Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has rue the influx of fake imported goods, especially Pharmaceutical products into Nigeria by unpatriotic merchants. Oba Ewuare II said this while responding to call by the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Otumba Francis Meshioye to help drive advocacy for made...
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Elumelu misses step amid ‘presidential call’
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu on Friday tip-toe when one of the beneficiaries of Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, called him out to run for the next President of Nigeria. The top business leader who spoke at the 2024 TEF Programme tagged, “A decade of impact”, stated that he supports emergence of...
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Life pensions: Emulate Otti, SERAP urges govs
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governors to emulate the governor of Abia, Mr Alex Otti by repealing life pensions law for ex-Governors of and their deputies in Nigeria. The life pensions law, which the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday March 19th 2024, passed the bill for a law to...
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Police invite Olu of Warri for attempted murder
The Olu of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, has responded to police invitation in a murder case, reported at the Warri Area Command in Delta State vide a petition. TheNewspad cited the acknowledged copy of the document shared by on social Media, titled: “Police Invitation Letter Re: A case of...
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Nigeria slides 7 times in unhappiest nations’ list
With 102 rank, Nigeria slides seven times below its previous 95th position on the 2024 world’s unhappiest nations’, behind Azerbaijan, while Pakistan grabbed 103 position, according to the United Nation sponsored report. Third unhappiest was the landlocked African nation of Lesotho at 3.18, according to the 2024 yearly report. Nigeria scored 4.881 points while Azerbaijan...
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Okuoma: IYC verifies corpses in Bayelsa river
The Ijaw Youth Council, has verified floating corpses in nun river, Bayelsa State, few days after two Major Generals, a Captain and 12 soldiers by irate youths in Delta State. Nun river was formed when the Niger River splits into two at Toru-Abubou, near Agbere town in Sagbama Local government Area of Bayelsa State. The...
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Court halts impeachment move against Shaibu
Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, has given an order setting aside any purported process or notice of any allegation of gross misconduct against the embattled Edo State deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu describing the process or notice is a violation of Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. An...
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Okpebholo: It’s time to end PDP govt in Edo
Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Candidate of the All Progressive Congress for Edo governorship election has declared that his party stands united in its resolve to end Peoples Democratic party, PDP-led government in the State. He made the remarks in a viral video after the APC resolved at a private meeting to make Hon. Dennis Idahosa...
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2024 budget: Senate did copy, paste — ex-gov
Ex-Governor Gabriel Suswan has accused the Nigerian Senators of involving in copy and paste approach in handling the 2024 budgeting processes, amid claims of budget padding to the tune of N3 trillion, that has divided the Senators. Recall that on Monday January 1st, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed signed the N28.78 trillion 2024 Budget into...
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FG orders DHQ, COAS to hunt killers of soldiers
President Bola Tinubu has granted full authority to the Defence Headquarters and Chief of Defence Staff to hunt killers of military personnel in Delta State. He said this in response to the murder of two Major Generals, a Captain and 12 soldiers by irate youths during a rescue mission on Thursday March 14, in Okuama...