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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has said that the ministry has stopped distributing physical cash to vulnerable citizens. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Arise TV, stressing that the ministry is capturing all the digital identity of the people that are on social register to avoid the pitfalls which characterized the ministry in the past. Yilwatda said, “The first step we’ve taken is that...

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The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has dispatched a fact-finding team to Zamfara to fully investigate the reported incidence of civilian casualties in the recent airstrikes in Zamfara State by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and provide a detailed report for further action. Director Public Relations and Information, NAF had in a press statement on Monday stated that the team would be led by Air Vice Marshal Edward K Gabkwet,...

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The members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, accusing him of multiple statutory and financial infractions. Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy Mojisola Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, and was also a former chief whip of the house. The Speaker has been engulfed in a series of controversial circumstances in terms of financial dealings, with petitions already with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

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In a dramatic turn of events, the Lagos State House of Assembly witnessed a power shift on Monday as members voted to impeach Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The move, shrouded in allegations of corruption and misconduct, saw the emergence of Mojisola Meranda as the new leader of the House. The impeachment proceedings were not without controversy. Reports indicate a heavy security presence, with personnel from the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos Task Force, and the Police securing...

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$52.88m recovered Galactica assets, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA has been received by the Nigerian government. Justice Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice stated this at the formal signing ceremony of the asset agreement between Nigeria and the United States of America in Abuja on Friday. While delivering his remarks, Fagbemi explained that $50m of the recovered assets will be deployed through the...

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Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the fundamental human rights case of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, against the incumbent Emir, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, saying that it lacks merit and could not stand the test of legal proceedings. The Appeal Court fundamentally averred that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter. The court ruled this Friday morning, January 10, 2025, that the issue of jurisdiction...

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Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has curged the governments in the South West region to prioritise security in view of the latest revelation concerning influx of bandits into the region. The organisation disclosed this in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi following the alarm raised by the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde that bandits dislodged in the northern part of the country are camping in parts of Oyo...

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Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reaffirmed his commitment to hand over power to an indigene of Rivers State on Friday, January 10, 2025. Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, in a press statement on Thursday noted that the President General had stated that though his tenure is very brief, what matters is the impact and legacy with...

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…Condemns Gov Makinde’s Interference In Legal Process Centre for Public Accountability (CPA), a prominent civil society organisation has demanded full public inquest from the governments of Oyo, Anambra, Bauchi, Nasarawa States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration, and other relevant authorities into the tragic stampedes that have recently occurred in those states. The incidents also resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Abuja, Bauchi State, Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Okija, Anambra...

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The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has denied threatening the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi during his interview on Arise TV. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Morka, reads,  “On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his...

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