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FG bows to pressure, suspends fuel subsidy removal

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2023April 28, 20230

*Says we will continue discussions with states The National Economic Council, on Thursday, in Abuja, said it has agreed that petrol subsidy should “not be removed” as earlier planned for June 2023.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after...

Nigerian army’s fighting power significantly increased since 2015 – Buhari

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2023April 28, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the fighting power of the Nigerian Army has increased significantly under his administration, making it fourth in ranking, among African militaries as against seventh in 2015. Buhari said this at the Nigerian Army Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade 2023 on Thursday in Abuja....

Kogi Court Stops FG From Concession Process Of Ajaokuta Steel And Itakpe Iron Ore Companies

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

A Division of the High Court of Justice of Kogi State sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, has restrained the Federal Government from it’s planned concession of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) at Itakpe. Both companies are located in Kogi State....

APC Group mobilises support for Sen. Akpabio, Sen. Barau over Senate presidency

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Senate Presidency: APC groups beg Jibrin to support, deputise Akpabio for national cohesion and unity The Conference of All Progressives Congress (APC) support groups, has appealed to Sen. Barau Jibrin to work with Sen. Goodswill Akpabio, in the contest for the Senate Presidency and be his deputy. The groups made...

Buhari Meets APC Governors In Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with the All Progressives Congress governors on Thursday. Buhari met with the Progressive Governors’ Forum at the State House in Abuja following the Nigerian Army trooping and presentation of colors parade. Governors present in the meeting are Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...

22-year-old Conjoined Twin Sisters Open Up About Their Dating Lives

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Twenty two-year-old conjoined twin sisters, Carmen and Lupita Andrade, who are attached at the body and share a reproductive system have revealed how they coordinate everything from dating to deciding what to wear and where to be. Because they have so many internal structures, according to Carmen and Lupita, having...

A virus called HURIWA

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Our attention has been drawn to an ill-motivated and self-serving news item credited to a self-appointed civil society group and Non-governmental Individual ( NGI) entitled, “Medical Trip: Tinubu shows the tendency of becoming another Buhari, says HURIWA”. Our initial reaction to this callous title was to ignore it, bearing in...

Ooni Hosts, Renames Americans With Ile-Ife Root

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, played host to some Americans who traced their roots to the Kingdom of Ile-Ife. The Americans were led to the Ooni by the Asoju Asa of Ile Oodua, Ambassador Dotun Taylor. The Ooni stressed the excitement that comes with identifying with...

NASS Speakership: Why north-central, Wase should be considered – Group appeals

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

With barely six weeks to the inauguration of the tenth National Assembly, a group under the aegis of the Wase Bogghom Development Association Jos Branch has appealed to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and authorities concerned to zone the position of Speaker of the House of...

Nigerian Army retires, replaces 53 units’ colours, issues 28 new ones

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Nigerian Army on Thursday conducted a historic trooping and presentation of colours parade, retiring and replacing 53 units’ regimental colours and issued 28 new ones for newly established units. The ceremony was conducted by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, in line with military tradition...

Zazzau Emirate Turbans Alhaji Suleiman Ubale Abubakar as Garkuwan Unguwan Dosa

Timi Frank to DSS: Release Sowore, focus on bandits, terrorists

Africa Takes Centre Stage As Addis Ababa Hosts World Public Summit

FG bows to pressure, suspends fuel subsidy removal

Nigerian army’s fighting power significantly increased since 2015 – Buhari

Kogi Court Stops FG From Concession Process Of Ajaokuta Steel And Itakpe Iron Ore Companies

APC Group mobilises support for Sen. Akpabio, Sen. Barau over Senate presidency

Buhari Meets APC Governors In Abuja

22-year-old Conjoined Twin Sisters Open Up About Their Dating Lives

A virus called HURIWA

Ooni Hosts, Renames Americans With Ile-Ife Root

NASS Speakership: Why north-central, Wase should be considered – Group appeals

Nigerian Army retires, replaces 53 units’ colours, issues 28 new ones