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LAGOS ENACTS FIVE NEW LAWS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS, IMPROVE PUBLIC WELFARE The Lagos State Government has enacted five new laws aimed at safeguarding the rights, welfare and security of residents in the state. Addressing a press conference yestersay, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, noted that the five new laws recently passed by the …

LG AUTONOMY: WE’LL JAIL OFFICIALS HELPING GOVERNORS DIVERT ALLOCATIONS — FG The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said the federal government will jail local government officials helping state governors to divert allocations to the local governments. He said this decision was in line with the judgment of the Supreme …

NNPCL REDUCES PETROL PRICE BY N20: FROM N1,060 TO N1,040 PER LITRE The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.. DAILY POST correspondents who visited NNPCL retail outlets observed that the petrol pump price was reduced from N1,060 to N1,040 per litre. …

HOW KEMI BADENOCH USED NIGERIAN ROOTS TO BECOME BRITISH MP British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat, Saturday PUNCH reports.Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian …

EBONYI GOVERNOR, NWIFURU, SPLASHES N150,000 CHRISTMAS BONUS TO WORKERS This demonstrates Governor Nwifuru’s commitment to workers’ welfare, especially considering the previous year’s bonus of ₦100,000 The Ebonyi state Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced a Christmas Bonus of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000) for each state worker. This was confirmed in Facebook post late Thursday by the Chief Press …

GANDUJE DECLARES WIKE’S ALLY, TONY OKOCHA, APC LEADER IN RIVERS The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has affirmed that Chief Tony Okocha is the leader of the party in Rivers State. According to Ganduje, the executive committee headed by Okocha, an ally of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, minister, Nyesom Wike, is the Rivers State APC …

FINLAND FREEZES SIMON EKPA’S ASSETS, PLACES HIM iN TOUGHEST PRISON Finnish authorities have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Biafran agitator. Ekpa, who is facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, has been detained for several weeks. Finnish government has also frozen the assets of companies associated with Ekpa and four of his accomplices, who are also in remand. According …

INEC CHAIRMAN, MAHMOOD YAKUBU, NOT DEAD INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE Our attention has been drawn to a fake news narrative circulated by a section of the social media claiming the purported death of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a London hospital. The story first appeared on Monday, 9th December 2024. We hereby appeal to the public …

I’VE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THE NORTH, I’M YORUBA – KEMI BADENOCH, UK CONSERVATIVE LEADER Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, says she identifies more with the Yoruba ethnic group than Nigeria. Badenoch spoke in an interview with the Spectator published on Thursday. The politician’s remarks come amid a simmering identity row, following her previous criticisms of Nigeria’s …

ENUGU, COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL SEALS DEAL ON INVESTMENTS, TRADE The Enugu State Government and the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) yesterdday signed a strategic partnership agreement to accelerate trade and investments inflow to the state. This was even as Governor Peter Mbah was named a co-chairman of the Governors Roundtable at the 2025 edition of Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit …