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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order restraining a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a shadow government or cabinet in the country.Justice Omotosho issued the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS)....

By Israel Adebiyi The Federal Gove...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria and the Nigerian Interfaith Forum has demanded that the Federal Government strengthen the Petroleum Industrial Act to give room for the growth of local refineries.The CSOs also declared support for Dangote refineries while condemning the demand for subsidies by oil marketers under the aegis of...

Stakeholders have raised concerns over Nigeria’s severe tractor shortage, warning that the country’s low mechanization levels pose a major threat to food security.At the State of Mechanization Ecosystem in Nigeria stakeholder forum event held in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of TracTrac Mechanization, Godwin Ohuruogu, stressed the ...

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The Edo State Government Taskforce on Public Lands and Property has pulled down illegal structures at Abuja Quarters, Second Ugbor, Benin City.The buildings, sited directly under high-tension power lines, had become a haven for drug peddling, crime, and other illicit activities despite repeated government warnings.Chairman of the Taskforce, Honorable Eugene Okoloise, said the government would not tolerate criminal hideouts on reserved lands. He disclosed that the site had been s...

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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday attended a closed-door meeting of African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition leaders in Abuja.The closed-door meeting, held at an undisclosed venue in the Federal Capital Territory, was attended by former Senate President and ADC National Chai...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a $10,000 Dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences.The 56-year-old, who also goes by several aliases faces charges of bank fraud, credit card fraud and is accused of attempting ...