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Defence Headquarters Warns That The Planned Nationwide Protest.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), says the planned nationwide protest has the potential of degenerating into anarchy, and reign of terror based on the situational analysis by the military high command. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba made this statement in Thursday while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces in Abuja. Buba said the military had thoroughly examined several factors such as whether or not the planned protest was motivated by opposition politics, independent parties, sovereign […]

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President Bola Tinubu, Pledges To Empower The Nigeria Police Force With More Weapons, Training And Personnel.

President Bola Tinubu, has pledged to empower the Nigeria Police Force with more weapons, training and personnel to boost its capacity to fight crimes. The President made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) and the Nigeria Police Force Resource Centre. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy Dr. Bosun Tijani said the pledge would boost the number, quality and preparedness of personnel of […]

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE FAULTS FCTA PARK AND PAY ARRANGEMENT

A House of Representatives has faulted the park and pay arrangement of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The House committee of FCT which stated this during an interactive session with the mandate secretary in charge of the transportation secretariat, Chinedum Elechi, said residents and motorists in the nation's capital are being harassed by those employed to enforce the policy. Chairman of the committee, Muktar Betara, demanded details on how the reintroduced park and pay arrangement was established, who authorized […]

July 24, 2024 10

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KENYA’S PRESIDENT UNVEILS CABINET LINEUP WITH FOUR OPPOSITION FIGURES

Kenyan President, William Ruto on Wednesday named four heavyweight opposition politicians to join a “broad-based” cabinet in the wake of more than a month of anti-government protests. Ruto announced the names of 10 ministers to be part of a reformed cabinet, including four who are close to veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, after a list of another 10 ministers was submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The embattled president had sacked almost his entire cabinet on July 11, announcing a new […]

July 24, 2024 13

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KEBBI STATE GOVERNMENT DISSOLVES TWENTY ONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS

The Kebbi Government has announced the dissolution of all the 21 Local Government Council Administrators. The dissolution is contained in a circular addressed to the Sole Administrators and made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. It was signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Hassan-Kalgo. According to the statement, all the local government sole administrators are to hand over the affairs of the Local Government (LG), including all the Local Government […]

July 24, 2024 10

Economy

THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS (NBS), SAYS PRICES OF FOOD ITEMS INCREASED IN JUNE 2024.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beans, tomatoes, irish potatoes, garri, yam and other food items witnessed significant price increases in June 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for June 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans increased by 252.13 per cent from N651.12 recorded in June 2023 to N N2,292.76 in June 2024. It said that the average price […]

July 24, 2024 19

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY THANKS PRESIDENT TINUBU FOR CREATING SOUTH EAST AND NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS.

Deputy President of the Senate , Senator Jibrin Barau has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting the North West Development Commission Bill which is now an Act. Expressing his happiness on Presidential assent to the bill, the Deputy President of the Senate in a media chat with journalists said the commission , when established , would help to drive development across the seven states in the zone. He explained that he sponsored the bill as one of the federal lawmakers […]

July 24, 2024 30

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN AN EMERGENCY MEETING OVER A PLANNED NATIONWIDE PROTEST SLATED FOR AUGUST 1.

The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for today in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and give his administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes. A circular shared with newsmen on Tuesday by sources with knowledge of the meeting indicated that all the ministers, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and the Special Advisers to the […]

July 24, 2024 21

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SENATE PRESIDENT ISSUE APOLOGY TO SENTOR AKPOTI

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has apologized to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for his recent comment during plenary last week. On that day, the 18th of July Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, a co- sponsor of the National Road Transport Council Bill, rose to speak in favour of the bill without the Senate president's permission. Displeased with her interjection, Senator Akpabio reminded the lawmaker that the chamber is not a night club. Senator Akpabio's remarks sparked negative reactions on social media with some […]

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