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SUBSIDY SHOWDOWN: Tinubu resists pressure, steps up palliatives – Atiku, Obi, Makinde, Adebayo, workers, others insist on restoration
Experts: Preserve reforms while aggressively mitigating social and economic costs By Nnamdi Ojiego The issue of fuel subsidy has returned to the front burner and is raging fiercely barely three
State Police Bill hits roadblock in states
· Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers approve, others drag feet · By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Prologue Unless something decisive happens in the next 12 days, the push for state police,
Parents of abducted corps members beg Olubadan: We can’t raise N1bn ransom
By Adeola Badaru & Dickson Omobola Parents of the 20 abducted prospective National Youth Service Corps members, PCMs, were thrown into profound sadness, yesterday, leading them to appeal to the Olubadan
Soludo swears in council chairmen, demands accountability
By Vincent Ujumadu Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn in the newly elected 21 local government chairmen and their deputies, charging them to prioritise service delivery, accountability and
IGP deploys DIG, CPs to Imo for corps members’ rescue
By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Umar Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate
Iranian UN delegation duo ‘kicked out’ of US – State Dept
The United States has “kicked out” two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State
Benue Boat Mishap: Govt arrests boat driver, suspends maritime workers’ union
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State government has suspended the Buruku crossing point branch of the Nigeria Union of Maritime Workers, NUMW, following Saturday’s boat mishap, with several passengers
Tinubu saved Nigeria from collapse – Shettima
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Vice President Kashim Shettima has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, saying the nation was “teetering on the verge of collapse” before the withdrawal of fuel subsidy
It’s not your business what they pay Nigerian actors, Kanayo tells Ghanaian counterparts
By Efe Onodjae Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has cautioned Ghanaian actors against demanding the same fees paid to Nigerian actors for movie roles. Kanayo, popularly known as KOK,
‘He chose democracy over dictatorship’ — Tinubu hails Akinrinade at 87
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Chief of Army Staff, General Alani Ipoola Akinrinade (retd), on his 87th birthday, describing him as a towering statesman, gallant soldier
