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Governor Ademola Adeleke has berated Muslim Rights Organisation (MURIC) for its failed bid to foment religious crisis in the state, affirming that his appointments of commissioners and permanent secretaries are based on merit and competency. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, noted…
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Acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has said stiff punishment will be meted out on violators of the new Customs Act. It provides for the reform of the administration and management of Customs and excise. The focus is on improper exportation of goods. The CG gave…
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Chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the states yesterday passed a vote of confidence in the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The state chairmen spoke at the party’s NWC meeting at the party’s national secretariat yesterday in Abuja. Addressing…
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The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has faulted claims that she closed the AsoRock Chapel. Mrs Tinubu, a former senator, said contrary to reports, the chapel is open and holds weekly fellowship. A Twitter user with the username @VeronicaaNaomi had alleged that the First Lady ordered the closure of the…
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The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure on Monday said he got information that the All Progressives Congress was already preparing for a possible re-run of the 2023 presidential election urging members of the party to be alert. Abure said this during an online meeting held with…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged the Senate to confirm his nominees for appointment as Service Chiefs.Tinubu’s letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor during plenary. The Service Chiefs for screening and confirmation by the Senate include Major General Christopher Musa as…
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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet today to deliberate on the state of affairs in the main opposition party. The meeting is being convened by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed. All the party’s 13 governors…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau. Tinubu succeeds President Umaro Embalo…
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The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday berated Governor Ademola Adeleke over the people he nominated for appointment as commissioners. The party in a statement by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, said it was offensive to the sensibilities of Osun people that Adeleke would nominate the wife…
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The recent 40 per cent hike in the exchange rate for cargo clearance at the seaports and the increase in tariff on imported cars by a terminal operator, Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited, has led to about 70 percent drop in the sale of second-hand imported cars. The PUNCH reported…
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