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FEC approves N48.4bn for roads Taraba, Yobe, Adamawa roads
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N48.4 billion for rehabilitation of roads in Taraba, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Also, N1.6 billion was approved for...
Senate probes Shell over JV, orders refund of $200m to FG
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is facing fresh probe over non-compliance with the Petroleum Act and violation of Joint Venture Agreement entered with...
How Arabic teacher sexually assaulted 9 Islamic pupils – Nurse
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court was on Monday told how an Arabic teacher, Farouk Adam, allegedly fingered his nine Islamic pupils,...
Dangote Cement, Union Bank top losers’ chart as market sheds N550bn
The equities market resumed trading on Monday with a decline of 1.97 per cent as a result of losses in large stocks such as...
Afreximbank appoints Nigeria’s Awani vice-president for trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has appointed Ms Kanayo Awani as the Executive Vice-President of the Intra-African Trade Bank (INAT) with effect from July...
Portable in trouble over jungle justice
Ogun Police Command has ordered popular hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola , popularly known as Portable, to report himself immediately at the nearest police post...
Police nab bank official, five other robbery suspects
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a gang of bank robbers.
Police spokesman, DSP Adewale Osifeso, stated in Ibadan that...
Governor’s aide arrested for allegedly raping minor
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State has arrested Moses Armstrong, a Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel for allegedly raping a minor.
The State...
The world and Nigeria’s 2023 elections
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Nigerians look forward to the 2023 elections for many reasons: crippling insecurity, lawlessness, floundering economy, perennial suboptimal social services, and an obfuscate...
The yelling over Tinubu’s choice of Muslim running mate
By EHICHIOYA EZOMON
The warning about, and the calls for a religiously-motivated voter backlash that preceded Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's alleged "intention" to choose a Muslim...
