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Electoral Act Amendments: Buhari seeks advice on direct primaries, writes INEC, others
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has written a letter to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, seeking comments from INEC over the Electoral Act amendment bill which was passed by the National Assembly on November 9, 2021. Buhari, who received the bill on November 19, has until December 19…
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Court declares bandits as terrorists, proscribes Yan Bindiga, others
A Federal High Court in Abuja has outlawed the activities of some groups linked to banditry and declared their activities as acts of terrorism. Also, President Muhammadu Buhari gave a fresh directive to security agencies to rekindle the anti-terror war and rid the country of terrorists. The military has not been able to deploy the…
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FIRS to spend N11.36bn on dressing allowance, others
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it will spend N11.36 billion on corporate dressing allowance and other administrative expenses on its 11, 300 staff in 2022. The FIRS, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the N11.36 billion “represents the estimate for key administrative expenses for the whole year that the Service…
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Tanker drivers begin nationwide strike weekend over bad roads, others
THERE are strong indications that Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, may begin a nationwide strike any moment from today over the deplorable conditions of federal roads across the country and two other pending issues. The other grievances of the tanker drivers are perceived refusal…
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Fani-Kayode’s ex-wife files N800m suit against IGP, others
Ms Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to secure a restraining order against him. Chikwendu, in the suit she filed through her team of lawyers led by Mr Abdul-Aziz Jimoh, also cited the Inspector General of Police, the…
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Why Ondo Govt Sealed Off Shoprite, Others
The Ondo State Waste Management Authority (ODSWMA) has sealed Shoprite building on Igbatoro road in Akure and the Neighborhood market at NEPA in Akure, the state capital. Our correspondent reports that the two places were shut for their unsanitary and unhygienic practices. The General Manager of the Authority Rev. (Mrs) Ayo Adeyemo, who disclosed this…
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NJC Sets up Panel to Probe 3 Judges over Exparte Orders on PDP leadership crisis, others
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted a Special Investigation Committee to to handle the issue of three judges of courts of coordinate jurisdiction over their granting of exparte orders thereby resulting to conflicting orders of courts. Consequently the affected judges have been directed to appear before the panel and show cause why disciplinary…
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Nigeria needs referendum to avoid collapse, we didn’t need election – Akintoye, others
Self-determination activists under the aegis of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance have warned the Federal Government against holding the 2023 general election without initially organising a referendum. They made this known at a press conference held in Lagos on Tuesday on the 120-day expiration of Constitutional Force Majure Notice to states in the South…
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Declare August 9 public holiday or we’ll ask Allah to punish you – Islamic group to Buhari, others
Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has demanded that the Federal Government recognise and declare every first day of the Islamic calendar as a holiday or be ready to face punishment from Allah. MURIC made this demand in a statement signed by its founder and director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola and made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday.…