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Sokoto Governorship: Tribunal admits Gobir’s school certs in evidence
The Election Petition Tribunal in Sokoto state, on Tuesday, admitted in evidence two letters on Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir’s, educational qualifications and adjourned sitting until July 19. Tribunal Chairman, Justice Haruna Mshelia, adjourned the case after the Peoples Democratic Party and the 2023 Governorship candidate, Alhaji Sa’idu Umar, closed their testimonies to prove their petition.
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Lagos partners private sector to tackle building collapse
In a bid to rid Lagos State of building collapse, the state government has partnered with private sector professionals to ensure effective monitoring and control. A statement signed by the Deputy-Director of Public Affairs at the state Ministry of Physical Planning said the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluwole Sotire disclosed
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CDS decries delayed suspects’ trial
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, has lamented the delay in the trial of suspects handed over to civil authorities for prosecution. The PUNCH reported that about 2000 suspected Boko Haram terrorists arrested by security agencies had yet to be tried. According to Musa, the slow pace of criminal trials was posing
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SEC investigates Otudeko’s FBN share acquisition
the Securities and Exchange Council is currently investigating the acquisition of 4.7 billion shares of FBN Holdings by a former Chairman of the bank, Oba Otudeko, The PUNCH has confirmed. A source within the commission, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed to our correspondent that a probe of the contentious deal that which was published on the
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Kukah still pained Buhari didn’t patronise him – Adesina
A former spokesperson for ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, is still pained that Buhari did not patronise him throughout his eight-year tenure. “Who listens to that Bishop again? He’s still pained that he got no under-the-cassock patronage from Buhari, unlike in the
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Again, Forbes ranks Dangote Africa’s richest man
The President of the Pan-African Conglomerate, the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has again been ranked as the richest man in Africa for 12 years, according to Forbes. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday titled ‘Forbes 2023 Index: Dangote Still Africa’s richest for 12th consecutive year’. It stated that Dangote, whose business flagship, Dangote
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Tribunal: Former Borno deputy gov Dibal testifies for Sanwo-Olu
Former Borno State Deputy Gov. Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, who chaired the last governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, on Tuesday testified before Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal. The primary election produced Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the APC Governorship Candidate for the 2023 General Elections. The Peoples Democratic Party and
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FULL LIST: Nigerian Presidents who have chaired ECOWAS
President Bola Tinubu was elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of the Heads of State and Government over the weekend. Tinubu, who attended the forum of West African leaders for the first time at the 63rd Ordinary Session was formally elected as the Chairman In Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
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Gun-wielding hoodlums kidnap Ebonyi Catholic priest, three others
Gunmen, on Monday, kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike, and three yet-to-be-identified persons in Ebonyi State. Azubuike is the Parish priest of St. Charles Parish, Mgbaleze village, Isu community, in the Onicha Local Government Area of the state. The Chancellor of the Abakaliki Diocese, Rev Father Mathew Opoke, while confirming the incident in
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Customs intercept N1.3bn smuggled goods, arrest seven
The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, on Tuesday, intercepted 22,526 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg and seized 392 items including five exotic luxury buses smuggled into the country through the Ohumbe land border between January and June 2023. The Customs Area Controller, Bamidele Makinde, while addressing the press on
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