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Heavy Police Presence At Afe Babalola’s Firm Amid Planned Protests

In anticipation of widespread protests, police officers have taken strategic positions around the Afe Babalola Chambers in Magodo, Lagos, housing the renowned legal luminary’s firm. The protests, led by Omoyele Sowore’s ‘Take it Back Movement,’ aim to challenge the judiciary’s handling of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi’s case. Farotimi’s arrest and transfer from Lagos to...
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Kwara Govt Gets 20 CNG Buses, 20 Tricycles From PCNGI

…As Indian firm sets up CNG-vehicle plant in Kwara, presents samples Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received 20 gas-powered buses and 20 tricycles from the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). Speaking in Ilorin at the handover ceremony of the vehicles, the Governor said the initiative formed part of the government’s efforts to cushion...
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Tinubu Appoints Ogunjimi As Acting AGF

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), effective immediately. This decision follows the commencement of pre-retirement leave by the current AGF, Dr Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, who will officially retire on March 7, 2025, after reaching the statutory age for civil service retirement. The appointment...
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South-East, S’South airfares jump to N287,800

A few domestic airlines have increased airfares to the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria by over 100 per cent, as some one-way tickets from December 18, 2024, sell for about N287,000. Usually during the yuletide rush, airfares are mostly raised due to the high demand for tickets. But this season, passengers say prices of...
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ACF Blasts Presidency Over No Vacancy In Aso Rock Comment

The Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF), has attacked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume for saying President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. The ACF advised the President Tinubu-led administration to focus on delivering good governance to Nigerians, instead of obsessing over the 2027 election. New Telegraph recalls that Akume...
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