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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 the allegation of assault…
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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 minimum wage will continue next week. The session,…
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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 governments. He made…
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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 that it undermines the…
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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 last Thursday by Justice Emmanuel…
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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 top executives. This directive comes…
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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 allocated to the local governments in…
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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 thorny issue of the new national minimum wage. The…
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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 food…
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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. The Supreme Court…
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Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, is to be taken before Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, Thursday, July 11, in a major legal development. Mamman will be charged…
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Tinubu Has Been Caged, Not Aware Of What Is Happening Outside Presidential Villa. The Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asserted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not aware of events happening outside the…
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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, 11th July, 2024 Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Ejes Gist Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, 11th July, 2024. 1. Tinubu To Meet With…
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The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the release of a skit maker and prankster, Zion Ubani, better known as Zfancy. DAILY POST recalls that the NPF-National Cybercrime Centre had on Thursday, July 4, arrested Zfancy in Abuja over prank…
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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended Chief Dan Orbih, its national vice chairman (South-South), over alleged anti-party activities. Orbih has been barred from all activities of the party pending…
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The Court of the Economic Community of West African States has found the Federal Republic of Nigeria liable over alleged human rights violations during the #EndSARS protests that took place in October 2020. The Court held that…
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Bishop Allan Kiuna, Jubilee Christian Church's senior pastor and cofounder in Nairobi, is dead. He died in a Nairobi hospital where he had been admitted after his condition worsened on Tuesday, a family spokesperson confirmed. …
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Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham is under fire on social media after reporting trolls who cursed her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying. Toyin Abraham had declared her support…
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Canadian hip-hop star Drake has lost a $300,000 (₦465 million) bet he placed on his home country’s soccer team, Canada, to defeat Argentina in the 2024 Copa América semifinal. The high-stakes bet, which could have netted Drake a hefty…
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