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Uproar In Rivers Over LG Polls, Tinubu’s Extra Powers To Ibas

As the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) intensifies preparations for the August 30 council elections, stakeholders across the state have condemned the exercise, describing it as a blatant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act. Political parties in the state except the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the faction of the All...
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Dangote Refinery Denies Shutdown, Supplies 40m Litres Daily

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said that it supplies up to 40 million litres of petrol daily, refuting recent reports alleging a shutdown of its operations. In a statement on Friday by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, the refinery’s management categorically denied claims that truck loading had been suspended or that...
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Ex-Speaker Salaam Urges Voters To Reject Vote-Buying

Former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, has urged the electorate to reject vote-buying in the forthcoming 2026 gubernatorial election, warning that selling votes contributes to poor governance. Speaking at his 60th birthday celebration and book launch in Osogbo on Friday, Salaam appealed to voters to elect leaders based on competence rather...
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Employees Compensation Scheme, Mechanism Of Social Justice

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has described the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) as a vital mechanism for social justice and corporate social responsibility. Faleye, speaking in Enugu during a Servicom Stakeholders’ Engagement organised by the Fund, stressed that the ECS is designed to protect both employers...
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Abbas To Chair Presidential Panel On Bauchi APC Reconciliation

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as chairman of a presidential reconciliation committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State. The panel is tasked with resolving the lingering internal crisis in the party’s state chapter, which has persisted since the 2015 primaries. Other members...
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NDLEA Arrests Church GO Over Drug Trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday arrest the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. In a statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the arrest said the development followed evading...
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2025: 23 APC Govs Cannot Deliver Ukachukwu

As the August 16 Anambra South Senatorial by-election and November 8 governorship election draw closer, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has declared that the 23 governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot secure victory for the party’s candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, despite alleged behind-the-scenes efforts. APGA maintained that Ukachukwu’s reported appeals to the...
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148 Customers Win N23M in Stanbic IBTC Savings Promo

Stanbic IBTC Bank has rewarded 148 customers with N23m in the recent May and June draws of its Reward4Saving Season 4 promo. In Thursday’s statement, it was indicated that the combined May and June monthly draws were held at Stanbic IBTC’s head office in Lagos. At the draws, 140 customers each received N100,000, totalling N14m...
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