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[ICYMI] No N500m missing from customer’s account, says Access Bank
Access Bank has denied claims that N500m is missing from a customer’s account. In a statement issued via its social media accounts on Sunday, the bank maintained that it doesn’t engage in unethical practices or condone them. A social media influencer, Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan, in a viral video…
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Okpehbolo mourns Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commiserated with the Catholic community in the state, following the demise of the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, who died at the age of 104 on Sunday morning. In a press statement on Monday, by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
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Reps may clash over Tinubu’s $2.2bn fresh loan Tuesday
• Loan is an extra burden on government, Nigerians, minority caucus warns • We will approve loan and ensure it is not diverted – Deputy spokesman A showdown looms in the House of Representatives this week between lawmakers elected on the platform of the ruling party and their opposition counterparts…
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Dangote refinery reduces fuel price to N970/litre
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has reduced the price of its Premium Motor Spirit from N990 per litre to N970/litre. GoldMyneTV reports that this is the amount marketers would buy the product from the refinery. In a statement released on Sunday, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of…
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Okpebholo restores statutory rights to Oba of Benin
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has restored the full statutory rights of the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, abolishing the new traditional councils in Edo South created by the last administration. He also backed the Federal Government’s Gazette, which gave the ownership of the returned artefact to the…
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Obasa: Blinded by His Ambition
Attempt by the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to use Thursday’s budget presentation by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to settle political scores will forever hunt him and hurt his career, writes Shola Oyeyipo Whoever seeks the peace and progress of Lagos State, and understands the import of the…
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GOVERNOR DAPO ABIODUN ANNOUNCES MORE ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS TO BETTER OGUN STATE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
View this post on Instagram A post shared by GoldMyneVibes (@goldmynevibes) Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced plans to award contracts within the next two weeks for the construction of the Alagbole-Akute and Akute-Oke-Aro-Ijoko roads in the Ifo Local Government Area. The governor made this disclosure during the commissioning…
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Obasanjo’s regime left democracy with mortal wounds — Presidency
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has stated that Nigeria’s democracy endured severe setbacks under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement shared on his X account on Monday, Dare claimed that successive administrations struggled to rectify the damage left by Obasanjo and…
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PDP, Edo govt bicker over alleged civil servants’ sack
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed disappointment over the sacking of civil servants in the state by Governor Monday Okpebholo. The caretaker spokesman for the state’s PDP, Chris Nehikhare, who stated this in a statement on Thursday, described the development as condemnable and unacceptable. This…
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Late COAS, Lagbaja’s remains arrive Abuja for burial
The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, have arrived in Abuja in preparation for his final interment. His body arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at precisely 12:16 pm. The funeral services are scheduled to commence on Thursday with a Service of Songs. This…