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BIANCA OJUKWU JOINS TINUBU’S CABINET, NAMED MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Ojukwu as a minister in his cabinet. Bianca, widow of late Biafra warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers appointed by the President. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency after the Federal Executive …

ADULTERY: KANO HISBAH RETRACTS ALLEGATION AGAINST COMMISSIONER, CLEARS HIM In a significant development, a Kano State Hisbah Board official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has retracted earlier claims that led to widespread allegations of misconduct against Jigawa State’s Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara. The viral allegation which had portrayed Sankara in a negative light, has now been debunked, clearing his name …

BREAKING: FEC SCRAPS TWO MINISTRIES, MERGES TWO OTHERS President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday. He said the decisions were taken at the meeting …

NATIVE DOCTOR, FATHER ARRESTED OVER TRAGIC DEATH OF SON WHO SOUGHT FORTIFICATION FROM SHRINE The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 67-year-old Uwakwe Eze for conspiring with a 48-year-old native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, to murder Odugu’s son, Chikwado Celestine Eze. A few days ago, social media buzzed with reports of Chikwado’s tragic death. The 26-year-old had …

CAN KICKS AS ABIA GOVT IMPOSES TAX ON CHURCH SIGNPOSTS The Alex Otti-led government has imposed tax on churches for their signposts in Abia State. The taxation has garnered attention in the state, with many religious leaders kicking against it. According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Abia State Chapter, Abia is the only state in Nigeria demanding such …

ENUGU REVENUE AGENCY INTRODUCES SINGLE TAX PAYMENT, ELIMINATES MULTIPLE TAXATION The Chairman, Enugu State In­ternal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has said that the state has been able to solve the issue of multiple taxa­tion through the introduction of a single yearly unified tax pay­ment system using the e-ticketing solution. According to him, the system allows business owners in …

REPS WANTS SENATE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER TO ALTERNATE PRESIDING ROLE AT JOINT SESSIONS The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for restructuring of joint sittings of the National Assembly to alternate the roles between the Senate President and the Speaker of the House to reflect parity between the two chambers. The lawmakers said this would allow the Speaker …

GOWON, OBASANJO MASTERMINDED KILLING OF IGBO SCHOOLCHILDREN DURING CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has said that former Nigerian heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) and General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd) allegedly masterminded the killing of Igbo (Southeasterners) schoolchildren during the 1967-1970 civil war. The war was between the Nigerian military government and the South-East Biafran Nation …

COURT STOPS BALA-MOHAMMED PDP FACTION FROM HOLDING NEC MEETING A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined a request for an ex parte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed, to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The group approached the court for an …