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Month: January 2024

Sanwo-Olu, Adeleke, others list ways to enhance market access for cocoa

He said that the state can produce 80,000 metric tonnes per annum while the current production figure is 22,000 metric tonnes. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for a multifaceted approach to multiply the benefits of cocoa production for enhanced economic growth. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the International Cocoa and Chocolate Forum…

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Refund bride price or return to my house, man tells estranged wife

The wife alleged that her estranged husband demonstrated no empathy towards her mother, who was sick. A businessman, Haruna Adamu, on Thursday, prayed to a Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna to order his estranged wife, Salamatu Abubakar, to return to her matrimonial home or refund the bride price paid to her. Adamu said he…

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Ganduje sets target to increase number of APC governors, lawmakers

He added that the party’s media centre in terms of outlook and equipment would be upgraded under his chairmanship to make it modern. Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, says his target is to increase the number of governors and legislators on the party’s platform. He said this when he spoke…

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Falana condemns police brutality as lawyers protest against maltreatment

Falana said the NBA decided to make a case through the affected colleague to say no to the brutalisation of lawyers and citizens by the police. Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has berated the police for inhuman treatment of lawyers and the general public. Falana, a human rights activist, remarked on Thursday in…

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Accused of rape, bishop Feyi Daniel faces judgement on January 26

The prosecution told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence sometime in June 2020, at Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki, Lagos. An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday reserved judgment until Jan. 26, in a case involving a Lagos bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, charged with raping his assistant pastor and one other…

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No gree for terrorists’ in 2024 – Defence Headquarters urges Nigerians

‘No gree for anybody’, the slogan adopted by some Nigerian youths as their watchword for 2024, has resonated with the Nigerian Military. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has called on Nigerians to be security conscious and ensure that terrorists don’t have a breathing space in 2024. The DHQ also tasked Nigerians to stifle terrorists and other…

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Former President Jonathan’s sister is dead

The family promised to announce details of the funeral rites in due course. Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has lost his elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan, to the cold hands of death. The development was made known by Jonathan’s media office in a statement on Thursday, January 11, 2024. The deceased, aged 70, died on…

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Lawmaker slams Obaseki as he joins Edo governorship race

Dekeri also faulted those demanding that the next governor of Edo State should be from Edo Central senatorial district. The lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Anamero Dekeri, has officially joined the Edo State governorship race. Dekeri, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, slammed Governor…

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Okonkwo defends Bwala, says nothing is wrong with his meeting with Tinubu

Bwala and Okonkwo dumped the APC in 2022 and became Tinubu’s critics due to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the party. Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council says nothing is wrong with Daniel Bwala’s visit to President Bola Tinubu. Bwala, who dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…

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Groups call for Edu’s prosecution, ask Tinubu to reverse Shehu’s suspension

The groups alleged that all allegations levelled against Shehu were orchestrated by the suspended minister to give her a bad name. Some civil society groups have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to conclude the ongoing investigation and prosecute the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The CSOs, United…

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