The Special Adviser to the Kebbi State Governor on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Abdullahi Zuru, has empowered 400 residents of Zuru with cash grants ranging from ₦10,000 to ₦20,000 at an event in Rafin Zuru Ward. Â
The Lagos State Task Force has detained a dismissed operative for alleged impersonation and extortion of motorists and traders after a viral video of his arrest at Oshodi bus-stop circulated widely. Â
The Presidency says Governor Seyi Makinde’s allegation that the Federal Government is withholding ₦250 billion in NLNG dividends for each state is false, citing Nigeria’s revenue-sharing formula and the company’s historical dividend payments.
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole at 86, describing him as a distinguished diplomat, journalist, politician and public servant whose contributions to Nigeria's media industry and national development will be remembered.