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Tinubu’s Aide Slams US Lawmaker Over Critical Comments on Nigeria

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U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has come under fire from President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, for his recent remarks claiming that Christians in Nigeria are persecuted. Dada, who goes by Daddy D.O. on X, labelled the U.S. legislator “ignorant” about Nigeria’s religious reality in a post published on the site on Tuesday. Dada wrote, “First of all, Congressman Riley, you are as ignorant as Ted Cruz about Nigeria, if not more so.” “No faith is under siege, no community is excluded,” he continued, emphasising that Nigeria…

PENGASSAN Fires Back at Shettima Over His Defence of Dangote

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Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks denouncing its industrial action over a dispute with the Dangote refinery have drawn criticism from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. On Monday, PENGASSAN informed the media that if its members were fired once more, it would adopt the same course of action. During a protest in Kaduna, some people accused PENGASSAN of trying to damage the Dangote refinery. Due to claims that the Dangote refinery fired 800 employees who joined the union, PENGASSAN closed vital oil and gas facilities last…

Tinubu to Inaugurate $400m Rivers Crude Export Terminal

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The first major crude export facility constructed in Nigeria in more than 50 years, the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State, is set to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu on October 8. The facility is the first entirely indigenous onshore terminal constructed in Nigeria. It was created by Green Energy International Limited, the operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Forcados Terminal, the final of these facilities, was put into service in 1971.…

Russia, Belarus Get Relief as IPC Lifts Partial Paralympic Ban

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The partial suspension of Russia and Belarus, which has been in place since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was lifted by the International Paralympic Committee on Saturday. Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to compete under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games next year thanks to this decision, which was made at the IPC’s general assembly meeting in Seoul. However, international federations that oversee competition in the six sports on the list have up until now prohibited athletes from Belarus and Russia. Each athlete must…

Coronation: Give us Ibadan State  —  Olubadan tells Tinubu

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Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan, publicly urged President Bola Tinubu on Friday to establish Ibadan State. The new monarch asked Tinubu to make this a reality by 2027 in a statement following his installation and the handover of the Staff of Office from Governor Seyi Makinde. Speaking in Yoruba, Ladoja stated, “I received a message from my people to Mr. President. They stated that the establishment of Ibadan State is their top objective, Mr. President. Governor Makinde also stated that the people of Ibadan are proud of Ladoja’s…

Tinubu Receives Ogoni Oil Report, Honors Slain Leaders

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On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu posthumously awarded four deceased Ogoni chiefs the title of Commander of the Order of the Niger. Known as the Ogoni Four, they are Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage. When Tinubu received the Ogoni Consultations Committee’s report at State House in Abuja on Wednesday, he made the announcement. After decades of division, he implored the people of Ogoniland to embrace unity and healing. “May their memories always encourage us to be brave, united, and purposeful. Tinubu urged the Ogoni people from all…

APC to PDP: Endorsements gale assures Tinubu’s 2027 victory

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The flurry of support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027 has been characterized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State as evidence of his “settled” reelection. In a statement released in Lagos on Tuesday, APC Spokesman Mr. Seye Oladejo said the ruling party found it amusing that the PDP had rejected the president’s endorsements. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba claimed in Abuja on Monday that the APC was using a variety of tactics to solicit endorsements and rally…

Peter Obi Stresses Nigeria’s Unity During Visit to Olubadan-designate

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Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, called for Nigerians to embrace one another and create a united nation on Sunday, regardless of their political, religious, or tribal affiliations. When Obi visited Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-designate, at his Bodija private home in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, he offered this advice: “Loving each other became imperative as this would help to build a better Nigeria.” Before the installation, he declared, “I’m here to first pay my sincere respect to royalty, to the Olubadan-designate.” I’m here to show…

Federal Government Scraps 5% Tax on Telecoms Services

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In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) page on Thursday, the National Orientation Agency announced that the Federal Government had abolished the 5% excise duty tax that had previously been applied to telecommunications services, such as voice calls and data usage. According to the post, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, revealed that President Bola Tinubu had ordered the tax’s removal during discussions on the recently passed Finance Act. The NCC head stated that the move is anticipated to alleviate cost pressures…

2027: INEC worried over early campaigns by politicians

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Concern has been raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the increasing use of early campaigns by politicians and their surrogates, which is obviously against the law. This was revealed by Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, the national commissioner of INEC and the chairman of the board of the Electoral Institute TEI, during a roundtable of stakeholders held in Abuja on Wednesday to discuss “The Challenges of Premature Political Campaigns.” He claims that early campaigns are now carried out through billboards, social media, and even in-person events under the guise…