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2027: Okpebholo Pledges Commitment To Giving Tinubu 2.5m Votes

30.06.2025

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has pledged his commitment to delivering 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking at the SouthSouth Stakeholders Forum of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) in Benin over the weekend, he said his administration is focused on bringing development to areas neglected by the previous...

N’Delta: Yar’Adua Did Well To Establish Presidential Amnesty Programme, Says Otuaro

30.06.2025

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has applauded the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta and also establishing the progamme. He spoke at the 2nd President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Leadership Conference and Awards themed: “Electoral Management Institution: Midwife of True Democracy,...

Rain Of Tributes To Late Nigerian Filmmaker, Peters

30.06.2025

Tributes have continued to roll in for late Nigerian actor, producer and filmmaker, Kayode Peters, who passed way in Toronto, Canada. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that his family made the announcement on instagram that the actor died after a prolonged illness on Saturday. He was popularly known for creating and producing the...

Aminu Dantata To Be Buried Beside Wife In Medina Today’

30.06.2025

Saudi Arabian government approved the burial of Alhaji Aminu Dantata in Medina today. His Private Principal Secretary Mustapha Junaidu announced this in a Facebook post yesterday. The businessman and philanthropist passed away in the early hours of Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), aged 94. He said: “It has been confirmed that Aminu...

Anioma People Salute APC, Tinubu For Backing State Creation

30.06.2025

The Anioma people of Delta State, comprised of nine predominantly Igbo-speaking communities, have expressed their gratitude to the government for its support regarding the establishment of a state for the Anioma people. The communities —including Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Ika North-East, Ika South, Oshimili North, Oshimili South, and Ukwuani Local Government...

Deputy Speaker Seeks Debt Cancellation To Alleviate Africa’s Debt Burden

30.06.2025

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for debt cancellation mechanisms, including debtfor-development swaps, to alleviate Africa’s debt burden. He also advocated for the renegotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to align with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and support African industrial policy and reducing non-tariff barriers. The deputy...

NHIA Sanctions 49 Healthcare Facilities, 47 Hmos For Operational Breaches

30.06.2025

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) sanctioned 49 healthcare facilities (HCFs) and 47 health maintenance organisations (HMOs) in 2024 for infractions bordering on poor quality of service to enrollees, in accordance with its operational guidelines. In a statement yesterday, the body said the action followed investigations into complaints received from patients enrolled into the state...

…He Was One Of Arewa’s Finest Elders –ACF

30.06.2025

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has mourned the demise of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, describing him as “easily one of Arewa’s finest elders and accomplished statesmen with a long history of achievements of national and international reputation.” ACF in a statement by Prof Tukur MuhammadBaba, National Publicity Secretary of the Forum said ACF was shocked with...

Emergency Rule: Eradiri Lauds Fubara Over Wike

30.06.2025

Udengs Eradiri yesterday applauded Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for submitting to genuine reconciliation to restore peace in the state. He hailed Fubara’s decision to return to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike’s political family. The former Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide President said in a statement Fubara’s boldness and determination...

Court Orders Firm To Pay Foreigner $42,000, N4.6m Entitlement Claims Within 30 Days

30.06.2025

The National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt has ordered a firm, Alcon Nigeria Limited, to pay one, Keeney, a foreign former employee, over $42,000 in unpaid salaries, along with N1.4 million in allowances and N3.26 million for retirement expenses, within 30 days. In a judgement, Justice Faustina KolaOlalere, held that the company failed to prove...