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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2027 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said the Northern region has suffered more from decades of poor leadership and corruption than from insecurity or population growth. Adebayo, who described the North as Nigeria’s greatest untapped economic asset, said the […]

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— insist there’s no going back on impeachment, set up audit panel By Dayo Johnson Akure Twenty-four members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have declared that the All Progressive Congress , APC, leadership in the state cannot impose the embattled Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, on them. The lawmakers said in Akure that […]

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The activist maintained that since the police headquarters is in Abuja, he should be allowed to respond to the invitation there instead of being asked to travel to Lagos.

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel), effective Thursday 6th of August, thereby reaffirming its commitment to providing affordable, high-quality petroleum products to the Nigerian market. Under the new pricing structure, the refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of PMS to […]

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…faults unions’ interference in ticket sales charge issue By Dickson Omobola Vice Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, Allen Onyema, Wednesday, warned that many domestic airlines may go out of business within the next 30 days unless Federal Government urgently addresses the challenges confronting the aviation industry. Onyema, also the Chairman of Nigeria’s largest […]

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Police said the three sustained injuries when protesters began looting shops in Kranskop, some 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the eastern city of Durban.

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the National Economic Council’s NEC approval of a $4.5 billion refinancing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC Limited’s oil-backed loan, describing President Bola Tinubu as a weapon fashioned against Nigeria’s economy. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, […]

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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the legal authority to freeze the state’s statutory account. Jimi-Bada made the assertion on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Osogbo, following the reported freezing of the state government’s statutory […]

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The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions targeting Iraq’s Fly Baghdad airline, a company it had previously designated for alleged links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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