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By Adeyinka Adedipe The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that four members of the Edo State House of Assembly received N200m each as inducement to defect to the All Progressives Congress. The lawmakers— Donald Okugbe (Akoko Edo Constituency II), Bright Iyamu (Orhionmwon South Constituency II), Richard Edosa (Oredo West Constituency), and ...

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on August 27, 2024 shows rescuers in action on a site of a heavily damaged hotel following an air attack in Kryvyi Rig. – Ukraine said on August 27, 2024, that its air defence systems had downed five missiles ...

Governor Fubara in light green T-Shirt and cap at the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt on Thursday By Dennis Naku An elder statesman and member of the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Forum, Anabs Sara-Igbehas, has condemned the action of lawmakers of the Rivers State House of ...

President Bola Tinubu A meeting between President Bola Tinubu and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa arrived at about 2:50 pm, while his colleagues had earlier arrived in two coaster buses for the closed-door meeting. Sources say ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is ready to re-present the 2025 budget to the state House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared. Fubara stated this on Wednesday while speaking to residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. This came shortly after ...

The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt in the Unguwar Sarkin Fulani Dutsen Dadi community of Faskari Local Government Area and rescued 30 residents abducted by bandits on Wednesday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday, describing it ...

An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun, police said Wednesday. The man, from Memphis, Tennessee, was asleep beside his female partner when he was shot early Monday morning, escaping with a graze to his left thigh ...

•Trade with ECOWAS countries rises 159 % By Elizabeth Adegbesan   The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its   Foreign Trade statistics report for the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4’24). According to the bureau, total merchandise trade stood at N138 trillion in 2024 rising by 55 per cent YoY from ...

By Udeme Akpan , Energy Editor Oando PLC, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), said its trading subsidiary, Oando Trading, has emerged as the preferred bidder for the lease of the Guaracara Refining Company Limited (GRC)’s refinery assets from ...

Former Bayelsa State Governor Senator Seriake Dickson has emphasised the importance of education, saying it remains the best investment for human capital development and empowerment. Dickson, who spoke in his country home in Toru-Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State while receiving the doctoral degree certificate from his younger ...