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No amount of lies can blemish Obaseki’s legacies in Edo- Media Adviser
Crusoe Osagie, the Media Adviser to the immediate past Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said no amount of lies, blackmail and propaganda by Governor Monday Okpebholo and his media team can blemish his principal’s legacies. He said the former governor, in eight years, successfully transformed the fortunes of the people and placed the state on the path of accelerated…
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NDLEA relocates to new headquarters in Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has relocated its headquarters to its new facility, which is being developed in phases in Jahi area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The facility, which is the first phase of the national headquarters project expected to be completed with the 2025 budgetary provisions, was officially unveiled during an interdenominational service within…
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Tax Bill: Drama as Senators protest FIRS Chairman’s entry into Chamber
The Senators on Wednesday protested entry of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chair, Zacch Adedeji and consultants into the Senate Chamber. This was after the Upper Chamber suspended its rules to admit Adedeji and the consultants to explain what the Tax Reform Bill entailed. However, before they were admitted, a slight uproar ensued as some lawmakers kicked against the…
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FCT Development Commission Bill scales second reading in Senate
The Senate has passed the FCT Development Commission bill through the second reading on Wednesday. The bill aims to create a specialised commission tasked with managing the development of satellite towns within a 60-kilometer radius of the FCT’s borders. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Wadada Aliyu highlighted the significant challenges posed by the rapid growth of Abuja as Nigeria’s political…
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Reps pass MTEF for 2025-2027
Members of the House of Representatives have passed the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper for 2025-2027. In passing the MTEF, the Committees on Finance, Petroleum Upstream, and Petroleum Downstream were tasked to investigate reports from the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation, and Fiscal Responsibility Commission alleging that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s withheld ₦8.48 trillion as claimed subsidies for…
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Court remands ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, fix Dec 10 for ruling on bail
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed December 10 for ruling on the bail application by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others. The court has also ordered Bello be remanded in EFCC custody until the bail application is heard. Bello had pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges brought against them by the Economic…
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Alleged N110billion misappropriation: Yahaya Bello pleads not guilty
Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It would be recalled that the EFCC arrested the former Kogi governor on Tuesday (Yesterday). The EFCC had instituted a 110bn alleged fraud suit against the former governor. Adorning a white kaftan and a…
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BREAKING: Heavy security as Bello appears in FCT Court
Heavy security has been deployed around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court headquarters in Abuja, where former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is set to be arraigned this morning. Heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are stationed at key points, with all access roads to the court premises heavily secured. Bello, dressed in a…
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Gov Eno presents N955bn 2025 budget estimate to Akwa Ibom Assembly
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno on Tuesday presented the State House of Assembly with a budget estimate of N955 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. Tagged the “Budget of Consolidation and Expansion” the proposal builds on the administration’s ARISE Agenda and represents a three percent increase from the revised N923.462 billion budget for 2024. The proposed N955 billion budget…
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Edo governor approves free ride for residents
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved free bus services for the people of the State through the State-owned Edo City Transport Service (ECTS). The initiative is part of his administration’s drive to entrench his policy direction, “A NEW EDO HAS RISEN”. The free bus service which covers the Benin metropolis and the three Senatorial districts of Edo State…
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