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APPEAL COURT REAFFIRMS JULIUS ABURE AS LABOUR PARTY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has reiterated that Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A three-member panel of the appellate court in a judgement delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, held that its judgement of November 13, 2024, which recognizes Abure as national chairman …

POLICE AUTHORITIES SUSPEND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STOP SALARY The Nigeria Police Force has approved the suspension of Assistant Inspector General of Police ΑIG Abduyari Shuaya’u Lafia from duty with effect from January 9, 2025. In a wireless message addressed to all departments, units and commands, signed by the Force Secretary, the Force Headquarters warned the officer to adhere …

FG SPEAKS ON INCREASE IN PETROL PRICE The Federal Government has clarified its role in determining the price of fuel in the country. According to the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, the government is no longer involved in setting fuel prices. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Petroleum Industry Stakeholders Forum in Abuja, Lokpobiri explained that the …

DANGOTE REFINERY ANNOUNCES NEW PETROL PRICE, LITRE NOW SELLS N955 AT LOADING POINT In response to a sustained increase in the price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has announced a new price list for its customers for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol or fuel.In a statement reportedly disseminated via email on …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SETS N2.5TRN REVENUE TARGET FOR FIRS IN 2025 The national assembly joint committee on finance has set N25 trillion as revenue target for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2025 fiscal year. The committee, composed of the finance panels of the senate and house of representatives, also commended the service for raking in N21.6 trillion in …

EX-FIRST BANK CHAIRMAN, OBA OTUDEKO SUDDENLY LEAVES NIGERIA AS EFCC CLOSES IN Oba Otudeko, a former chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), has suddenly left Nigeria, TheCable understands. His departure comes in the wake of his imminent arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 13-count charge of alleged fraud. TheCable understands that the businessman …

ICPC TO ARRAIGN EL-RUFAI’S EX-APPOINTEES OVER ALLEGED N64M FRAUD Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign three ex-appointees of former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh N64 million money-laundering suit. The ex-appointees are a former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to the former governor, Mr Lawal Shakiru Olajimi Adebisi; the ex-accountant general …

SUPREME COURT DOCUMENT REVEALS NO RECORD OF EX-LAGOS SPEAKER OBASA’S LEGAL ENROLLMENT More trouble seems to be brewing for recently impeached Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, as a document, which surfaced on the social media, reveals that his name is not in the record of legal practitioners in Nigeria. A Supreme Court document has …

LANDMARK GROUP PARTNERS WITH ENUGU TO REVAMP NIKE LAKE RESORT The chief executive officer of Landmark Group, Mr. Paul Onwuanibe, has finalised an agreement with the Enugu State government on a 35-year lease to revitalise the Nike Lake Resort to a competitive standard in Nigeria and beyond. In line with the “Akurulo Igbo campaign” that’s calling all Igbo entrepreneurs to …

TEARS AS TRUCK CRASHES INTO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, KILLS NINE FAMILY MEMBERS IN BENUE Tragedy struck in Okete, a quiet community in the Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday, when a truck crashed into a residential building, killing nine members of a family. Sources told our correspondent that the incident occurred around 5 am when the family was …