INEC releases final list of candidates for bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has release the final list containing details of candidates for the next bye-elections into positions declared vacant. Recently, the Commission released the Timetable and…
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Blogger docked for defaming SatGuru Maharajji
A 45-year-old blogger, Gbenga Dan-Asabe, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly publishing false news and defaming Sat Guru Maharajji . The Lagos-based blogger…
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Man seeks court order against technician to return his TV
A 40-year-old man, Abubakar Nasiru on Monday prayed a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state to order a technician to return his TV set. The complainant told the…
Read MoreMonday Lines: For Nigerian soldiers and judges by Lasisi Olagunju
A gentleman strolled into my office sometime ago and gave his surname as Adamasingba. In my almost thirty years in Ibadan, I had identified the name ‘Adamasingba’ solely with a…
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NOVA Merchant Bank increases salaries, begins 2024 Graduate Trainee program
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria, has announced a substantial increase in staff salaries, effective November 1, 2023. The increase in salary up to 50% across…
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SERAP tasks Akpabio, Abbas to cut ‘N344.85bn NASS budget’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “promptly reduce the National Assembly budget of N344.85 billion,…
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Supreme Court upholds election of Lawal as Zamfara Gov
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as the winner of the Zamfara State 2023 governorship poll. The five-member panel of…
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NEXIM Bank unveils online cocoa platform for Africa
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has unveiled an online portal tagged ‘cocoaconnectafrica.com,’ to create market linkage among farmers, aggregators, and buyers in the cocoa value chain in Africa. Managing Director/Chief Executive…
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Dalot, Fernandes goals put Manchester United into FA Cup fourth round
A goal by Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot and a penalty by Bruno Fernandes secured a 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round on a cold night…
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NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, haziness from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Monday…
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