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BREAKING: Many Feared Trapped as Building Collapses in Abuja

July 13, 2024 Omajemite Don

ABUJA — A two-storey residential building located in Phase Two, Site Two, in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed early Saturday morning, around 7 am. Details about…

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Outrage as Punch Newspaper Deletes Tinubu’s Call for Revolution Amid Economic Hardships

July 13, 2024 Omajemite Don

In what has been considered a shocking turn, Punch Newspaper has pulled down a news report it had earlier done, saying the APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, called for a…

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Tinubu calls for revolution – Punch Newspaper

July 13, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says there is a need for the country to undergo a “common sense” revolution. Tinubu, who is a national leader of…

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NPFL: Enugu Governor To Host Champions Rangers Saturday

July 12, 2024 Musa Jibril

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah will host players and officials of Rangers International to a dinner at the state house on Saturday. Rangers won the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League…

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Peter Obi Reacts to Jos School Building Collapse

July 12, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

Peter Obi Mourns Jos Collapsed School Building. Following the tragic collapse of a school building in Busa Buji village, Jos, Plateau State, the former governor of Anambra State and Labour…

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Breaking: NYSC Hostel Wall Collapse Injures Corps Members in Ekiti

July 12, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Anxiety at NYSC orientation camp in Ise-Emure, Ekiti State, as hostel wall collapses. Although Politics Nigeria could not obtain any reports of death, sources say many corps members were injured.…

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Transfer: PSG Offer €200m For Napoli’s Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

July 12, 2024 Musa Jibril

Paris Saint-Germain have sent in a bid worth €200 million for Napoli duo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, according to Corriere dello Sport. The Ligue 1 champions are looking to…

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10 Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Friday, July 12, 2024

July 12, 2024 Omajemite Don

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines for Today, Friday Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Ejes Gist Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 12th July 2024. ‘I’m…

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Shelley Duvall, Star of The Shining, Dies, Cause of Death emerges

July 12, 2024 Omajemite Don

Shelley Duvall, the US actress best known for appear­ances in movies like “The Shining,” “Annie Hall,” and “Nashville,” has died at 75. Her partner, Dan Gilroy, was cited by The…

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Saleh Mamman, Ex-Minister, Who Diverted N33 Billion, Collapses in Court

July 12, 2024 Omajemite Don

Former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman Collapses in Court Amid Money Laundering Charges. Abuja – Saleh Mamman, a former Minister of Power, collapsed outside the Federal High Court in Abuja…

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Sexual Harassment Against Imo DPO False — Police

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Imo State Police Command has described as false the allegation of sexual harassment and intimidation levelled against its personnel. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, informed that…

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Full Details of NLC, TUC Meeting with Tinubu on New Minimum Wage Emerge

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

Abuja – The meeting held on Thursday between President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) regarding the contentious new…

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LG Autonomy: Governors Must Obey Supreme Court – Onanuga

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

Presidential media assistant Bayo Onanuga has urged governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Babagana Zulum (Borno) and other state leaders to comply with the Supreme Court’s verdict granting full autonomy to local…

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James Ibori Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Autonomy

July 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

Former Delta State Governor James Onanefe Ibori has expressed strong opposition to the recent Supreme Court ruling granting autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils. Ibori criticized the judgment, arguing…

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President Tinubu Reacts to Supreme Court Judgment Affirming Local Government Autonomy

July 11, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

President Bola Tinubu has expressed satisfaction with the autonomy granted to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils in the latest Supreme Court judgment on the matter. In a unanimous judgment read…

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Breaking: Tinubu Sacks Buhari’s In-Law, Four Top Officials

July 11, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

In a significant shakeup, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate removal of Ahmed Halilu, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM), alongside four other…

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Local Government Autonomy: 6 Facts from the Supreme Court Ruling

July 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

Six Key Takeaways from Local government autonomy Supreme court judgement.  The Supreme Court made a landmark ruling on Thursday, July 11, 2019, that the Federal Government must henceforth pay funds…

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Minimum Wage: Tinubu in Closed-Door Meeting with NLC, TUC

July 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the leadership of organised Labour at the State House, Abuja. The meeting started about 2 pm and centred on the…

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Nigeria Approves Release Of 2,000 Tractors, Other Farming Equipment To Boost Food Security

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has announced the approval of 2,000 tractors, 4,000 disc ploughs, 1,200 tractor trailers and other equipment under its National Agricultural Mechanization Programme, NAMP, to promote…

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Breaking: Supreme Court Declares It Unconstitutional for Governors to Hold LG Funds

July 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

It’s Unconstitutional For Govs To Hold LG Funds, Supreme Court Declares.  The apex court directed that henceforth, Local Government allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to them.…

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