LG autonomy: 13 states rush to hold council polls

LG autonomy: 13 states rush to hold council polls

•Bauchi fixes LG poll for August 19, Kogi election holds October 19 •Jigawa, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue set for exercise No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, […]

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NEWS

Applicants decry N640,000 UAE visa fee hike

Following the lifting of the visa ban on Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates Government has increased its visa fee by over 300 per cent, which has been condemned by air travellers in the country. Expressing anger over the development, a traveller at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Rose Aikigbe, said “This is a clear indication that the UAE government doesn’t want Nigeria in their domain. […]

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Kano gov reinstates Gaya Emir, names two others for Karaye, Rano

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, a copy of which was made available Online on Wednesday, the new emirates are to serve as second with Kano as first-class emirate. Yusuf named the newly appointed Alhaji Muhammad Karaye as the Emir of Karaye. He […]

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Ignore viral video on eviction ultimatum to herders in Igboho – Oyo police

The police in Oyo have advised citizens to ignore a viral video by suspected separatist groups which surfaced on social media issuing eviction ultimatums to herders in the Igboho area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Adewale Osifeso, made the call in a statement Wednesday in Ibadan. Osifeso said that the video which surfaced online in the early hours of Tuesday was specifically designed […]

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ENTERTAINMNET

King Charles sets target for new UK govt

King Charles III will outline Labour’s first programme for government in a decade and a half on Wednesday when the United Kingdom parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging a flagging economy at the heart of his legislative plans for the coming months as Labour runs the UK for the first time in 14 years. “Now is the time to take the […]

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Paul Okoye surprises wife with Range Rover as ‘push gift’

Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, popularly called Rude Boy of Psquare, has surprised his wife, Ivy Ifeoma, with a new Range Rover SUV as a ‘push gift’. The excited husband took to his Instagram stories to share a photo of the ride, captioning it, “My baby, use this baby to push the other baby very well.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the post has garnered thousands of likes and […]

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BUSINESS

Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

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BUSINESS

Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

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Nigerian drug baron flees South Africa, arrested in Imo mansion

A drug baron on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, identified as Joachin Mbonu, has been arrested. Mbonu was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA in his village mansion in Imo State on July 5. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Mbonu was arrested along with his associate. He stated that Mbonu belongs to a drug cartel behind the production of […]

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