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WIKE REVOKES PLOTS BELONGING TO BUHARI, ONNOGHEN, ABBAS, AKUME, OTHERS Mr Wike also issued a two-week ultimatum to some prominent individuals to pay for their Rights of Occupancy or risk losing their plots. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the revocation of 762 plots of land belonging to some prominent Nigerians and corporate organisations for …

NO TO RENAMING UNIABUJA AFTER GOWON – ABUJA INDIGENOUS STUDENTS The University of Abuja chapter of the Abuja Indigenous Student Association (AISA) has expressed its strongest opposition to the proposed change of name of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. The minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris, while addressing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …

WHO RAISES CONCERN OVER RISING DIABETES IN NIGERIA The recent alarm by the World Health Organisation, WHO, on the African leaders not to be complacent in the fight against diabetes, which it described as a silent killer in Africa, is seen as a wake up call for Nigerians, particularly those in the health sector. The WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, …

KEMI BADENOCH WAS RIGHT: NIGERIAN POLICE STOLE MY PHONE IN 2019, BY ELIAS OZIKPU British politician Kemi Badenoch recently became a subject of fierce attacks by officials of the Nigerian government for continuing her criticism of Nigeria’s crumbled and utterly corrupt system.Part of what riled officials of the Nigerian government was her disclosure during her interview with The Free Press, …

FG TO LAUNCH CONTACTLESS PASSPORT APPLICATION IN FOUR STATES NEXT MONTH – TUNJI Speaking on The Morning Show, an Arise Television programme on Wednesday, Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Internal Affairs, said the experimental phase of the project would be launched in Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, and Kano states. The minister said the contactless passport application service will be rolled out internationally to …

TINUBU RECONSTITUTES 12 RIVER BASIN AUTHORITIES, NAMES 72 APPOINTEES The executive management teams of 12 River Basin development authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources have been reconstituted by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu expressed optimism that the 72 appointees, six for each of the 12 management teams, would use their wealth of experience to bolster the efficiency of the …

BUHARI, FRIEND OF THE POOR, DIDN’T REMOVE FUEL SUBSIDY- FEMI ADESINA Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described him as a friend of the masses which underscored many of his policies and decisions while in government. Adesina said such considerations were responsible for his decision not to remove fuel subsidies as …

TINUBU WILL USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO FIGHT TERRORISTS IN 2025 – SENATOR JIMOH IBRAHIM Ondo South Senator, Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu is set to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the fight against insecurity in 2025. The lawmaker said Tinubu would make life tougher for the criminals in the coming year as the government would use apps to track …

DANGOTE REFINERY, NNPCL RESUME FIGHT OVER $1BN LOAN Dangote Group, owners of Dangote Refinery, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, have clashed over a $1 billion crude oil-backed loan. Recall that barely 24 hours ago, in a statement credited to NNPCL spokesperson Olufemi Soneye, the state-owned oil firm said it secured a $1 billion loan backed by crude …

NIGERIA’S NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS WEBSITE HACKED The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has raised an alarm that its official website has been hacked by unknown fraudsters. The Bureau, which made this known in a short statement issued on its X social media handle at 8.32pm on Wednesday, warned the general public to disregard any message or report posted on …