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VIDEO: Dei Dei market in Abuja on fire
There is currently a fire outbreak at Dei Dei market in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained as at the time of filing this report.
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Finance minister suspends accountant-general over N80bn fraud
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has suspended the Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris. The AGF was suspended in a letter the finance minister wrote to him dated May 18. According to the finance minister, his suspension was as a result of his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over fraud-related matters amounting to N80 billion.…
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Abdulrahman, Makinde flag off N43.1bn Ogbomoso-Iseyin road project
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday joined his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde to flag off the 76.67 km Ogbomoso-Iseyin road project valued at N43.1billion. During the flagoff, AbdulRazaq congratulated Makinde for embarking on such an impactful project. AbdulRazaq said the road, like a few of such he is fixing in Kwara, is a real…
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Osinbajo calls for focus on gas as transition fuel
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the need to designate gas as a transition fuel in the global net-zero emissions target by 2060 even as he observes that Africa is now winning that argument. Prof Osinbajo spoke while receiving a delegation of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank, AfDB, led by the Dean of the Board, Mrs Mmakgoshi Lekhethe,…
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APC fixes new date for presidential primary election, others
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked a new date for its presidential primaries and all other primary elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party Felix Morka. The new dates were approved by the party’s National Working Committee at its meeting on Wednesday. The presidential primaries initially scheduled for May 30…
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US Soccer agree equal pay for men’s, women’s teams
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to a deal that achieves “equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international soccer.” US Soccer, under the agreements, will become “the first Federation in the world to equalize FIFA…
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Hon Lasun and his warped knowledge of economy, By Ismail Omipidan
On Monday, May 16, my older brother and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yusuff was on Frank Talk, a popular Radio Current Affairs Programme, where he spoke about his ambition as the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the forthcoming July 16 contest in Osun. In his opening remarks, he tried to explain the…
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Like Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje fails to endorse Amaechi in Kano
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje failed to endorse Rotimi Amaechi when the former transportation minister visited the state in continuation of his consultation for his presidential bid. Amaechi was in Kano on Wednesday to meet with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s presidential primaries on May 30. Ganduje told the former Rivers State governor that…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu imposes ‘total ban’ on okada in 6 LGAs in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a “total ban” on the operation of commercial motorcycles also known as Okada in six local governments in the state. The governor announced this while briefing the state’s security agents on Wednesday. The six LGAs where the total ban applies are Ikeja, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Apapa, Surulere and Eti-Osa. According to the…
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We’ll monitor use of Facebook by IPOB to incite violence, says FG
The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government will start monitoring Facebook for the members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who use it to incite violence. Mohammed said this when he met with a team from Facebook on Tuesday. The information minister asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the…
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