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OMBUDSMAN WRITES DAILY TRUST, ASKS RESPONSE ON ITS SAMOA REPORT The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the Ombudsman, has written to Daily Trust, requesting a response to the federal government’s formal complaint on the newspaper’s report on the Samoa deal. In a letter dated July 12 and signed by Feyi Smith, the interim secretary of the commission, …

ECONOMISTS PROJECT HIGHER INFLATION AHEAD OF NBS REPORT Ahead of the release of the National Bureau of Statistics report on the country’s inflation for June 2024, some economic watchers have projected that inflation would maintain its upward movement but at a slower pace as seen in recent months. Inflation had reached a 28-year high in May at 33.95 per cent, …

SUPREME COURT BLOCKS 462 LGCS IN 22 STATES FROM FEDERAL ALLOCATION In a historic decision, the Supreme Court has decided that 462 LGAs in 22 states will not be eligible to receive funds from the Federation Account until new leaders are elected. Among the states that will be profoundly impacted by this judgement are Rivers, Anambra, Imo, Kwara, Zamfara, Yobe, …

WHY WE REDUCED OUR INVESTMENT IN DANGOTE REFINERY – NNPCThe National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reacted to reports that its stake in Dangote refinery reduced from 20% to 7.2%.On Sunday, the Chief Executive officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote in a press conference in Lagos revealed that NNPC’s 20% stake in the company’s refinery had dropped to 7.2%.He added that …

PDP OUT FOR MAKE OR MAR CONGRESSES Faced with a lingering state and national leadership crisis, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun the process of uniting its members nationwide to conduct successful state congresses on July 27, 2024. Findings show that there are only a few states of the federation where the centre still holds. In fact, some factions …

UNN FEMALE STUDENT PUSHED AT HOTEL BALCONY IN ENUGU, DUES A young lady suspected to be a student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, has reportedly died after being pushed by yet-to-be-identified persons in a hotel within the Enugu metropolis. The Students Union President of the University, Enok Utazi, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a …

LG AUTONOMY: BATTLE NOT OVER, GOVS WILL FIGHT BACK – SENATOR Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, has said the battle for local government autonomy is not over, saying some governors will fight back. Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, the senator said the National Assembly will amend the constitution to address contentious issues including the conduct of local government …

LG AUTONOMY: BATTLE NOT OVER, GOVS WILL FIGHT BACK – SENATOR Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Karimi, has said the battle for local government autonomy is not over, saying some governors will fight back. Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, the senator said the National Assembly will amend the constitution to address contentious issues including the conduct of local government …

DESPITE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, TRUMP VOWS TO ATTEND TODAY’S REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Former U.S. President and Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, on Saturday night, said he would attend the party’s nomination convention today in Milwaukee despite the assassination attempt on him. Donald dispelled insinuations that he might not attend the event after the murder attempt on his life at a political …

SOME TAKE-AWAYS FROM UK GENERAL ELECTION Many Nigerians just love the parliamentary system of government without knowing it. That was my first take-away from the UK general election, which saw the Labour Party chase the Tories out of No 10 Downing Street in one of the most comprehensive defeats in the country’s history. Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the …