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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate settlement of Aso Rock’s outstanding electricity bill owed to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). 9jabook.com Your Social News Shopping Network has earlier reported that the AEDC on Monday announced plans to disconnect several government ministries, departments and agencies over outstanding electricity bills running into several billions of […]

  President Bola Tinubu has ordered the payment of Aso Rock’s electricity bill to avoid disconnection in the nation’s seat of power. In an advertorial titled ‘Notice of disconnection’ published on Monday, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the presidential villa owes an electricity bill of N923.87 million. It issued a 10-day notice to […]

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, met with a delegation from the Global Tijaniyya Movement, led by Khalifa Muhammad Mahe Niass, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. During the meeting, President Tinubu emphasized the importance of spiritual endeavours in nation-building, underscoring his administration’s commitment to supporting religious activities. The President also disclosed the determination of his […]

The Oyo State government has ordered the reopening of 23 schools in Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West local government areas of the state.    The Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal on Thursday, waded into the boundary crisis that culminated into a 10-year closure of the schools in the local government areas.   In […]

President Bola Tinubu congratulates Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, on the award of the National Order of the Lion by President Macky Sall of Senegal.   The award is the highest order of Senegal and will be bestowed on the foremost businessman on February 2, 2024.   President Tinubu […]

The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings has appointed billionaire businessman Femi Otedola as the new chairman of its board of directors. He succeeds the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi.   The financial institution disclosed this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), notifying investors of the new development. […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect in Nigeria is laundering money for terrorists.   This was as he also revealed that another religious body was found to be protecting a money launderer after some money suspected to have been […]

The Presidency on Tuesday night described the statement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the failure to resolve the security crisis in the country as “reckless”.   Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a reaction to Wazirin Adamawa, said the presidential candidate […]

A former vice president Atiku Abubakar is worried about the spate of insecurity under President Bola Tinubu’s government, asking him to resign if he cannot address it.  Atiku, who lost to Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election, accused the President of playing fiddle while the country is drowning in insecurity. “If the shoes are too […]

…condemns attack on security operatives in Oja, vows prosecution of culprits   …charges citizens on effective use of State emergency numbers 112, 739   The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the reaccreditation of all operatives of the State’s Security Vigilante Network, numbering over 6,500, in a renewed effort to strengthen the State’s […]

Section 25 of the Nigerian Constitution is explicit on the differences between citizens and settlers. But then, there’s a saying in Ijesaland: ‘Gbogbo ìjesà ni omo Owá, sùgbón b’álé bá lé, àwon omo Owá mo ara won.’ Translated literally, it means ‘Kings have many children but when the chips are down, each king knows his […]