EKO RICE HITS THE MARKET, AS SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES N5 BILLION FORWARD CONTRACTS FOR PADDY SUPPLIES

• Commodities Exchange lists, trades Lagos’ rice at N33,000 per 50kg bag • State projects 2.5 million units in annual rice sales Rice produced from the Lagos State-owned 32-metric tonnes per hour Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu has now hit the market, with the listing of the commodity for trade in Lagos Commodities... Read More

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IGP EGBETOKUN FORMALLY ASSUMES DUTY AS 22ND INDIGENOUS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

By Festus Fifen. The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Egbetokun has assumed the helm of affairs in the Nigeria Police Force as the 21st indigenous Inspector General Of Police. Egbetokun who was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 19th June, 2023 takes over from IGP Usman Alkali Baba, who retired after 35years... Read More

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Court Restores Youngest Deputy State Governor in Nigeria Impeached Back to Office And The Implications

Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau served as deputy governor of Zamfara State from 2019 until his impeachment in 2022. He is the youngest person elected deputy governor in the Nigerian Fourth Republic at the age of 37. The Nigerian Court restores Mahdi Gusau as Zamfara deputy governor. A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, gave... Read More

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I didn’t Ask Peter Obi to Accept Defeat – Hon Amobi Ogah

Member Representing Isuikwuato/ Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Hon Amobi Godwin Ogah has described the news as published by Channels TV and other online media platforms admonishing Peter Obi and Labour party to accept defeat as will of God as Misleading and doesn’t represent what he said during the interview. Hon. Ogah who made this known to... Read More

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Dalgety Teas to support the NHS to reach 100,000 potential new blood donors of Black heritage

People of Black heritage are being encouraged to save lives by becoming a blood donor as part of a new partnership launching today between NHS Blood and Transplant and Dalgety Teas. Dalgety Teas, the most respected British Caribbean tea brand in Europe, will feature a ‘Give Blood’ message and QR code on the outer packaging... Read More

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DIG Frank: 10 Things You Need To Know About The DIG – Facts or

Frank Mba: 10 Facts You Need To Know About The New DIG Following Friday, 16 June 2023, the Police Serve Commission’s approval of the appointment of a former 3-time Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, psc, mni, LLB (Hons), BL, LLM (Dundee), FCPA, FCECFI, fnipr, mipra as Deputy Inspector- General of Police, DIG, many have... Read More

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THE DSS OPERATES WITHIN ITS MANDATE

By Dr. Peter Afunanya Recently, about five major newspapers called out the DSS for bashing of sorts. The papers, which used their platforms to express varied views about the modus operandi of the Service include Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Sun, Tribune and Punch. While Vanguard’s piece on 2nd June 2023 was Dousing the DSS/EFCC Feud,... Read More

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President Tinubu overhauls various forces, ministries and agencies with new appointments

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT June 19, 2023 PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of... Read More

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Abiodun wins as tribunal strikes out PDP, Adebutu’s Reply on vote buying allegation

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday struck out the vote buying allegation, levelled against Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu. Adebutu had dragged Governor Abiodun and the APC to the tribunal challenging their... Read More

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Leaders, Diplomats Celebrates Newly Appointed SGF In Nigeria

Reception Ceremony Held To Celebrate Newly Appointed SGF, Sen (Dr) George Akume, CON. On Saturday, June 17th 2023, Progressives came out in their numbers to celebrate the appointment of Senator (Dr) George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria. It is worth mentioning... Read More

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