Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 34.80% in December 2024, a slight rise from 34.60% in November, as the country continues to grapple with economic challenges.According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the rise was due to heightened demand for goods and services during the festive season, as reflected in
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State announced the dissolution in a statement in Akure on Wednesday.But the statement disclosed that two Commissioners were exempted due to the critical nature of their
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one percent of Federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals for FOI-implementation and related activities.In a statement announcing
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has paid glowing tributes to the patriotism, courage and sacrifices of fallen heroes in the Nigerian Armed Forces, ascribing the nation’s unity and peace to their sacrifices.Governor Okpebholo paid this tribute, Wednesday, at the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Benin City, Edo
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has emphasized the importance of collective efforts to keep Nigeria in unity, saying its indivisibility remains not negotiable.Speaking at the Special Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the Year 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said on Wednesday that its attention has been drawn to a trending video insinuating that Mr. Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect being investigated for an alleged N6 billion fraud, was an election witness.The Commission stated without any equivocation that Okunbor is not a witness
Thirty-two-year-old Timileyin Ajayi has been remanded in the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Lafia, the Nasarawa State CapitalTimileyin was apprehended for the murder of his alleged girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving at Nicon Insurance
Gunmen suspected to be Sea Pirates have attacked a Marine Police Patrol Team (MPPT) on the Oron-Calabar waterways.A statement by the spokesperson of the Akwa Ibom Police Command, DSP Timfon John, said the patrol team was ambushed by 24 armed Sea Pirates.John said, “The patrol team, during a routine operation,
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Ogun CUPP’s Statement On Abiodun, Ranting of Political Jobbers—Govt
The Ogun State Government, on Wednesday, described the statement credited to the Ogun State Chapter of the Coalition for United Political Parties (CUPP) accusing the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration of plunging 68.1 percent of people living in Ogun State into poverty as the ranting of political jobbers and fraudsters stunned