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Plateau Govt Donate Brand-New Bus To State Varsity

Plateau State government through the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs in collaboration with 17 Local Government Council have donated a 36-seater bus to the Plateau State University Bokkos to address the transportation challenges faced by its staff and students. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ephraim Usman who led the...
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National Grid Collapses First Time In 2025

Nigerians have been thrown into darkness in the new year as the national grid experienced a collapse on Saturday, January 11, marking the first time in 2025. Saturday Telegraph reports that this incident which marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months has resulted in a nationwide blackout. According to data obtained from the...
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Tax Reform Bills Will Benefit States, LGs

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC,) Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stated that states and Local Governments will benefit more from the new tax reform proposed by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Ogbuku, who spoke during an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt, explained that the “tax reform seeks a new sharing formula...
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We’re Ready To Flush Out Lakurawa Terrorists

Major General Oluyinka Soyele, Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma has reechoed the readiness of Nigerian troops to combat the Lakurawa terrorist group along the Nigeria-Niger border and flush them out. Maj. Gen. Soyele spoke in a statement issued by Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, the Operation Fansan Yamma spokesperson, on Friday,...
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Ooni Of Ife Backs Ex-Queen Naomi Amid Trial

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has finally broken his silence as he expresses confidence in the exoneration of his former wife, Naomi Silekunola over the tragic stampede that claimed 35 children’s lives during a Christmas funfair she organised in Ibadan, Oyo State, on December 4, 2024. Ooni of Ife who spoke through his...
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N’Assembly Rejects N9 Billion Mining Sector Budget

The Joint National Assembly Committee on Solid Minerals has rejected the proposed N9 billion capital budget for Nigeria’s mining sector in the 2025 fiscal year The Committee cited the allocation as grossly inadequate to harness the sector’s potential for economic diversification and green energy transition. During the budget defence session on Friday, the committee’s Chairman,...
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Zelenskyy Lauds US Govt Sanction On Russia Energy

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday lauded the American government for introducing a new round of sanctions targeting over 400 entities connected to Russia’s energy sector. Zelenskyy who spoke on his verified X handle described the sanctions as a significant step in disrupting Russia’s financial and logistical networks that support its ongoing war effort....
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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