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Dbanj, a legendary musician from Nigeria, was detained and arrested (See Why)

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Dbanj, a legendary musician from Nigeria, was apprehended and arrested for stealing money intended for N-Power. The Nigerian Federal Government launched the N-Power Project in 2016 as an empowerment program to combat youth unemployment and advance social development. Investigations have revealed that D’banj conspired with some government representatives to add fictitious beneficiaries to the scheme’s … Read more

Appeal Court rejects Oyetola’s bid to move the Tribunal to Abuja in the Osun election

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Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s bid to move the Tribunal’s session to Abuja was denied by the Abuja Appeal Court. In a letter titled RE: PETITION NO, EPT/OS/GOV/01/2022, ADEGBOYEGA ISIAKA OYETOLA & ANOR V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & 2 ORS, the Chief Registrar Court of Appeal, Bangari Umar, rejected Oyetola’s candidacy for governor on July 16 … Read more

Phrank Shaibu, an adviser to Atiku, has made allegations that the Tinubu government had covertly reinstated fuel subsidies

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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, has a special adviser on public communication named Phrank Shaibu. Shaibu has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of covertly restoring gasoline subsidies. He stated that this was demonstrated by the significant disparity between the costs of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel. Shaibu … Read more

Coalition calls the altercation between the sitting Clerks abhorrent and condemns it

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A coalition of civil society organizations for justice and equity (CCSO-JE) on Friday denounced the quarrel between two current Clerks of the National Assembly (CNA) and threatened legal action if it wasn’t resolved right away. Olayemi Success, the Coalition’s Convener, criticized the Clerks during a news conference, asserting that the law and administrative procedures for … Read more

Pay us, don’t penalise the lecturers who go on strike. FUTO ASUU to FG

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Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have urged the federal government to pay the members’ outstanding salary for the previous seven months. ASUU urged the government to immediately cease using hunger as a weapon to force academics into submission and to pay their salaries that have been … Read more

Next week, the coalition launches zonal protests to compel CJN to step down

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will be forced to resign from his position by zonal rallies that will start the following week, according to the Coalition of Civil Societies of Nigeria (CCSN). For the umpteenth time, the coalition of 18 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) demanded the CJN’s immediate resignation in order … Read more

NBC criticizes Nigeria’s proliferation of broadcast media

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The proliferation of broadcast media, with Kano already home to 30 radio stations and more on the way, has raised serious concerns for the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation, or NBC. The head of broadcast media organizations, civil societies, and journalists, Mallam Adamu Salisu, stated that there are currently 439 radio stations and 339 television stations operating … Read more