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LOTUS Bank appoints Ajani-Lawal as new MD/CEO

The Board of LOTUS Bank has appointed Dr Isiaka Ajani-Lawal as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2025. This appointment was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday. The PUNCH reports that LOTUS Bank is one of the non-interest banks in the country, with the latest appointment coming on the...
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Transformer Fire Plunges Parts of Katsina into Darkness

Parts of the Katsina metropolis were thrown into darkness following a fire incident involving a 15 MVA power transformer at the IBB Way Injection Substation, the Kano Electricity Distribution Company has said. In a public notice issued on Monday by the Head of Corporate Communication at KEDCO, Sani Bala Sani, the DisCo disclosed that the...
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How local refining prevents N1,400/litre petrol in Nigeria

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has warned that petrol pump prices could rise to as much as N1,400 per litre if Nigeria relies solely on fuel imports, stressing that large-scale domestic refining has become a critical stabilising force in the downstream petroleum market. The refinery gave the warning on Monday while dismissing reports that it was shutting...
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PDP Crisis: Jonathan’s Promises Reassuring

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has described as reassuring the commitment of former President Goodluck Jonathan to be actively involved in the affairs of the party. Turaki made the remark on Tuesday after leading members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), Board of Trustees (BoT), former...
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Edo Rep Dumps Labour Party, Joins ADC

A House of Representatives representing Labour Party (LP) in the 10th National Assembly, Murphy Omoruyi has officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). New Telegraph reports that Omoruyi, the last remaining LP member in the House from Edo State, represents Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency. Speaking on his defection, he said his decision to leave the LP aligns...
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Wike, Asari Dokubo Rally Support For Tinubu In Rivers 

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri, Asari Dokubo, on Tuesday rallied support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Wike, who visited Dokubo at his palace as part of his ongoing “thank you” tour of Rivers...
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Atiku Alleges APC Plot To Destabilise ADC

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to destabilise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, in a statement issued by his media aide, Paul Ibe, alleged that the APC was interfering in the internal affairs of the...
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Kwankwaso Celebrates Gov Yusuf At 63

Despite ongoing political tensions and talks of defections to the APC, NNPP National Leader Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Kano State Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Abdussalam set politics aside to congratulate Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on his 63rd birthday. In a message, Kwankwaso reflected on his long political journey with Governor Yusuf, noting his service...
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