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Lagos PDP founding members align with Jandor to revive party

The PRIMROSE Movement, comprising founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, has aligned with the camp of the 2023 governorship candidate of the PDP, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adedirans (Jandor), to revive party. The movement, led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, a former minister of information, also aligned with the loyalists of the PDP Deputy...
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Court orders final forfeiture of hotel linked to ex-NOUN VC

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of the multi-million-naira Sunflower Hotel Ltd in Kaduna State, linked to former Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof Vincent Tenebe, to the Federal Government. The order, issued on Tuesday and reviewed by The PUNCH on Monday, followed...
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A’Ibom traces six Mpox cases to one household

The National Orientation Agency in Akwa Ibom State has said the government traced six Mpox cases to one household in the state. The development made the government commence a sensitisation exercise to educate the people on the prevalence and prevention of Mpox disease in the state. This is coming as a report from the ministry...
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Otti, Eno partner to fix Abia-A’Ibom link roads

Abia and Akwa Ibom state governments have forged a partnership to ensure accessibility of roads linking the two neighbouring states. The understanding was reached during a condolence visit on Governor Umo Eno by the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, at the Government House at the weekend. The PUNCH reported that Eno lost his wife,...
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Ogun not challenging EFCC legality, AG affirms

The Ogun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwasina  Ogungbade (SAN), has decried the continued media report saying the state is challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Supreme Court. Ogungbade, in a statement on Monday, wondered why some sections of the media continued to include the state...
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Imo varsity student arrested for faking kidnap, death

A 17-year-old female student of the Imo State University, Owerri, Jesse Chidebere, has been arrested by the Orji Police Divisional Headquarters for faking her abduction and death. The police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, on Monday, in a statement, disclosed that the hoax caused “significant distress to her family and the university community.” It read, “Last Saturday,...
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Students reject FCET’s N10,000 fine for violent protest

The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students has rejected the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka’s decision to impose a fine of N10,000 on each student to cover damage to the school property incurred during a violent protest in July 2024. The union, in a letter dated October 25, 2024, obtained...
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