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FCCPC clarifies commission’s role, addresses public misconceptions

By Franca Ochigbo Abuja / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Tunji Bello, has addressed misconceptions about the commission’s role in society. Speaking at a seminar in Abuja to mark the 2025 World Consumer Day, themed “A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles,” Bello noted that some commentators in the […]

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Killings: Aiyedatiwa deploys Amotekun to rural communities in Ondo

By Osagie Otabor Akure / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered operatives of the Amotekun Corps to relocate immediately to rural communities to curb attacks by herdsmen. The directive follows Wednesday’s killing of farmers at Aba Oyinbo in Akure North Local Government Area. In response, angry protesters stormed Alagbaka, the state’s seat of power, displaying the corpses of the

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Sanwo-Olu inaugurates schools, challenges teachers on excellence

By Franca Ochigbo Abuja / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tasked teachers with ensuring improved pupil performance as he commissioned newly reconstructed schools, including Ajegunle High School and Keme Balogun Junior and Senior Colleges in Igbogbo Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The governor declared during the inauguration; “This school reconstruction sends a powerful message to the community: education

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Reps fail to debate emergency rule in Rivers

By Tony Akowe Abuja / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

The much awaited debate on the emergency rule declared by the President in Rivers state failed to hold on Wednesday even as members appeared charged and prepared to engage the issues in the Presidential broadcast. The letter from the president which the House spokesman Akintunde Rotimi said has been transmitted to the House and will

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JUST IN: NNPC refutes explosion at Port Harcourt Refinery

By John Ofikhenua Abuja / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State. In a statement issued yesterday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC clarified that the incident was a flare event, not an explosion, and assured that it had been

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Reno Omokri to Reuben Abati: Tinubu is not a dictator

By Our Reporter / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

Former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri has criticised an Arise TV anchor, Reuben Abati, for calling for President Bola Tinubu’s impeachment over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. According to Omokri, Tinubu acted within the legal framework set by the National Assembly, which had granted the President the authority to suspend

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Power minister condemns Army’s attack on EKEDC substation in Badagry

By John Ofikhenua Abuja / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has strongly condemned the recent attack, abduction, and brutalization of staff, as well as the destruction of facilities at the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) substation in Badagry, Lagos State, by personnel of the Nigerian Army. The incident, which occurred on Friday, March 14, 2025, followed a temporary power

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FG to release Rivers allocation to administrator, justifies emergency rule

By Adedamola Ogunbewon / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

The federal government has announced that Rivers State’s financial allocation will be released to the newly appointed administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.). Speaking at the State House in Abuja, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency, stating that it was

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Court sentences five men to 18 years in prison for murder in Lagos

By Elizabeth Eze / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Ikeja High Court has sentenced five men to 18 years imprisonment for murder. The convicts—Imuriana Muhammed, Ogbole Muhammed, Yahaya Sefiyanu, Haruna Suleiman, and Gambo Dauda Ogah—were arraigned on a five-count amended charge, including conspiracy to murder, rioting, and willful damage of property. The charges were brought against them by the

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Demolition: Wike orders FCDA to allocate land to Gishiri victims

By The Nation / The Nation News / March 19, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to allocate new land to residents of Gishiri village displaced by the construction of Arterial Road N16 in Katampe District, Abuja. During a recent meeting with stakeholders from Gishiri, Wike expressed dissatisfaction with reports from both FCDA

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