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Tinubu commiserates with India over deadly train crash
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message of commiseration to the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred on Friday. Aside…
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Tinubu meets APC governors, pledges to review minimum wage
President Bola Tinubu has said that the administration would prioritise the welfare and security of Nigerians with more people-focused economic policies. He also assured that a better national minimum wage would be worked out to reflect the realities of the times. The current national minimum wage is N30,000 a month. The president made this known at a meeting with the Progressive Governors…
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EFCC lacks power to invite Zamfara State officials, court rules
The Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not possess the authority to invite serving and past officials of Zamfara State government to account for the utilization of state funds. Justice Aminu Bappa Aliyu declared that the sole power to audit the public accounts of Zamfara State lies with…
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At least 261 dead in India’s worst train accident in over two decades
At least 261 people have died in India’s worst rail accident in over two decades, officials said on Saturday, after a passenger train went off the tracks and hit another one in the east of the country. One train in Friday’s accident also hit a freight train parked nearby in the district of Balasore in Odisha state, leaving a tangled…
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PHOTO NEWS: Shettima opens National Assembly Mosque
Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Friday formally opened the National Assembly Mosque for use. The 9th Assembly under the leadership of Dr. Ahmed Lawan initiated the project as a place of worship for Muslim legislators and staff of the National Assembly. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and Dr. Lawan led members of the NASS to receive the Vice President
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PHOTO NEWS: Chinese Ambassador fetes Femi Adesina in Abuja
Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun Friday hosted former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina to a luncheon at a Chinese restaurant in Abuja to bid him goodbye after successfully serving the country. The luncheon also had in attendance the Deputy Ambassador, Zhang Yi and Head of Politics and Publicity Section of the…
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Sudan returnees appreciate FG for prompt evacuation
The Federal Government has been commended for the prompt evacuation of all Nigerian Nationals stranded in Sudan, without the loss of any. Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, Imam of National Mosque stated this when he led a delegation of Nigerian Sudan Students Alumni Association on a visit to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission(NIDCOM) in Abuja. Adam said: “Among…
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PHOTO NEWS: Abbas, Kalu seek support of First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu
House of Representatives Speakership hopeful, Dr. Abbass Tajudeen visited the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu alongside his Deputy Speakership hopeful, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on Friday to solicit her support for their joint bid for the leadership of the 10th House of Representatives
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PHOTO NEWS: Funeral service holds for Bisi Egbeyemi, former Ekiti State Deputy Governor
The funeral service of former Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi held on Friday at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Anglican Communion, Okesa, Ado-EKiti. The service was attended by the wife and children of the late politician and lawyer who once served as the Chairman of Ado Local Government. Among those who attended the service were the state Governor,…
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Ndoma-Egba congratulates Akume, Gbajabiamila on appointments
Former Senate Leader and ex-Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has hailed the appointments of Senator George Akume and Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President respectively. The appointments of Akume and Gbajabiamila by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu were disclosed in a…
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