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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that when he assumed office about three years ago, official records showed only about 40,000 expatriates working in Nigeria, a figure he said was impossible for a country of 200 million people.
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By John Alechenu, Abuja The Federal Government has reclaimed the Benin-Asaba Road for reconstruction as a dual carriageway following a directive by President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said. Umahi disclosed this in Asaba on Thursday during the reopening of the First Niger Bridge on the Asaba-Onitsha Road. The development was […]
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By Godwin Oritse The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intensified efforts to combat smuggling, strengthen border and maritime security, and facilitate legitimate trade through closer collaboration with security agencies and private-sector operators. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller, Dr Nkiru Nwala, led delegations to the 13 […]
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By Clifford Ndujihe The South-West Coordinator of the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), Alhaji Abass Olaniyi, says the movement is targeting more than three million votes for the Accord Party’s presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, across the region in the 2027 general election. Olaniyi said the target was based on the movement’s internal assessment of […]
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By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Jigawa State branch, has raised concerns over the lack of forensic laboratories in the state, saying the gap is undermining efforts to secure convictions in rape and other sexual violence cases. The chairman of the association, Barrister Hamza Umar, raised the concern at a two-day policy […]
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned the people of Rivers State that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Rotimi Amaechi and Mr Peter Obi will play “kalokalo” with their destiny, urging them to reject the trio and back President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
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By Dickson Omobola Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has commenced an investigation into an occurrence involving a Challenger 604 aircraft, registration T7-SEI, operated by Triton. The aircraft departed Abuja for Lagos at 16:12 UTC. At three nautical miles, passing 3,500 feet, the crew declared a mayday after the aircraft’s door separated. The aircraft returned to […]
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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Governorship candidates of the Democratic Leadership Alliance DLA have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, saying their party has no presidential candidate. This was as they however ruled out defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC had just days ago published Mr […]
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Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has vowed to overhaul Nigeria’s criminal justice system if elected in 2027.
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By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: The Media Director of the Tinubu Support Group, TSG, in Bayelsa State, Engr Udengs Eradiri, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has enough political will to develop Niger Delta inspite of the region’s terrain. Eradiri spoke while reponding to a remark by a former Governor of Cross River State, Donald […]
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