Lagos govt denies involvement in Oro Festival amid plans for #EndBadGovernance protest
The Lagos State government has denied any involvement in the rumored Oro festival scheduled for August 1-15, 2024, coinciding with the planned #EndBadGovernance protest.
Governor...
AGF Fagbemi explains impact of Supreme Court ruling on local govt autonomy
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has asserted that the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision granting full...
Naira continues slump, trades N1,603/$1 at official window
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped again against the American dollar on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
The domestic currency shed N17 to trade at N1,603/$1,...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, July 26, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. SGF, Akume, reveals Nigerian govt spent $1.5bn to combat crude oil theft, protect...
Three men sentenced to life in jail for raping deaf woman in Kebbi
Justice Sharafadeen Jafar of the Kebbi State High Court, Birnin Kebbi, on Wednesday, sentenced three men to life imprisonment for raping an am 18-year-old...
Atiku’s ex-spokesman visits Tinubu again, confirms switch to APC
Daniel Bwala, former spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, paid a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja.
Bwala, who spoke...
Tinubu signs bills on establishment of commissions to drive development in North-West, South-East
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development in the country’s geopolitical zones.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the...
Gunmen abduct Chinese nationals, kill five security men in Kogi
Gunmen reportedly abducted two Chinese nationals at a mining site in Zango City on the outskirts of Lokoja, Kogi State, on Monday.
They also killed...
Governors meet on local council autonomy, minimum wage
Governors of the 36 states on Wednesday met in Abuja over the recent financial autonomy granted to the local councils by the Supreme Court.
They...
APC urges Nigerians to shun planned #EndBadGovernance protest
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has appealed to Nigerians to shun the planned protest against the Federal Government.
A group of...
