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Oyo State government has debunked allegations of replacing the car park at Bola Ige International Business Complex, popularly known as Gbagi Market, with new shops and extorting money from unsuspecting traders. Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry in the state, Adeniyi Adebisi, who noted that the misleading report was published by a certain online […]
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Wednesday dismissed a bail application filed by alleged fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua, for being incompetent. Ajudua, who was first arraigned before the court in 2004, for allegedly obtaining $1.046 million from a German, Zaid Abu Zalaf, filed the application to seek permission […]
United States President Donald Trump said he was imposing a 25 per cent tariff on goods from India starting on Friday. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump sharply criticised New Delhi for its military and energy ties with Russia. He described India as a “friend” but accused the country of maintaining unfair trade practices […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has ruled out sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-graded rehabilitation and retention of the plant. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Limited, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, announced this at a company-wide town hall meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. Ojulari stated […]
Minister of National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu has declared that the North has no reason to regret supporting President Bola Tinubu, as the region remains fully represented and actively engaged in national governance. Bagudu, who spoke at a technical session of the Government-Citizen Engagement organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation at Arewa House […]
A coalition of princes from royal families in Northern Nigeria, under the edges of the In Kaji Tambura Foundation, has declared support to make the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Permanent Co-Chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN). LEADERSHIP reports that there have been discordant voices surrounding the […]
Six persons have been confirmed dead while two others were declared missing in a canoe mishap that occurred in Maje Village, Taura local government area of Jigawa State. Spokesperson of Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shi’isu Lawan confirmed the incident, disclosing that the boat capsized while conveying women and children from Gunka to Zangwan Maje […]
The Northern Senators’ Forum has strongly condemned the recent killings of 35 kidnap victims in Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara State by suspected bandits. The victims were reportedly murdered despite ransom payments made by their families—a tragic and disturbing development that has sent shockwaves across the nation. In a statement issued to journalists […]
An alumnus of Abiodun Atiba Memorial Institute, Oyo, Oyo State, Mr. Babatunde Tijani has donated the sum of ₦1 million to four best graduating students of the school and staff to counter the ‘education is scam’ narrative. Tijani maintained that education is not a scam, but a great ladder to success and pathway to greater […]