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Olumide Oworu Reveals Why He Joined Politics

Nollywood actor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Olumide Oworu, has revealed that the necessity for efficient governance is his motivation for entering politics. Owuru, who seeks to represent the Surulere Constituency 1, made this disclosure in a recent interview with Naija FM, claiming that his life is...
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Kebbi Magistrates Protest Poor Pay

The Magistrates Association of Nigeria, Kebbi chapter, yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the low wages and other remuneration compared with those of other judges in the service. Spokesman Dayyabu Usman said the wage disparity and other welfare packages between magistrates and higher court judges were alarming in the state. He said the margin of the welfare...
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Igbo Group Warns Against Sharia Expansion

An Igbo advocacy group, Ndigbo Worldwide Union, has endorsed calls by some United States (US) lawmakers urging Nigeria to remove Sharia and blasphemy provisions from its Constitution. Arguing that a modern nation cannot successfully operate dual legal systems, the Igbo group, in a statement jointly signed by its President, Benjamin I. Nwankwo, and Secretary, Chief...
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UNILORIN Honours Adedoyin, Two Other Media Gurus

A media guru, Chief Raheem Adedoyin, alongside two other media experts, has been conferred with an Award of Excellence by the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), for positively impacting young professionals in the field of journalism. The two other media experts bestowed with the same award are Professor Adesina Lukman Azeez and...
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EFCC Files Petition Against Judge

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed a petition against Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court Abuja, demanding his disqualification from a case involving alleged terrorism financing. In the petition to the Chief Judge of the High Court, Justice John Tsoho, the agency said it no longer had confidence in the...
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ICPC Digs In, Makes Startling Discoveries –Investigation

The ongoing investigation into a case of alleged financial impropriety against the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has reached an advanced stage with “startling discoveries” made by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Highly placed sources, who spoke in...
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United Moves To Stop United Nigeria US Launch, Petitions Dot

In a significant move that highlights the competitive tensions of the lucrative Lagos–New York route, United Airlines has formally petitioned the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to block United Nigeria Airlines from launching flights to the United States. The Chicago-based carrier filed its objection on Wednesday, shortly after United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) announced ambitious plans...
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