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NO GOING BACK ON LOCAL GOVT ELECTION – OSUN GOV ADELEKE The Osun State government has reaffirmed that the local government elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, February 22, despite the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrawing from the polls. Speaking on Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed that all arrangements for the elections had been finalised. “The …

NO GOING BACK ON LOCAL GOVT ELECTION – OSUN GOVERNOR The Osun State government has reaffirmed that the local government elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, February 22, despite the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrawing from the polls. Speaking on Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed that all arrangements for the elections had been finalised. “The election …

MKO ABIOLA WON JUNE 12 1993 ELECTION – BABANGIDA ADMITS Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has officially acknowledged that the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election, News360 Nigeria reports. Babangida’s revelation was contained in his autobiography, A Journey in Service, launched in Abuja on Thursday, February …

STATES BOYCOTT FAAC MEETING OVER OUTSTANDING NNPC REMITTANCES The monthly meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) could not hold on Wednesday because of a dispute between states and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd over outstanding remittances, TheCable understands. States decided to boycott the meeting until the national oil company remits revenues amounting to an estimated N1.7 …

THEY WILL FACE PAYBACK IN 2027 – EL-RUFAI Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has reacted to the release of Bashir Saidu, his longtime ally and former commissioner, after 50 days in custody. El-Rufai, in a statement on X (formerly Twitter), described Saidu’s detention as an “abduction and unjustified incarceration”, alleging that it was politically motivated. “Bashir has been …

NIMET FORECASTS PROLONGED HEATWAVE ACROSS NIGERIA The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a prolonged heatwave across the country in the coming days. In its weather outlook released on Wednesday, the agency said maximum temperature reports across the country were mostly between 38 – 40℃. NiMet said air temperatures are expected to stay within this band and rise slightly in …

FG BANS 60,000-LITRE FUEL TANKERS ON NIGERIAN ROADS FROM MARCH 1 The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a ban on fuel tankers exceeding 60,000 litres from operating on Nigerian roads. The ban is expected to take effect from 1 March 2025, as revealed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA. The agency also specified that, by …

NAFDAC SEALS 3,000 SHOPS IN LAGOS, SEIZES 12 TRUCKLOADS OF FAKE DRUGS

NAFDAC SEALS 3,000 SHOPS IN LAGOS, SEIZES 12 TRUCKLOADS OF FAKE DRUGS The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intensified its enforcement efforts against the sale of illicit and counterfeit pharmaceuticals, sealing over 3,000 shops within the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos in the first week of operations. This was made known in a statement …

AS SPEAKERSHIP BATTLE RAGES IN SOME STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLIES There was commotion at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday as security operatives sealed off offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and clerk of the House. The scenario reactivates memories of similar incidents that occurred in others states across the country. LAGOSThere was chaos at the Lagos …