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Achieftain of the Labour Party (LP) Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu for showing commitment, zeal and courage in directing the affairs of the nation. Okupe, an ex-aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his piece titled: “For President Bola Tinubu: Still Many Rivers to Cross,” applauded the President for abolishing fuel subsidy and equalising foreign exchange. He said: ... Read More »

Dr Betta Edu is a humble, intelligent and very hard working, true humanitarian with the grassroot touch. She has worked in her personal capacity to save lives of many poor and down trodden in society. As at today she pays fees for every child in her political ward of Adadama. Started many small and medium scale businesses for the poor ... Read More »

The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess given to each state government ... Read More »

….CBN procurement director, six others to testify against, Godwin Emefiele The Federal Government will on Thursday arraign the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele and his associates for N6.9 billion procurement fraud at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Emefiele will be arraigned alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro and her company, April1616 Investment Limited ... Read More »

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Niger Republic coup leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after his meeting with Nigerian Islamic scholars led by the national leader of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau in Niger Republic According to Niger Republic’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, General Tchiani gave ... Read More »

..EU, AU, ECOWAS express concern over ex-president’s poor condition in detention. The United States and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday warned the junta in Niger Republic that it would be held accountable for the safety of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ECOWAS Commissioner ... Read More »

Content creators and social media influencers in Nigeria have started receiving payments from X, formerly Twitter, through its ad revenue-sharing model. Verified users in Nigeria and worldwide, who met the criteria and impressions threshold on their posts and content, received payment. This has made ‘Twitter Blue’ remain on the top trending spot on Tuesday with over 513,000 posts. Newsthumb had ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Abuja. Our correspondence reports that President Tinubu set up the committee chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Taiwo Oyedele. The inauguration of the committee which was held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, has experts from both ... Read More »

A seasoned media practitioner and versatile professional, Otunba Femi Davies, has been held incommunicado by Department of State Services (DSS) in Abeokuta. Otunba Davies, who is also the president of the Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria, SDNON, was invited by the DSS in Abeokuta, Ogun State command today since 10am in the morning, in connection with an ongoing ... Read More »