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Bakare Asks Tinubu To ‘Stop Playing God’ in NASS, Executive Relationship

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Bakare, has decried the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government under President Bola Tinubu, asking the Nigerian leader to “stop playing God”. Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the

April 21, 2025

Nigeria, Five Others Launch Polio Campaign in Lake Chad Basin

In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio variant type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, Ministers of Health from Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, and the Republic of Niger have launched a synchronised regional vaccination campaign, aimed at protecting

April 21, 2025

Fire Service Urges Caution During Easter Festivities

As Christians around the world celebrate Easter, the Federal Fire Service has issued a strong safety advisory to Nigerians, cautioning against unsupervised swimming and unsafe barbecue practices. Controller General Abdulganiyu Jaji, in a statement, congratulated Christians and encouraged citizens to prioritize safety

April 20, 2025

Paris Club Refund: CBN Governor, Legal Director Face N220m Contempt Suit

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and the CBN’s Director of Legal Services, Salam-Alada Kofo, are facing contempt proceedings for allegedly failing to comply with a Supreme Court Judgement that reversed the forfeiture of N1.22 billion and N220

April 19, 2025

Rivers Crisis: Wike Sets Conditions for Forgiveness of Fubara

Amid the crisis rocking Rivers State, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has given a condition for him to forgive Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged political godson and successor. Wike, the immediate past Rivers governor, said he would let go of the wrongs Fubara

April 19, 2025

Tinubu Preaches Hope At Easter, Orders Military To End Insecurity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday asked Christians in the country to use the Holy Week and Easter to reflect on the enduring values of sacrifice, redemption, love, and hope. The President made the call in a message he signed on Good

April 19, 2025

Three NDLEA Officers Shot During Abuja Raid

Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been hospitalised after sustaining gunshot wounds during a raid in the Jahi area of Abuja. The event occurred Thursday night as operatives.. acting on intelligence raided an uncompleted building in the

April 19, 2025

Ozigbo Sues to Invalidate Anambra APC Governorship Primary

Valentine Ozigbo, a leading aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in Anambra State has filed a lawsuit seeking the nullification of the party’s April 5, 2025 governorship primary. The suit was lodged at the Federal High Court in Awka on

April 19, 2025

STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT: RE: MISCHIEVOUS REPORT ON ACCESS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA BY VICE PRESIDENT KASHIM SHETTIMA, GCON

In recent times, there has been deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood against the Vice President’s person and office in many multidimensional forms. These mischievous and totally fabricated reports are all in a bid to cause confusion and insinuate total clash in

April 19, 2025

Economy·News·Politics

Reps Warn as SEC Denies CBEX Registration, Vows Crackdown on Fraudsters

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared that Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) was never registered to operate as a digital assets exchange in Nigeria. The commission, in a circular dated April 17, 2025 said CBEX and its affiliates, trading under names

April 18, 2025

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TINUBU’S RETURN TO NIGERIA

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains fully engaged in Nigeria’s governance even though he is away in Europe. His absence remains temporary and in line with the communicated timeframe of approximately two weeks. The President left Paris for London at the weekend and

April 18, 2025

Reps Committee Summons Rivers Administrator Ibas

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State has summoned the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The committee directed Ibas to appear before it for a “comprehensive interactive session” on Thursday, April 17, 2025,

April 17, 2025

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE; PRESIDENT TINUBU INAUGURATES NATIONAL CENSUS COMMITTEE, GIVES THREE-WEEK DEADLINE FOR REPORT

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census on Wednesday. The committee will submit an interim report within three weeks. The President said the census is crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective

April 17, 2025

Dangote Refinery

JUST IN: Dangote Slashes Petrol Ex-Depot Price, Now ₦835

For the second time in the month of April, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has again reviewed its ex-depot (gantry) loading cost of petrol to ₦835 per litre. The $20bn Lagos-based refinery informed its marketers and customers of the slash on Wednesday.

April 16, 2025

Court Nullifies Obasa’s Removal As Lagos Speaker, Voids Assembly Proceedings

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the removal of the re-instated Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the court also nullified the proceedings and

April 16, 2025

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