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PHOTOS NEWS: Deputy Speaker, Kalu, awards scholarships, donates to orphans in Calabar
Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has donated food items, cash and scholarships to orphans in Cross River state. The donations were made during the weekend at the Infant Jesus Orphanage in Calabar, the capital of Cross River. Kalu’s visit to the orphanage was part of the 37th convocation ceremony and 50th anniversary celebration of the University…
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FG flags off privately financed Benin–Asaba Expressway
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has officially launched the construction of the 125km Benin–Asaba Expressway in Edo State, a dual-carriage, solar-lit superhighway fully funded by private investors under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, described the project as a landmark achievement in infrastructure…
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President Tinubu mourns Katsina Governor’s mother
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Baribari. The 93-year-old matriarch passed away late on Saturday. In a statement by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday, President Tinubu described Hajiya Safara’u as a selfless woman who played a…
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Fubara attends special prayer service at Salvation Ministries
….makes first appearance after suspension The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara , on Sunday, attended a special prayer, worship and thanksgiving service at Salvation Ministries Headquarters, GRA, Port Harcourt. A statement issued by Fubara’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, on Sunday, said the suspended Governor was accompanied by top politicians, major stakeholders, elders and leaders of the State, and…
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Federal High Court grants recall process of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja Kogi State capital has set aside an earlier ruling that restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from receiving the recall process initiated by constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Court in a landmark judgement delivered in Lokoja on Friday affirms that the recall process is constitutionally valid…
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Rivers: Ibas directs immediate payment of outstanding salaries of council workers
Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd), has directed the immediate payment of outstanding salaries of councils’ employees, confirming that the federal government had released the withheld revenue allocations of local governments and the state. Speaking during a meeting with Heads of Local Government Administration and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ibas said…
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CAN VP asks political leaders to embrace righteousness in governance
The Vice President, Christian Association of Nigeria Rev. Stephen Panya, on Friday urged national leaders to embrace righteousness in governance, referencing the book of Proverbs which says, “Righteousness exalts a nation.” Panya called for national unity, urging the nation’s leaders to embrace righteousness in governance. The cleric made this call in Abuja at the National Day of Prayer 2025, organised…
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Challenge posed by corruption in West Africa surmoutable- EFCC
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has said that the challenge posed by corruption in West African member states and in the region was surmountable. He stated this in an insightful opening address as NACIWA President as he led a regional dialogue on combating corruption and addressing instability across West Africa and the Sahel…
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EFCC, NSITF to collaborate in management of funds
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has assured the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF enhanced collaboration and involvement in the management of its fund. He gave the assurance in Abuja when the management of NSITF, led by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye paid him a courtesy…
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Governor Makinde condemns emergency rule in Rivers State
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has condemned the emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State, describing it as an illegality that must be resisted by all right-thinking Nigerians. WESTERN POST recalls that President Tinubu suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the State House of Assembly on Tuesday for…
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