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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has reiterated the commitment of her office to the welfare and advancement of Nigerian women. Princess Orelope-Adefulire said this in a message in Abuja to commemorate […]

One person has been burnt to death as fire razed the Akere Spare Parts Market, Kirikiri Road, Akere area of Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle, Lagos. The fire, which began early Wednesday burnt several shops in the market. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management […]

The 19-year-old Uwanu Emmanuel, who was alleged to have, along with others, assaulted two police officers, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. Emmanuel, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of assault. The […]

President of the Oodua people’s Congress Reformed, OPC (R), Dare Adesope, has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the state in the March 11 election to fix lapses in the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the guidelines establish principles for data sharing across banking and payment systems. In the guidelines, the […]

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, has assembled a legal team of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 election. This comes after Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect, assembled 13 […]

Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruling had declared last week that the government’s rollout of newly-designed currency was unconstitutional and that old notes remain in circulation until Dec 31st. The judgment was a result of a lawsuit filed by 16 State Governors […]

Two adults and one minor were on Wednesday docked in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly assaulting a school principal. The police charged Ogundare Aminat, 52, Chioma Udeh, 35 and a minor, whose addresses were not provided with […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Collation Officer for Port Harcourt City local government area, of Rivers State in the February 25 presidential and national assembly election, Professor Omiete Briggs, has been replaced over death threats. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner […]

Peter Obi, the candidate of Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election has said he will be present at the Court of Appeal to witness the delivery of judgment on the application filed by his party against plans by […]