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2 months ago | 
newsdigest.ng | Gidado Yushau Shuaib |Tahir Ahmad
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has raised serious concerns over the ongoing institutional crisis between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). This crisis threatens the rule of law, undermines accountability, and erodes public trust in Nigeria’s governance and security institutions.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to take decisive action in recovering and returning corruption proceeds linked to Nigerian public officials.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
The death toll from Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Niger State has climbed to 86, with 55 others injured and hospitalized. Initially reported at 70 fatalities, more bodies were recovered, prompting a mass burial late Saturday. Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), confirmed the updated figures in a statement on Sunday. ““A total of 86 persons have been confirmed dead, with their corpses recovered and buried.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
A fire broke out at Bogobiri House, a one-story building located at 9 Maitama Sule Street, Ikoyi, on Saturday night. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service swiftly contained the blaze, preventing it from spreading to the lower floor and nearby properties. The fire, which ignited around 8:06 p.m., engulfed the building’s upper floor. However, quick intervention by fire crews from Dolphin and Ebute Elefun stations limited the damage.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop conducting by-elections, arguing that they result in unnecessary financial waste. In a statement obtained by Sunday PUNCH, Falana contended that votes cast during elections belong to political parties, not individual candidates. He proposed that in cases of death, resignation, or impeachment, political parties should be allowed to nominate replacements without triggering by-elections.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday, ready to reclaim the presidency with a series of planned events and celebrations leading up to his inauguration. The former president landed at Dulles International Airport alongside his wife, Melania, and other family members before heading to a private gathering at his Virginia golf club, which featured a fireworks display.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
TikTok halted access to its app in the United States late Saturday, just before a national ban took effect, leaving millions of users unable to log in. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a law banning the platform over national security concerns unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its US operations to non-Chinese buyers. A message greeted users attempting to access the app: “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
Nigerians may soon pay more for telecom services as data prices could rise to N560 per gigabyte under a proposed tariff adjustment. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, revealed during a national TV appearance that the government is considering a tariff increase of 30 to 60 percent, significantly lower than the 100 percent hike requested by telecom operators.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
A petrol tanker explosion on Saturday morning claiming the lives of over 50 people along the Dikko-Maje road, opposite Badeggi fueling station, in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. Federal Road Safety Commander in Niger, Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed the incident, stating that the tanker, loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), overturned, leading to a fuel spill.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
newsdigest.ng | Tahir Ahmad
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has attributed the recent surge in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) prices to increasing crude oil prices in the global market. In a statement on Saturday, PETROAN President Dr. Billy Gillis-Harry highlighted that Brent crude oil is priced at $80.85 per barrel, with WTI oil and the OPEC basket at $78.82 and $81.72 per barrel, respectively. The rise, reaching a four-month high, followed new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil.
