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ADC blasts FG over Osun frozen funds
…says opposition states aren’t occupied territories By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of using the freezing of statutory allocations to
Re- Abdulsalami Abubakar: Abacha never looted treasury
By Femi Falana SAN Former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has belatedly joined the dubious campaign to sanitise the ignominous Abacha era. In his interview published by the
24 Aggrieved Ondo lawmakers to APC: You can’t impose embattled speaker on us
— insist there’s no going back on impeachment, set up audit panel By Dayo Johnson Akure Twenty-four members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have declared that the All
Why I ignored police invitation to Lagos — VeryDarkMan
By Enitan Abdultawab Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has explained why he refused to honour the Nigeria Police Force’s invitation to appear in Lagos
Delineation: Itsekiri Group Rejects Equal Ward Allocation With Ijaw
Socio-cultural organisation, the Warri North Itsekiri Rebirth Forum, has rejected the proposed ward delineation matrix allocating 10 wards each to the Itsekiri and the Ijaw in Warri North Local Government
Fagbemi to Legal Aid Council: Poverty Shouldn’t Be Barrier to Justice
Alex Enumah in Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has charged the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN) to ensure
Dangote Refinery drops PMS to ₦1,165/Litre, Diesel to ₦1,570/Litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel), effective Thursday 6th of August, thereby reaffirming its commitment
Some domestic airlines may go extinct in 30 days – Onyema
…faults unions’ interference in ticket sales charge issue By Dickson Omobola Vice Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, Allen Onyema, Wednesday, warned that many domestic airlines may go out
Three foreigners injured in South Africa anti-migrant march
Three foreign nationals were injured in South Africa on Wednesday when a protest against undocumented migrants turned violent, police in KwaZulu-Natal said. KwaZulu-Natal has been the epicentre of long-running demonstrations
We’ve started paying depositors of 46 microfinance banks — NDIC
…Over 700,000 Heritage Bank depositors paidBy Cynthia Alo The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that it commenced payment of depositors of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences
