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NASS Roundup: Budget extension, Rivers appropriation bill, NNPC's N210trn missing funds, other stories from Senate

Nigeria, June 30 -- One of the first major legislative decisions taken by the Senate upon resumption was the extension of the capital component of the 2024 national budget until 31 December 2025. The... Read More


My CFR national honours award, By Abubakar D Umar

Nigeria, June 30 -- When the president called to inform me of his decision to magnanimously confer on me the the National Award of Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR, on account of my much adverti... Read More


What does Zohran Kwame Mamdani's primary victory mean?, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, June 30 -- Zohran Kwame Mamdani's victory in the primary election to pick the Democratic Party's candidate for New York's mayor in elections to be held in November, has been extensively parse... Read More


Access Holdings, Dangote Cement, UBA top stock pick this week

Nigeria, June 30 -- With the half-year period ending on Monday (today), one of the key indicators for share price growth the market will be looking out for in the short term is stocks with a reputatio... Read More


South-east may leave PDP because of leadership crisis - Enugu governor

Nigeria, June 30 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-east may reconsider their membership if the party fails to recognise Sunday Udeh-... Read More


How man planned his friend's kidnap, collected N5.3 million ransom - Police

Nigeria, June 30 -- The police in Anambra State have arrested a 24-year-old man for planning his friend's kidnap and collecting ransom worth N5.3 million. The police spokesperson in the state, Tochuk... Read More


WAFCON 2024: CAF to unveil brand new trophy ahead of Morocco showdown

Nigeria, June 30 -- As excitement builds ahead of the 2024 CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) is set to reveal a brand-new WAFCON trop... Read More


SDP, APC bicker over alleged diversion of LG funds by Ondo govt

Nigeria, June 30 -- The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have disagreed on allegations of non-release and diversion of funds meant for local governme... Read More


'I've left you in peace, don't drag me into your soap opera' -Daniel Ademinokan to Stella Damasus

Nigeria, June 29 -- Five years after they parted ways, Nigerian filmmaker, Daniel Ademinokan, has refuted claims by his ex-wife, Stella Damasus, that she discovered that their marriage ended on the in... Read More


AMVCA-winning film 'Freedom Way' starring Mr Macaroni hits cinemas this July

Nigeria, June 29 -- Nigerian cinemas are set to welcome 'Freedom Way', the highly anticipated social drama starring Debo Mr 'Macaroni' Adedayo, when it opens nationwide on 18 July 2025. The movie, wh... Read More