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Senate Confirms Gbenga Alade as AMCON MD, 3 Other Directors
The Senate has confirmed on Tuesday confirmed Mr. Gbenga Alade as Managing Director of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON).
The confirmation of Alade follows his earlier nomination by President Bola Tinubu alongside three…
Impeachment: Edo Assembly Directs Chief Judge to Set Up 7-Man to Investigate Dpty Gov
The Edo State House of Assembly directed the state’s Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Daniel Okungbowa to immediately set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations of
“ gross misconduct” leveled against the state Deputy Governor,…
Popular Nollywood Producer, Andy Best Dies in Owerri
Popular Nollywood producer, Ikechukwu Nnadi, AKA Andy Best, is dead.
Late Nnadi, reportedly died in a private hospital in Owerri, Imo State in the early hours of Tuesday.
Andy Best was said to have been ill for a long time and had to…
EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: Tinubu Presents APC Flag to Okpebholo, Idahosa
President Bola Tinubu has presented the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the Edo State governorship candidate of the party, Mr. Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa
The president assured the candidate that he…
Federal High Court Fixes April 18 for Hearing of Kanu’s Suit Against FG, DSS
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed April 18 for the hearing of the N1 billion compensation suit filed by against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS) by the detained leader of the Indigenous…
CSO Condemns Attempts to Undermine Legislative Oversight Amid Budget Controversy
In the wake of escalating tensions surrounding allegations of budget padding within the National Assembly, the Save Nigeria Forum (SNF), a prominent Civil Society Organization (CSO) dedicated to promoting good governance and…
Fire Guts Sokoto Central Market
The Sokoto Central market was on Monday morning gutted by fire which destroyed a section of the expansive market.
An eyewitness who spoke to journalists said that the fire started from a dumpsite very close to the market.
Reacting to the…
SSANU, NASU Embark on Nationwide Strike
A joint strike action embarked upon by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) has grounded activities in universities nationwide.
The strike according to the unions…
Kalu Charges NPC to Determine Nigeria’s Actual Population Figure
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has charged the newly inaugurated commissioners on the Board of the National Population Commission (NPC) to ensure that the next census will give the actual…
Nigerian Defence Policy Scholar, Prof Aja Akpuru-Aja Dies at 66
One of Nigeria’s leading scholars in Defence Policy, Strategic Studies and Conflict Resolution, Prof. Aja Akpuru-Aja is dead.
The late scholar was aged 66 years.
A source from Okposi, the home town of the late scholar told FACTSHEET that…