Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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The Nigerian Senate has announced that President Bola Tinubu is set to present the 2025 national budget this week.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, led the House leadership and members in a solidarity walk on Monday to commemorate this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Kola Ologbondiyan, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, claiming they have worsened Nigeria’s economic challenges.
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Benue State has become a blood-soaked battleground in 2024, with over 3,000 people killed in violent attacks by Fulani herders under Governor Hyacinth Alia’s watch.
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has boldly stated that he will finish his tenure without fear of any legal pursuit, including by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize bye-elections to replace 27 Rivers State lawmakers who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has commenced his annual leave, handing over the responsibilities of governance to his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of orchestrating the removal and humiliation of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, as part of a plot to secure his re-election in 2019.
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The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okphebholo, has approved the immediate dissolution of Local Government Service Commission.
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The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS; Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, have all exceeded their revenue targets.
