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The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe, on Friday, called on the reinstated deputy governor, Philips Shaibu, to join the APC following the attack on his convoy at the Benin airport on Thursday. Tenebe made the appeal during a solidarity visit to Shaibu at his private residence in Benin.

Special Adviser on Media to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has called on the police to arrest the state’s former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu and  Edo Central Senator, Monday Okpebholo, for violent conduct and defiling police order. Crusoe Osagie said the former deputy governor of Edo State and Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress

Unknown gunmen have abducted 11 passengers on the Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki highway. The area has become notorious for such incidents in recent times Among the victims were students from tertiary institutions who were travelling in a commercial bus from Awka, Anambra, to Abakaliki, the state capital. The abduction occurred on Wednesday when the

The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slapped a $220 million fine on Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, for alleged data privacy breaches. According to a statement released on Friday, the commission found Meta guilty of several violations, including denying Nigerians control over their personal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos Council, has stated that the reviewed National minimum wage of ₦70,000 for civil servants is unsustainable for its workers. The state council Chairman, Funmi Sessi accused the Governors’ Forum of being responsible for the meager new minimum wage approval following their insistence on paying ₦50,000 during the negotiating period.

Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, has rejected his appointment as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism. The position was offered to him by Senate President Godswill Akpabio after his removal as Chief Whip. Ndume’s removal was directed by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to his recent criticisms of

The House of Representatives has vowed that it would ensure the request by President Bola Tinubu to add ₦6.2tr to the 2024 budget is in the best interest of Nigerians before granting legislative approval. The Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese, made this known in a chat with newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Naturenex

West Ham plans to pay more than £20 million to sign 33-year-old France midfielder N’Golo Kante from Al-Ittihad in this summer transfer window, according to the Guardian. Tottenham Hotspur are favourites to secure the transfer of 27-year-old Manchester United and Scotland midfielder, Scott McTominay, in this transfer window, the Sun claimed. Fulham are looking to