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Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernor Rotimi Akeredolu, of  Ondo state  has warned that the presidential declaration by the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is a joke taken too far; brings “shock and disbelief” and is capable of wreaking havoc on the Nigerian economy. In a release the Governor personally signed on Friday urged Emefiele to…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, has lauded Gov. Kayode Fayemi, for his recent decision to contest for president in 2023. Fayemi had on May 4 declared his interest to contest for Nigeria’s presidential seat. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Ado-Ekiti by the Ekiti APC…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, The Chief of Army Staff (COAS),  on Friday, said Nigerian Army remained committed to enhancing the welfare of its retired and discharged personnel He  disclosed this in a good message he sent to the send-off ceremony and regimental dinner night in honour of 14 retired officers of…

Reading Time: 4 minutesNyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor is over the moon following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the subsisted boundary dispute between Rivers and Imo states  It is a heartache for them in Imo. The apex court, yesterday, gave the ownership rights of the oil wells in Ndoni and Egbema communities to Rivers, ending the political…

Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State will be taken over by  The Nigerian Government and be manage as a Federal Medical UniversityPresident Muhammadu Buhari made the pronouncement at a state dinner in his honour on Thursday, in response to a request by Governor Dave Umahi on the university located in the Ohaozara…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Oyo state police command on Friday said a preliminary investigation revealed that a 30-year- old man, Bukola Adediji, who broke into the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso on Thursday afternoon was of unsound mind. Adewale Osinfeso the police public relations officer, indicated that the suspect was taken for immediate medical…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State will be taken over by  The Nigerian Government and be manage as a Federal Medical University President Muhammadu Buhari made the pronouncement at a state dinner in his honour on Thursday, in response to a request by Governor Dave Umahi on the university…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGovernor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has sent a warning to gunmen terrorising the state and other parts of the southeast region that they will soon be harshly dealt with.   The governor, while addressing landlords on Thursday, said the so-called ‘unknown gunmen’ were not unknown as they claimed to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSamuel Msughter has been arrested in lagos state today  for impersonation. The police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin , who disclosed this  said Msughter was arrested for falsely claiming to be a soldier. According to him, the suspect was arrested along the Epe-Ijebu Road. “The Lagos State Police Command…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Sheikh Guyo Gorsa Buru a Muslim cleric has asked a Kenyan court not to release him from prison despite being acquitted of terrorism charges He was arrested in January 2018 in northern Kenya and charged with possessing material promoting a terrorist group and collaborating with al-Shabab militant group, AFP…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  A female member of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Safiya Usman, is dead. She died seven years after her five children were killed by the Nigerian army.Safiya died at a hospital in Kano on Thursday. A family source said the deceased was rushed to the hospital after she collapsed…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFifteen people have been killed after a boat capsized at a section of river site located at Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11:00 pm when the canoe conveying an undisclosed number of passengers capsized which the  effect led to the death…