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ARMY IMPLEMENTING NEW WELFARE INITIATIVES FOR PERSONNEL – COAS

The Nigerian Army have disclosed plans  to build befitting personal homes for all soldiers fighting various forms of insecurity in the country to serve as their abode after retirement. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the First Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference 2024 in Abuja. He added that the  premiums paid to beneficiaries of various insurance schemes to cater for troops’ dependents in any eventuality have been doubled without […]

todayApril 17, 2024 8

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OYO GOV’T RECEIVES OLAKULEHIN’S NOMINATION AS NEXT OLUBADAN

The Oyo State government has confirmed receipt of a letter indicating the nomination of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. The commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters, Segun Olayiwola confirmed this today in an interview Recall that the Olubadan-in-Council which consists of High Chiefs in Ibadan has appointed Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland last week friday at the meeting chaired by the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and a former […]

todayApril 17, 2024 9

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OSINBAJO BACKS ONAKOYA TO SET NEW CHESS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

The former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has showed his unwavering support to Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon on Wednesday. Onakoya, the coach and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, on  announced his plan to play chess continuously for 58 hours without losing a game starting from 10am on April 17  to 8pm on April 19 in Times Square, New York City. The chess master made the […]

todayApril 17, 2024 11

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COURT GRANTS CUBANA CHIEF PRIEST N10M BAIL

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief priest, N10 million bail with two sureties in like sum. Cubana was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts of spraying and tampering with Naira notes during a social event in Lagos, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives on Tuesday filed a three-count charge against the social media […]

todayApril 17, 2024 13

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OYO POLICE ARRAIGN 29 YORUBA NATION AGITATORS IN IBADAN

Twenty-nine suspects have been arraigned on Wednesday before the Chief Magistrate Court Iyaganku Ibadan for their involvement and roles in aborted invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday, April 13. The suspects were arraigned on seven count charges bothering on treasonable felony, unlawful society, illegal possession of firearm, conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The offence according to the Investigative Police Officer, Bakare Rasaq, is contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo […]

todayApril 17, 2024 16

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FG BEGINS DISBURSEMENT OF PALLIATIVE LOAN

The federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an in-depth selection process. Under the scheme which will be facilitated through the Bank of Industry, government said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totaling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. In a progress report posted on the trade minister’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Doris Aniete stated that an […]

todayApril 16, 2024 13

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POLICE LUNCHED MANHUNT OF SUSPECTED YORUBA NATION AGITATORS

The police have launched a manhunt for Mrs. Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, a suspected sponsor of the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan by some Yoruba Nation agitators. The manhunt for Mrs. Onitiri-Abiola, a widow of the prominent politician, the late Chief Moshood Abiola, followed her broadcast in a viral video in which she claimed responsibility for the violence that jolted the governments of the six Southwest. It will be recalled that the agitators last Saturday were seen wielding […]

todayApril 16, 2024 8

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X WILL START CHARGING NEW USERS TO POST

The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, Elon musk has confirmed plans to charge new users to post on the social media platform. While replying to a post about the X policy on new accounts  he said the plan is the only solution to curb the issue of bots on the platform. He noted that the proliferation of fake accounts occupies the available space for usernames, leading to the unavailability of many good handles. “Unfortunately, a small fee for new […]

todayApril 16, 2024 11

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LOCAL REFINERIES TO PAY FOR CRUDE OIL IN NAIRA

The Federal Government has complied with the demands of domestic crude oil refiners and other operators in the sector after it declared on Monday that indigenous refineries can now buy crude oil in naira or dollars. It also declared that the total crude oil and condensate reserves in Nigeria increased to 37.5 billion barrels as of January 1, 2024, with a life index of 68.01 years. The chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission,Gbenga Komolafe made these known […]

todayApril 16, 2024 6

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