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14 Sep
Dr Mariya Mahmoud, the FCT Minister of State, has said that the administration is committed in giving residents qualitative healthcare services under the newly inaugurated “Renewed Hope Medical Mission”. Mahmoud said this on Friday during the flag-off of the medical outreach in Bwari area council of the FCT. She said that the aim of the…
14 Sep
Escalating fighting between factions of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels has left at least 15 people dead this week in a gang
14 Sep
A "Marxist" and a "radical" who wants to "destroy" America: as Democrats rally around the candidacy of Kamala Harris, Republicans have begun employing significantly more negative and aggressive rhetoric than they had against Joe Biden. An AFP analysis of the language used in nearly 120 hours of televised speeches and remarks by both parties' candidates…
14 Sep
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, has warned the nation about a possible river flooding disaster along the Niger and Benue rivers. Utsev, during a press briefing in Abuja, told reporters that water levels in the rivers have reached alarming levels, nearing red alert. According to him, the significant increase in daily flow…
14 Sep
The Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa has confirmed the killing of a notorious bandits’ leader, Kachalla Halilu and scores of other bandits in the ongoing operations in Zamfara. The Defense Chief confirmed the development during a visit to Gov. Dauda Lawal in Government House, Gusau on Friday. He said Halilu and a score…
14 Sep
Peru will on Saturday lay to rest polarizing former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled with an iron fist in the 1990s and later spent 16
14 Sep
Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism, Insurgency And Terrorism (BRAVEIT), a civil society group, has condemned what it described as “smear campaign against the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa”. The group, in a statement jointly signed by its National Coordinator, Dr. A. K. Peters, and the National Patron, Dr Muhammed Abubakar, on Friday…
14 Sep
The Nigerian Armed Forces have thwarted a significant oil theft operation in the South-South region, preventing the illegal diversion of crude oil valued at over N1.3 billion.
14 Sep
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics agency.
14 Sep
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said that the current economic situation in Nigeria is scary.
14 Sep
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has implored Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited, which recently acquired the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), to accept the liabilities and not just the assets of the oil firm it bought over.
14 Sep
Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has listed benefits of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent state visit to the People’s Republic of China, to include increase in exportation of Nigerian commodities to China.
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Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed displeasure over the way the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and accused his men of setting up a mechanism aimed at resuming oil exploration in Ogoniland despite mass protest on Saturday. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement, said massive protests have disrupted its…
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The people of Ogoni in Rivers State have kicked against violence, expressing support for the ongoing dialogue approach by the Federal Government towards the resumption of oil exploration in the area. Ogoni oil sites were blocked since 1995 following the extra-judicial murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis. The Ogonis, in a resolution issued…
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The former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful economic progress if it remained heavily dependent on imports. Masari was speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, in collaboration with…
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The Ogun Commissioner of Police (CP), Lanre Ogunlowo, has reminded motorists of the virtue of patience and complying with traffic regulations to save travel time. The CP disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in Abeokuta on Saturday. Odutola said the CP had gone on…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemned Hamas on Saturday for "forcing" the three latest Israeli hostages freed by the Palestinian militant group to speak before large crowds of its supporters. Though welcoming their release, Baerbock said it was "intolerable that Hamas has again shown the three men in public... and forced them to give 'interviews',"…
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India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. "Development has won, good governance has won," Modi said after the city's ex-leader -- a key opposition figurehead to the premier -- was confirmed…
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Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, aspires to make Brazil a leader in the fight against global…
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Ms Khadijat Omotayo, the Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Constituency Affairs, says that the president is running a non-partisan and all-inclusive administration. Omotayo said this during a townhall with some critical stakeholders on Saturday in Jos. She said that the townhall aimed at getting feedbacks from the stakeholders in the state on government’s…
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The Nigerian Legion, Kaduna State chapter, has donated N10 million to 160 widows in the state. The money was a pledge redeemed by Gov. Uba Sani to the Nigerian Legion on the 2025 emblem launching day. The acting Chairman of the state’s chapter of the legion, retired Maj. Baren Danjuma, disclosed this while briefing the…
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Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. The new embassy -- if approved by the UK government -- would be the "biggest Chinese embassy in Europe", one lawmaker said earlier. Protester Iona Boswell, a 40-year-old social worker, told AFP…