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An FCT High Court has granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in the sum of N500 million over money laundering charges.Justice Maryanne Aninih also ordered Bello to produce two sureties in like sum.The judge said sureties must be notable Nigerians with landed property in Maitama, Jabi, Utako, Apo, Guzape, Garki and Asokoro.The judge further asked Bello to depo...

The wife of the Zamfara State Governor, Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has facilitated the marriage of 100 orphaned girls in the state.The brides, who were well cared for before the wedding, received the necessary attention for their beautification.A dowry of one hundred and fifty-one thousand Naira was paid for each bride by the Governor’s wife.Huriyya Dauda Lawal also provided essential household items, including sets of furniture...

The State House has earmarked N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants.It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa.These details were disclosed in the newly released 2025 Appropriation Bill by the Budget Office ...

Organizers of a children’s funfair where many were feared dead following a stampede on Wednesday, at the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have been arrested.The state governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the organizers are in custody as investigations continue to determine the cause of the stampede.He made this known in a statement he shared on his official X handle on Wedne...

The National Assembly has extended the implementation of the 2024 Budget by six months. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made this known during the 2025 budget presentation by President Bola Tinubu.“We shall continue on the part of nationalism and service to our country,” Akpabio said before a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.Akpabio said the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.”PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement said the budget was anti-people, warning that its implementation would worsen insecurity, poverty, and despair across the nation.Tinubu unveiled the 49.7 trillion ...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays.Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and cabinet members received the President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport.Before his departure to Lagos, President Tinubu presented the 2025 budget, totalling N47.9 trillion, before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abu...

 President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, presented a total budget of N49.7tn to the joint session of the National Assembly.The budget tagged, “Restoration budget, securing peace and building prosperity.”Tinubu noted that the budget seeks to restore macroeconomic growth and build the economy.He commended the resilience of Nig...

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assured Nigerians of a stronger economy, stating that his reforms are beginning to yield positive results.Tinubu made this remark while presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the 11th National Assembly in Abuja.He said, “I report today that our economy is responding positively to stimulus. Our objective is to further stimulate the economy through the implementation of targeted fiscal stimulus ...

The former coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro has praised the newly crowned African player of the year AdemolaLookman and the national team....