Archive for date: September 21st, 2024

A month after the tragic death of popular Akure-based caterer, Debbie Adene, her driver, who was allegedly involved, has been arrested by the police. The late Adene tragically passed away at her home on Oda Road on July 25, 2024, shortly after celebrating her 54th birthday. Authorities linked her...

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The Federal Government, via the Debt Management Office, has attributed the recent delay in coupon payments to savings bond subscribers to system and processing challenges. Bloomberg reports that the first coupon payment on the two-year and three-year debt instruments, through which the government raised N4.2 billion in June, was...

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reported a ‘major breakthrough’ in its efforts to tackle electoral vi%lence in Edo State, arresting two political thugs during overnight raids just hours before Saturday’s governorship election. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday morning, gave...

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured Nigerians that his administration is committed to achieving concrete results and driving positive change across sectors, including education and long-term economic stability. Speaking at a meeting with the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of the National Assembly, the president emphasised that he is...

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said corrupt politicians cannot provide good governance. Speaking virtually at a recent event in Victoria Island, Lagos, he said: “If you look clinically at the people in government today at both executive and legislative levels, some of them should be permanently behind bars for...

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