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N3.7trn budget padding: Bauchi Gov backs Ningi, condemns Senate’s decision
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has thrown his weight behind the suspended Senator Abdul Ningi, who accused the Senate of padding the 2024 budget with N3.7trn. Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, was officially suspended by the Senate on Tuesday. Speaking during the State Executive Council meeting at the Government…
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Ogun Speaker exemplifies principles of christianity, says Apostle Achudume
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Founder of Victory Life Bible Church, Apostle Lawrence Achudume has visited the new Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, describing him as a role model from the body of Christ. Apostle Achudume said Elemide exemplifies the values, teachings and the principles of Christianity in his actions and lifestyle, assuring the…
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FG, CAETPC to collaborate in agriculture, infrastructure investment
The federal government is planning to synergize with the China Africa Economic and Trade Promotion Council (CAETPC) in the area of agriculture and infrastructure investment. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the representative of the CAEPTC to the Minister, in Abuja. Bagudu said that China and Nigeria had…
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Bilateral cooperation, key to high-quality development – Yuqing
Innocent Raphael The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, has highlighted some advantages of the bilateral co-operation between Nigeria and China, stating that it was the signaling of a new phase of high-quality development and global opportunities. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, Yuqing stated that a pivotal aspect of China’s…
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BREAKING: Miyetti Allah Members storm Abuja Court, demand unconditional release of Bodejo
Some members of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on Wednesday stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja to demand the immediate release of their president, Bello Bodejo. It would be recalled that Bodejo was arrested on January 23 at the Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State over the unveiling of a vigilante group. He had been…
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UNICEF Report: Many Nigerians now spend more on food supplies- Obi
Innocent Raphael Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has described as worrisome, the warning by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) that 31.5 million Nigerians were at risk of acute hunger and food insecurity between June and August 2024. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, the…
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Suspected ‘Yahoo’ boy crushes 2 pupils to death in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A suspected internet fraudster popularly called “Yahoo-yahoo” boy ridding in an Honda Saloon car, has crushed two primary school pupils to death in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The incident occurred around 7:50a.m. at Irewon Junction, along the Imowo-Ibadan Garage Road of Ijebu Ode township when the pupils, who are siblings were trekking to their school. Eyewitness…
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Biden, Trump clinch party nominations, set for rematch
US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties’ nominations for the election in November. Four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months’ time. The nominations will be…
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FG postpones launch of students loan scheme
Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has announced its decision to postpone the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, who stated this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. Sawyer explained that due to some corrections being made, the lunch of the loan programme…
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LASG sensitizes Nigerians on Railway safety
By Adeola Ogunrinde Following the inauguration of the Blue and Redline Rail lines for commercial operations in the Lagos metropolis, the Lagos State Safety Commission on Tuesday stressed the need to prioritize safety to avert disasters associated with railway systems. In his address at the railway safety sensitization workshop themed, “Safe By Design: Building a Culture of Railway Safety in Lagos…
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