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St. Augustine of Hippo CMO announces passing of Late Sir James Obotu

NewsDeskNgJul 18, 2024July 18, 20240

By Augustine Aminu, KSM The President, Catholic Men Organization of St. Augustine of Hippo Parish, Dutse Sagbagyi in Abuja Mr. Augustine Ato has announced the death of it’s member, Sir James Obotu. Sir Obotu passed on after on Monday 15 July, 2024 after a protracted illness. Ato on the CMO’s...

Edo Assembly appeals ruling upturning Shaibu’s impeachment

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Edo State House of Assembly, EDHA, has filed an appeal in the judgement by Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which overturned the impeachment of the state’s former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. The lawmakers have also filed a stay of execution on the ruling pending...

Yobe govt launches war against moral decadence, warns youth against vices

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Yobe government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-Orientation has launched an ethical reorientation campaign in the state. Governor Mai Mala Buni on Wednesday, during the campaign launch said the initiative is timely, considering the decay and rot in moral values and the decadence in cultural and...

Senate passes N6.2trn Appropriation Act amendment bill for second reading

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, an amendment to the 2024 Appropriation Act to the tune of N6.2 trillion for capital and recurrent expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year. The amended bill was presented to the Senate by Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi, indicating that the sum of...

BREAKING: EFCC, Yahaya Bello, EFCC Lawyers In War Of Words “

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

You’re A Rough Lawyer Who Takes Delight In Misleading The Court,” Bello’s Tells EFCC Lawyer The planned arraignment of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State on alleged N82 billion fraud charges took a dangerous dimension on Wednesday when two senior advocates engaged in a war of words during the...

Gov Bago denies ordering security men to slap Islamic cleric during Fidua prayer

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Niger State Government has addressed a viral video showing Governor Mohammed Bago allegedly ordering security personnel to slap a man during the Fidua prayer for the late wife of the Deputy Governor, Zainab Yakubu. The video, which went viral on Saturday, captures the governor speaking in Hausa language, instructing...

Make the poor, marginalised your priority – Peter Obi to political leaders

NewsDeskNgJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has tasked political leaders to prioritize the needs of the poor and the marginalized in their various countries. In a post on his official X handle on Wednesday as he prepares to observe his 63rd birthday anniversary, Obi...

Last batch of Kwara pilgrims arrive Ilorin

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

The last batch of 312 Kwara pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj exercise, including the Amirul-Hajj, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, and other state officials, arrived on Tuesday, July 17th, 2024, at the Gen Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin. The pilgrims were initially expected to arrive on Thursday, July 19, 2024 according...

Channel money saved from subsidy to fund education – NANS tells Tinubu, govs

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and state governors to channel the money saved from subsidy removal to fund education and youth development. The association made the call in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, and Akinteye Afeez Babatunde, President...

Rights group asks Nigerian governors to conduct LG elections

NewsDeskNgJul 16, 2024July 16, 20240

Committee For the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) Nigeria, has asked governors to conduct local government elections immediately in their respective states. The pro-democracy group noted that Nigerians have suffered a lot in the hands of state governors who have turned local government allocations to their private wealth, remitting peanuts...