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Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye defended the expenditure of her ministry
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Women Affairs Minister Withdraws Suit Against Niger Assembly Speaker Over Orphan Mass Marriage

Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has withdrawn the lawsuit filed against Niger State Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji over his plan to...

A week before retirement, CJN Ariwoola presided over appointing Daughter-in-Law as FCT High Court Judge
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A week to retirement, CJN Ariwoola presides over daughter-in-law’s appointment as FCT High Court Judge

Just a week before his retirement, CJN Olukayode Ariwoola, in one of his final acts, presided over the appointment of his daughter-in-law as...

African Union holds 3-day Media Convention on Press Freedom
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African Union holds 3-day Media Convention on Press Freedom

The African Union (AU) has announced a three-day Media Convention in Ghana from Thursday, May 15, to Saturday, May 17, 2024, to promote...

British Media reacts to Meghan and Harry's visit to Nigeria
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British Media reacts to Meghan, Harry’s visit to Nigeria

Prince and Meghan Harry’s visit to Nigeria has sparked a ‘racist’ and false narrative peddled by the British media and personalities against the...

INEC urges security agencies to monitor campaign activities void of violence in Edo Election
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INEC urges security agencies to monitor campaign activities to curb violence in Edo election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged security agencies to monitor campaign activities in the September election in Edo to prevent violence...

I will support death penalty for corruption - Senator Ndume
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I will support death penalty for corruption – Senator Ndume

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has revealed that he would support death penalty for those culpable of stealing government funds...

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, announced scholarships and distributed various gift items to 100 about-to-be-married orphaned girls in Niger State on Thursday.
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Niger State Imams’ Forum demands Tinubu sack Women Affairs Minister over 100 orphan marriages

Umar-Faruk Abdullahi, leader of the Niger State Imams’ Forum and other Muslim and traditional leaders, has demanded that President Bola Tinubu sack the...

Abia Governor Otti releases a forensic audit exposing Ikpeazu's civil servants to corruption
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Abia Governor, Otti releases forensic audit exposing Ikpeazu’s civil servants to corruption

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has unveiled a forensic audit, shedding light on financial misconduct by certain civil servants during the tenure of...

Atiku, Orji Kalu, Ekweremadu, Others appear in Dubai leaks
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Atiku, Orji Kalu, Ekweremadu, Others appear in Dubai leaks

Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appeared along with six other politically...

Tinubu seeks Senate approval for N24bn to payoff Kebbi, Nasarawa airports
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Tinubu seeks Senate approval of N24bn to payoff Kebbi, Nasarawa airports

President Bola Tinubu has sought the 10th Senate approval to obtain N15 billion as reimbursement to pay off the Kebbi State government for...

KuCoin suspends P2P services for Naira after regulatory pressure from FG
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KuCoin suspends P2P services for Naira after regulatory pressure from FG

KuCoin Africa, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, has suspended its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading option for Nigerian naira (NGN) in response to regulatory pressure from...

FG approves plans to deduct N20trn from pension funds for infrastructure development
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FG approves plans to deduct N20trn from pension funds for infrastructure development

The Federal Government, in Tuesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, approved the deduction of N20 trillion from pension and life insurance funds for...