoring of the new Permanent Secretaries for compliance with

The price of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol went as high as N700 per litre in some parts of Anambra State on Tuesday as residents resorted to panic buying. This comes in the wake of the announcement of the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration Monday. It was gathered that

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a popular Tiktok musician, Crown Uzama (known as ShalliPopi) and his manager, Ajayi Hafeez (known as 21 Badda) for alleged internet-related fraud. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, they were arrested alongside 29 other suspects, including four

*Says govs to meet on fuel subsidy next week   Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday evening directed all filling stations across the state to start selling fuel within the approved price or risk being shut down indefinitely. The governor consequently mandated the State Task Force on Petroleum Products and security agencies in

The management of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State has approved a two weeks closure of the school. The management had earlier shut down the school following the bloody clash between the host community, Imaweje and students living in the community. The clash had led to the death of one of the

The Edo State Government has commenced inspection to check fuel scarcity, hoarding, and a hike in the price of premium motor spirits in the state. Accordong to the special adviser to the governor on media projects, Cruseo Osagie, The task force set up to regulate the product, on Tuesday, inspected fuel stations in the Benin

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in the Country has said the Federal Government spent a total sum of over N11 trillion on rehabilitating refineries from 2010 to date. Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Johnson, however, failed to convince the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who chaired the Committee of

A team from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Tuesday carried out a raid on filling stations in Osogbo, where they sealed a filling station in the Olaiya area for hoarding fuel despite instruction by the agency to dispense the product. During the raid in the capital city of Osun state, they

Former leader of Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti has urged the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint capable hands to work with him. Fasoranti made this known in an official statement he issued to congratulate Tinubu on his inauguration as President. In his message,  Fasoranti who noted that Afenifere would support the administration of Tinubu, urged him

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State Command have seized 222.42 Kilograms of cannabis, popularly known as marijuana  at various drug joints in Ogun State. The operatives also seized 40 bottles of codeine weighing a total of 0.4 litres after invading the drug joints in  Abeokuta, the state capital. The Commander of

Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly on Tuesday held their plenary after two months of the closure of the Assembly complex by the police. The resumption of the Assembly members came barely 24 hours after  Caleb Mutfwang succeeded  Simon Lalong as the new Governor of the state. It was learnt that the embattled

Tinubu, Shettima critics will be disappointed, say support groups  Friday Olokor The Director-General of the Conference of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima National Support Groups, Eniola Ehinafe, has said that the new administration will disappoint its critics by improving the nation’s economy beyond expectations. Ehinafe stated that both the president and his vice are

The May 30th sit-at-home call by the Indigenous People of Biafra to remember the Biafra heroes that died during the civil war and those who died in the course of the struggle recorded total compliance with the residents of Anambra State staying indoors on Tuesday. Our correspondent, who visited the major cities of Onitsha, Nnewi,

The President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos. The order is coming hours after DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road in the early hours of Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Tuesday, expressed his readiness to fight drug abuse and phone theft, alongside other social crimes in the state. He pledged his readiness while constituting a Special Joint Taskforce against phone snatching and other crimes within the Kano metropolis. In his remarks during his visit to Kiru Reformatory Centre,

Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Monday night killed four persons in Rundele community, Emohua Local Government area of Rivers State. Two of the victims’ heads were also beheaded. It was gathered that the two persons beheaded are members of a local vigilante group known as the Rundele Security and Peace Advisory Council. Although details

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 78 suspects linked to an attempt to cause trouble in the state following the dissolution of the Park Management System by the state government. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement, said the state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, while parading

The National Industrial Court has upheld the ‘no work no pay’ policy by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities. In a judgment delivered today (Tuesday) by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it is within the right of the Federal Government

An advocacy group, Transparency Society Network has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit cases of corruption that have not been prosecuted to a logical conclusion. The advocacy group, while congratulating the new president, noted that steps taken by the Tinubu administration in addressing corruption and financial crimes will give a sense of direction to where

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, in Abuja said the Federal Government still owes the company N2.8tn that it had spent on petrol subsidy. “Today, we are waiting for them to settle up to N2.8tn of NNPC’s cash flow from the subsidy regime and we

An aggrieved governorship aspirant, Abubakar Achimugu of the All Progressives Congress has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to disqualify Ahmed Ododo of the same party from contesting the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/584/2023, the plaintiff, Achimugu through his counsel, Josiah Daniel-Ebune stated that Ododo is not eligible to

The House of Representatives has approved that the sum of N255m appropriated for the National Assembly e-Library in the Appropriation Act 2022/2023 be vired to the recurrent account of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund as part of the initial take-off grant. The House also approved that N118m appropriated for the National Assembly Dashboard in

The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it had launched a manhunt for a middle-aged man who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl, in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, whose identity was yet to be revealed, allegedly raped the victim who was hawking puff-puff. The suspect allegedly