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  Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State and their two counterparts from Enugu have announced their defection from their former parties to new political platforms.   While the six members from Delta state announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, ...

  Marketers of refined petroleum products say petrol and diesel prices may drop as crude oil prices slump again.   However, the marketers who spoke with our correspondent, said the drop may not be immediate, saying it has to do with the stability of the new low prices.   Our ...

  The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says no fewer than 8,000 terrorists and bandits were neutralised across Nigeria in 2024 under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Speaking while assessing the performance of the current government, Matawalle credited the massive security gains to the renewed ...

  A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government’s efforts to reshape America’s immigration policy.   The order clarifies the limits imposed by an appeals court ruling, which allowed the Trump administration to suspend the ...

  Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the people of Danbatta Local Government Area following a tragic motor accident that claimed the lives of five individuals on Sunday.   The condolence message was contained in a statement on Monday by the governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi ...

  A 20-year-old man, Muhammad Salisu, had allegedly killed his father, Salisu Abubakar, with a machete in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State.   Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu ...

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of two newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries to key ministries.   This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Eno Olotu, Director, Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, on Monday in Abuja.   Olotu ...

  The fallout from the defection of Wole Oke, the House of Representatives member for Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency, from the Peoples Democratic Party continued on Monday, with former PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Diran Odeyemi, threatening to initiate his recall.   Odeyemi’s response followed comments made by Oke during ...

  Security chiefs in Anambra State on Monday met in a closed-door meeting to strategise and harmonise on security ahead of the scheduled visit of President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.   In attendance at the high-level meeting, which lasted for five hours included the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State ...

  The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria has mandated that all influencers and content creators must obtain prior approval before publishing advertisements on any platform.   According to CableNG, this directive was issued in a statement on Monday signed by ARCON’s Director-General, Olalekan Fadolapo, who raised concerns about the growing ...