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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has officially declared Wednesday, April 10, as Eid-el-Fitri day, which means Muslims will continue their fast today.. This was contained in a press release signed by Professor Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council.The statement confirmed …

Ousted Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has lambasted members of the Edo State House of Assembly, who impeached him on Monday. Shaibu who has been at loggerheads with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, was eventually booted out of office by the lawmakers. The incident followed the adoption …

Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa has sworn in Omobayo Godwin, 38, as the new deputy governor of the state. Omobayo was appointed by Governor Godwin Obaseki immediately after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu on Monday. Recall the Edo State House of Assembly, on Monday, impeached the embattled deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The impeachment followed …

The Edo State House of Assembly, on Monday, impeached the embattled state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the state Chief Judge to probe allegations of misconduct against Shaibu.The panel was headed by Justice S.A. Omonua …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced it will once again sell dollars to bureau de change operators. This was disclosed in a circular seen on its website.The CBN said it is set to sell $10,000 to each BDCs at N1101/$ and directed the operators to sell at a …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has written to all banks in the country Nigeria to stop the use of foreign currencies as collateral for naira loans. It disclosed this in a circular uploaded to its website on Monday. The apex bank said it had observed the use of FCY by …

Electricity transformers and substations meant for the $2.3bn Siemens power project have arrived in the country as the project gains traction, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said on Sunday. The development came a few months after the Federal Government renewed the mega power project contract with the German government and …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of the church to the tune of N3,980,000. A Statement by the Head …

The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal. It also revealed that the subsidised power pricing regime would be for the short term, with a transition plan to achieve a …

The Biden administration approved the transfer of thousands more bombs to Israel on the same day Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed seven aid workers for the charity group World Central Kitchen, three U.S. officials told The Washington Post this week after the incident elicited global condemnation. A State Department spokesperson confirmed …