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By Henry Umoru ABUJA- AHEAD of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, a group under the aegis of the Dispapora chapter of the ruling  All Progressives Congress, APC, South Korea is rooting for the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia as the next President of the Senate. In a statement on…

Bishop Peter Odetoyinbo of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta …..urges Nigeria’s new leaders to serve diligently By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Most Rev. (Dr) Peter Odetoyinbo, has called on the newly elected president, governors, National Assembly and State House of Assembly members, to reflect the true values of…

Wants NWC’s replacement of Amaechi with former Chief of Staff as APC Rivers leader By Egufe Yafugborhi, PORT HARCOURT ANOTHER Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), the Upper Echelon, on Thursday joined issues with the 2023 governorship candidate of the party, Tonye Cole, on his move to petition the Election Tribunal to nullify the emergence…

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sublime Industries Limited, Kelvin Jombo has commiserated with Senator Orji Uzor Kalu over the death of his wife, Mrs Ifeoma Kalu. Jombo, in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, expressed shock and deep sadness over the demise of the wife of the…

By Evelyn Usman Anita Ofili, the lady who was arrested on March 26, 2023, for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon, to death, in her apartment, at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos, has revealed that she waited for 10 years to have her pound of flesh. She further revealed that she committed the dastardly…

Yinka Kolawole & Nkiru Nnorom, LAGOS The Debt Management Office, DMO, yesterday attributed Nigeria’s growing debt stock to budget deficits, continuous issuance of promissory notes and other borrowings as well as low revenue generation. On the way out of the debt quagmire, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, asked the government to re-strategise…

LAGOS—The Chrisland School management has been granted leave by Magistrate Olabisi Fajana to have access to the toxicology samples of tests conducted to enable an independent forensic pathologist’s assessment and evaluation. The order was issued by the Corona inquest on Tuesday, at the Samuel Ilori Court House, Ikeja District Court, Ogba. The magistrate affirmed that…

By Innocent Anaba A Lagos-based businessman, Ayodele Oluwaseun, has cried out over the alleged diversion of his $252,000 worth of hides and skin he imported from Venezuela between November 28, 2022, and March 30, 2023. The importer appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and civil society organisations to help him…

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Kaduna State Government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers who earlier disengaged after the competency test in June 2022. A statement signed by Hauwa Mohammed Public Relations Officer) For: Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), stated that“having examined and verified their complaints. the Government…

By Bashir Bello KANO — No fewer than three persons died while 13 others sustained injuries in a lone motor accident on Kano road, Kano State. It was gathered that the incident, involving a commercial bus with number plate, XE 222 TRN, and conveying 18 passengers from Ajingi Local Government Area of the state to…