2 h. ago Atalanta owners side with Nigerian amid feud with Gasperini

Owners of Atalanta of Italy are apparently on the side of Nigeria international, Ademola Lookman over his spat with coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Lookman and Piero Gasperini had a public spat following the team’s elimination from the Champions League on Tuesday night in an episode which has reportedly angered the part of the club’s ownership. […] The post Atalanta owners side with Nigerian amid feud with Gasperini appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 h. ago 50% electricity subsidy: FG delays implementation as hospitals operate in darkness

In August 2024, the Federal Government approved a 50 per cent subsidy for electricity consumed in public hospitals. Six months after, PUNCH Healthwise investigation shows that delay in implementing the policy is denying patients access to quality healthcare as hospitals struggle to pay crushing energy bills, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports When the former Minister of State Read More

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4 h. ago S’Court’s judgment fails to seal LG autonomy seven months after verdict

Seven months after the Supreme Court delivered its landmark ruling granting full financial autonomy to local governments, implementation remains stalled amid political maneuvering and bureaucratic bottlenecks, ISMAEEL UTHMAN and OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN report The implementation of local government autonomy has faced numerous hurdles seven months after the Supreme Court judgment. Legal practitioners have expressed concerns that Read More

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7 h. ago Gombe Rep, Ali Isa, set to flag off rural electrification project

Tribune Online Gombe Rep, Ali Isa, set to flag off rural electrification project The Member representing Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ali Isa JC, is set to flag off an electricity project linking Degre and Talasse in the area. The residents of Talasse, which is the headquarters of Balanga Local Government Area, will have cause to smile as they have been […] Gombe Rep, Ali Isa, set to flag off rural electrification project Tribune Online

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7 h. ago Soludo promises collaboration with NAFDAC to tackle fake drugs

The Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to eliminate fake, substandard, and adulterated drugs from the market. Soludo made the promise on Saturday in Onitsha while addressing traders of Ogbo Ogwu and surrounding markets, which were recently shut down by NAFDAC Read More

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8 h. ago Ekiti airport ‘one of the best in the world’  — Air Peace boss, Onyema

Tribune Online Ekiti airport ‘one of the best in the world’  — Air Peace boss, Onyema The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, Dr Allen Onyema, has lauded the state-of-the-art facilities and operational efficiency of the Ekiti State Agro Allied International Cargo Airport, describing it as one of the best in the world. Onyema, who landed at the airport on Saturday at about 10am in a Boeing 737, (120 capacity) […] Ekiti airport ‘one of the best in the world’  — Air Peace boss, Onyema Tribune Online

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8 h. ago DSS arrests three for assaulting operatives at Lagos assembly

The Department of State Services has arrested three individuals for allegedly assaulting its operatives during the crisis at the Lagos State House of Assembly on February 18. The arrests followed a request by the Lagos Assembly for heightened security at the complex, as outlined in a letter dated February 14, 2025, and signed by the Read More

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9 h. ago BREAKING: PDP sweeps Osun LG election, wins positions in all 30 LGAs

Tribune Online BREAKING: PDP sweeps Osun LG election, wins positions in all 30 LGAs     The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured victory in all chairmanship and councillorship positions across the 30 local government areas (LGAs) of Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, made the announcement during a press conference on Saturday. Tribune Online reports that Abioye had earlier described […] BREAKING: PDP sweeps Osun LG election, wins positions in all 30 LGAs Tribune Online

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9 h. ago DSS Arrests 3 Over Alleged Assault On Own Operatives At Lagos Assembly

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons linked to alleged assault on its officers during the uproar which greeted presence of security operatives at the Lagos State House of Assembly earlier in the week. LEADERSHIP investigation showed that lawmakers had mobilised supporters to the Assembly complex, who attacked some DSS officers who […]

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9 h. ago Betara Hails Bago At 51, Applauds His Leadership Qualities, Dev’t Initiatives In Niger

The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara, has felicitated with Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State on his 51st birthday anniversary. Betara expressed excitement over the leadership qualities of Governor Bago and applauded him for the various developmental projects initiated since his assumption of office in 2023. […]

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11 h. ago After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South

Tribune Online After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South-South — Wike Hon Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, has said that there would be no further People’s Democratic Party zonal congress in South-South. He emphasised that the Party’s constitution mandates zonal congresses to occur every four years. Consequently, the South-South zonal congress conducted in Cross River State on February 22, 2025, is definitive. Wike […] After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South-South — Wike Tribune Online

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11 h. ago Edo cocoa farmers battle produce thieves; many reported killed

From Tony Osauzo, Benin A heavy clash has reportedly occurred between cocoa farmers and some produce thieves in the agrarian community of Gbelemotin in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State last Friday night. It was learnt that many people were feared killed and houses burnt in the attack and counter-attacks that occurred on […] The post Edo cocoa farmers battle produce thieves; many reported killed appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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12 h. ago Anambra: Ozo Awka praises Soludo’s security and infrastructure gains

Seeks assistance in electing new town union president From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Ozo title holders in Awka community, Anambra State, have praised Governor Chukwuma Soludo for the giant strides so far made by his administration in the infrastructural development of the state, particularly in Awka Capital City and the Awka Capital Development Area. The group, […] The post Anambra: Ozo Awka praises Soludo’s security and infrastructure gains appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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12 h. ago Tax reform bills won’t harm Free Trade Zones, NEPZA assures stakeholders

NEPZA has reassured operators and enterprises within the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) that the proposed 2024 Tax Reform Bills. read more Tax reform bills won’t harm Free Trade Zones, NEPZA assures stakeholders

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12 h. ago Abuja Real Estate Tycoon Abdulhakeem Bello Marks Golden Jubilee Birthday

The city of Abuja, the nation’s capital, became agog on Wednesday the February 5, 2025, as Alhaji Dr. Abdulhakeem Oyeniyi Bello (Asiwaju), the chairman/CEO of one of the leading real estate firms in the city, Realscope Holdings Ltd, marked his 50th birthday. The classy Rainbow Event Marquee located in the Garki area of Abuja was […]

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13 h. ago Hamas releases final living hostages under first phase of Gaza ceasefire 

Tribune Online Hamas releases final living hostages under first phase of Gaza ceasefire  Shoham, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri along with his family, was the last of his relatives to be freed after his wife, children, and mother-in-law were released in November 2023. Mengistu, an Israeli from Ashkelon, had crossed into Gaza in 2014. Hamas releases final living hostages under first phase of Gaza ceasefire  Tribune Online

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13 h. ago South South is the strongest zone of the PDP in Nigeria – Wike

From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike says the South South Zone is the strongest zone of the People’s Democratic Party in Nigeria. The Minister disclosed this in Calabar while presenting a goodwill at the South South Zonal Congress of the party. The Minister said there has never been […] The post South South is the strongest zone of the PDP in Nigeria – Wike appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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14 h. ago I’m not giving out N500k palliatives – Aregbesola raises alarm

By John Ogunsemore Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has distanced himself from a social media post claiming he is giving out N500,000 financial support to every Nigerian. The former Osun governor made the clarification in a post via his official Facebook page on Saturday. Daily Sun reports that a Facebook page bearing the ex-minister’s […] The post I’m not giving out N500k palliatives – Aregbesola raises alarm appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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14 h. ago Autonomy key to effective performance of Nigerian universities — TETFUND boss

Tribune Online Autonomy key to effective performance of Nigerian universities — TETFUND boss The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFUND) Arc. Sonny Echono has revealed that Nigerian universities must attain all levels of autonomy towards ensuring operational efficiency and effective performance. He explained that the autonomy when fully operational and allowed would afford Nigerian universities to initiate ideas in improving quality education and contributing to national development. […] Autonomy key to effective performance of Nigerian universities — TETFUND boss Tribune Online

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14 h. ago Job Racketeering: Finally, Gov Sule Sacks Nasarawa TSC Chairman, Others

Nasarawa State governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, has sacked the suspended chairman and members of the Nasarawa State Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The sack followed the report of the investigative committee, which indicted the organisation’s leadership of gross malpractices during the recruitment exercise. LEADERSHIP had reported how the committee headed by Silas Dachor, in the course […]

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