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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said Nigeria is ready to fill the natural gas shortage caused by the current Russian-Ukrainian war in Europe.The President spoke about the country’s readiness in his statement on areas of cooperation between Nigeria and Portugal delivered at the Presidential Palace in Lisbon.President Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, urged Portugal to consider Nigeria as a valued and truste...

The Ogun state government will meet with the organized labour, over the ongoing strike. Chairman of the NLC in Ogun state, EMMANUEL BANKOLE said this in an interview on Super FM current affairs program Trends on the Political Scene.EMMANUEL BANKOLE further made revelations as to the reason why the labour unions embarked on strike.Meanwhile, some members of organiz...

The Senate has resolved to continue with its investigation of the allegations leveled against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice TANKO MUHAMMAD. The Senate made the resolution following a motion moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator OPEYEMI BAMIDELE.The lawmakers mandated the committee to go ahead with its initial mandate of fi...

The National Industrial Court has fixed July 15 to hear a suit seeking an increase in the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country. Justice OSATOHANMEEN OBASEKI-OSAGHAE fixed the date for judgment after the parties in the matter argued and adopted their final written addresses. Counsel to the plaintiff, ADEGBOYEGA AWOMOLO in his final address insisted that the s...

The organized labour in Ogun state has directed the state workers to commence a full-blown and indefinite industrial action to press home their demands. At a Congress held at the arcade ground of the governor’s office in Abeokuta, the workers maintained that the industrial action which commenced at 12 am today was imperative due to the failed promises of the state government. ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. LUCKY IRABOR, has faulted the call by Governor BELLO MATAWALLE of Zamfara State to people of the state to bear arms to defend themselves against bandits. He spoke to newsmen on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. IRABOR said the call was not right, as the ...

President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, OLUMIDE AKPATA, has called on the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, to reform the nation’s judiciary and restore public confidence in the third arm of government. AKPATA made the call on Monday in a statement while reacting to the resignation of the former CJN, Justice IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD. He...

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Football violence in Nigeria once again showed its ugly side, with at least 2 cases of assault recorded over the weekend. On Saturday, a female referee, Patience Nweke  was beaten by players of J Atete Football Club of Warri, Delta State in their match against Ekiti United Football Club in the Nigeria National League. The players attacked the referee, beating her to a state o...

Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has ordered that all public and private institutions in the state install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras within their facilities. The spokesman to the governor RICHARD OLATUNDE in a statement said the governor made the directive in an Executive Order signed to that effect. The executive order is directed at all religious places of wo...