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  The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned Ebunoluwa, the wife of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi.   In a post via his Facebook page on Monday, the governor also expressed his condolences to Ojelabi and asked God to grant him comfort ...

  Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean tech giant. Han was 63.   Born in 1962, Han had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022, according to the company. He was named Samsung Electronics ...

                The Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, Dr George Nwaeke, has resigned his appointment.   The resignation of the HoS, who served under the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara was contained in a statement issued by the Chief of Staff to the ...

  Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has raised the alarm over fake reports of pipeline explosions in the state, urging security agencies to investigate and take action against those spreading false information. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara dismissed viral videos of alleged ...

  The Senate is set to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today (Tuesday), The PUNCH has learned.   This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who requested anonymity, as they were not authorised to speak on the matter.   “This ...

  Ekiti State University (EKSU) in Ado-Ekiti has dismissed 13 staff members for misconduct, including abandonment of duty, sexual harassment, and other breaches of the institution’s rules.   The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Ayodele, disclosed this during a press conference held on Monday ahead of the university’s 29th convocation ceremony.   ...

  …Commemorates women’s month through its 5 for 5 Promo Reinforcing its reputation as a pro-women and inclusion-driven bank, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has disbursed a total of N11,000,000 to 131 women across Nigeria in the women’s month draw ...

          The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was set to close Olusosun and Solus landfills within the next 18 months as part of measures to maintain a clean city.   The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed this, also countered ...

A former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adolphus Wabara, on Sunday, faulted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.   In a strongly worded statement on Sunday, Wabara insisted that Tinubu’s actions violated the fundamental ...

The Federal Government says it will learn power generation and transmission from Egypt which it described as a role model in the sector.   The government also has reaffirmed its commitment to rural development through improved electricity access,   The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this during a recent ...