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Sule Lamido to Wike: Stop complaining about PDP primary — be like Osinbajo, Amaechi
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, has asked Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to stop complaining about the outcome of the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido spoke in an interview with THISDAY, which was published on Sunday. In May, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar won the PDP…
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DSS Arrests Boko Haram Leader In Ogun
There was anxiety in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader. The suspect was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS). A reliable source told Daily Trust that the suspected Boko Haram leader was arrested in the Ijaye…
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2023 Presidency: 5 governors others secretly backing Peter Obi
The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Bashiru Apapa, has revealed that about five governors in other political parties were secretly giving support to the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi to emerge victorious in 2023. He stated that the party and Obi were becoming more popular among…
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NNPC responsible for the fall of naira – CBN says
Non-remittance of dollars to foreign reserves by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is responsible for naira’s free fall in the official and parallel markets, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. As at the close of work yesterday, the naira traded for N700/$1 at the parallel market and…
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Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Omotayo Sanyaolu, dies in Ikeja auto crash
As gathered, Sanyaolu died in a lone auto crash in the Maryland area of the state during the early hours of Friday around Army Cantonment, Maryland, Ikeja.
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We Are Working To Avert Further Naira Fall – CBN
With escalating demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured that it would continue to make deliberate efforts in the foreign exchange sector to avert further downward slide in the value of the naira, which it said was fuelled…
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BBC’s disparagement of Tobi Amusan’s world record
On July 24, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed the 100m women’s hurdles world record in the semi-final of the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA. She dominated a field that included America’s former record holder Kendra Harrison. Amusan had barely crossed the finishing line when the BBC crew comprising of Andrew…
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Lagos to Abuja N80k… Maiduguri to Abuja N100k — airlines increase fares over rising fuel cost
Nigeria airlines have increased fares for domestic flights to N100,000 per trip over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Checks by TheCable on Friday showed that Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna increased from about N60,000 to N100,000. Air Peace also increased fares to…
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Governor Oyetola’s Plan To Remain In Power Revealed, Sponsors Supreme Court Case Against Adeleke
There are allegations that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is scheming to retain the governorship seat through a backdoor after losing the July 16 governorship election in the State of Osun. Oyetola was defeated by the Governor-Elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, who polled 403,371 against the governor’s 375,027 votes. However, there were reports…
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Telecom Subscribers To Pay 5% Tax On Calls, Text, Data
The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay a five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over the government’s resolve to implement a five per cent excise duty on all telecommunications services in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja…