Month: September 2025

GOV. BALA MOHAMMED URGES SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES TO FOCUS, REPRESENT BAUCHI IN GOOD IMAGE ABROAD.

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency Bala Mohammed, alongside the state First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, on Wednesday received Bauchi State students who have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education in China. Out of the 50 beneficiaries of the program, 20 students have so far been cleared for travel to commence degree programs across various fields of study. The visit was to seek the Governor’s blessing and guidance ahead of their departure. In his remarks, Governor Bala Mohammed congratulated the students and encouraged…

No conspiracy against the US,’ Kremlin spokesperson says

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As we’ve reported, Donald Trump earlier accused his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, of conspiring against the US with the leaders of Russia and North Korea. “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Now, Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov has rejected any suggestion of a conspiracy against the US, according to Russian state media, calling Trump’s words “ironic”. Tass reports Ushakov as saying that Putin, Xi and Kim are “not even thinking about…

EXPORT: DANGOTE REFINERY GASOLINE ARRIVES US.

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The Dangote Refinery has exported its first petrol gasoline cargo to the United States, marking a new milestone for the $20 billion facility and signaling the country’s growing influence in global oil product markets. The refined products left the refinery’s jetty near Lagos on 26 August aboard the vessel Gemini Pearl, carrying about 300,000 barrels of gasoline, according to shipping data from Kpler and industry sources. The cargo is bound for the US East Coast and is likely to discharge at terminals in either New York or New Jersey. The…

ARMY: COURT CANCELS 15-YEAR COMPULSORY RETIREMENT SERVICE RULE

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The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, cancelled the provision of the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service for the Officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, HTACOS, which made it mandatory for soldiers to serve for a minimum of 15 years before they could be allowed to resign. The court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Emmanuel Subilim, declared the provision as both oppressive and a gross violation of fundamental rights that are protected by the 1999 Constitution, as amended. The verdict followed a suit…

FG REINSTATES EX-NTA DG, ED NEWS, INVERTS NEW APPOINTMENTS

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR HAS ordered for reinstatement of Salihu Abdullahi Dembos as director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Ayo Adewuyi as executive director of news. This was made known on in a statement signed on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, effectively restores the two senior executives to their tenures, which were briefly disrupted by changes in NTA management. Wednesday, August 20, the president made a series of new appointments in NTA, including the appointment of Rotimi Pedro as…

OVERSTAY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VISA FACES DEPORTATION——–UK Home Office

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The UK Home Office has begun contacting students directly via text and email, this is the first time such an action is being deployed. According to BBC reports, about 10,000 students, whose visas are due to expire, have received the messages, while tens of thousands more will be contacted in the coming months. “If you have no legal right to remain in the UK, you must leave. If you don’t, we will remove you,” the Home Office message reads. The warning further reads that asylum claims “lacking merit” will be…

WE’LL LAUCH A BOOK ON YOUR RELENTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO FG RENEWED HOPE AGENDA, NBA TELLS SHIPPERS COUNCIL CEO

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Badagry Branch, Lagos, has already concluded plans to launch a book in honour of Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT, Ph.D, the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), in recognition of his commitment and dedication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The legal body said the proposed publication will be a special edition journal featuring articles from seasoned lawyers and jurists. It will highlight his robust achievements and contributions to the NSC, serving as a lasting testament of his commitment to…

MOTORITS FACES DIVERSION AS LASG COMMENCES OGUDU-IFAKO 2nd PHASE BRIDGE REPAIRS SEPT, 3

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The Lagos State Government has announced the continuation of the second phase of repair works on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge (inbound Island) on Wednesday, September 3. This was made in a release signed by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi,on Tuesday. The Hon. Commissioner added that to mitigate the gridlock experienced during the earlier phase of repairs, the traffic management plan had been thoroughly reviewed, with renewed efforts to ensure completion within the shortest possible time. “Traffic advisory, inbound Oshodi/Victoria Island from Lagos–Ibadan Expressway/Lagos Toll Gate, traffic will generally…

TERRORISM: FG SALUTES FINLAND COURT FOR JAILING PRO-BIAFRA FOMENTER, SIMON EKPA, 6-YEARS

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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday, said the Federal Government of Nigeria saluted the conviction of Simom Ekpa, 40, over terrorism related crimes by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland. According to the Finnish court, Ekpa, was found guilty of inciting terrorism in Nigeria. He was also said to have promoted the independence of the Biafra region through illegal means between 2021 and 2024. “We welcome the news of Simon Ekpa’s conviction by a Finnish court for terrorism-related crimes and his sentencing to six years…