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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, have eulogised President Bola Tinubu on the occasion of his birthday anniversary.   Born on March 29, 1952, the President turned 73 on Saturday.   In a congratulatory message on Saturday, issued by the Special ...

  Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for “health reasons” by the West African country’s junta head, according to a decree read out on national television.   “Upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice, a presidential ...

Students under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Ondo State chapter, took to the streets on Thursday to protest the worsening insecurity in the state.   The demonstrators, primarily from Owo Polytechnic, blocked Oba Adesida Road near the “A” Division in Akure, chanting “Enough is enough” and ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received his Ghanaian counterpart, John Mahama, at his official residence in the State House, Abuja.   Mahama’s visit to Nigeria is his first official visit since his inauguration on January 7, 2025.   Both leaders are expected to focus on strengthening diplomatic ties between ...

  Activist politician and former African Action Congress, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore on Thursday, said he rejected the offer to work with former president, Goodluck Jonathan.   According to him, he rejected the offer due to the calibre of people under Jonathan’s administration.   He disclosed this in an interview ...

  The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria has vehemently rejected a proposed bill seeking to convert 37 Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State into full-fledged Local Government Areas.   In a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna, the NYCN National President, Isah Abubakar, described the proposed bill as ” ...

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has mobilised 4,000 personnel to ensure the safety and security of residents during the upcoming Eid-Fitr celebrations.   The NSCDC FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu, announced the deployment, which spans all areas of the FCT, aimed at protecting lives, ...

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to investigate the excessive use of explosives by quarry companies nationwide and especially in the Federal Capital Territory.   The House took the decision on Thursday after adopting a motion of urgent public importance brought before it during plenary by ...

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  The University of Port Harcourt has promoted the Director General of NESREA, Innocent Barikor, to a Professor of Political Economy and Development Studies.   His promotion came alongside that of 45 other staff members of the institution.   In a statement on Wednesday, the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, ...