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12 Dec
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over a closed-door meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which is the last one for the year 2024, commenced at 11:30 am with a reasonable number of governors, including those of Cross River, Imo, and Gombe, among others in attendance.…
26 Sep
President Bola Tinubu on Monday received the Edo State governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Okpebholo was accompanied by the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and some of the governors elected on the platform of the party. Among the governors sighted on the entourage was the chairman…
23 Sep
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on September 11, 2024, announced it had commenced implementation of a National Values Charter, as part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
8 Sep
A worrisome trend exists in the State House, Abuja, akin to scenarios that play out only in democracies under strain. Of late, there have been incidents, including attacks and restrictions on the press, in the context of diligent coverage of the President's activities and programmes. In the United States, for instance, hundreds of journalists cover…
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Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world's first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person when a vehicle stopped in front of them…
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Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia scored late on as the Italian Serie A leaders thought they were set to move four points clear of Inter Milan. Senegal attacker Dia rolled home a smart low finish in the 87th minute in Rome to deny Napoli victory and…
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An intense snowstorm in eastern Sweden on Saturday sparked two massive road accidents involving dozens of vehicles and leaving more than 100 people needing hospital treatment, officials said. Local media outlets carried footage showing dozens of cars and trucks rammed into each other, many of them largely destroyed, all of them covered in snow. The…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed his disappointment over the recent defections of members of the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He attributed their defection from the PDP to the APC to "problems of stomach infrastructure." Tambuwal, who spoke to…
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Anabela Rungo, the mother of Nigerian beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has been reportedly arrested in Cape Town over alleged illegal residence in South Africa. On Saturday morning, February 15, 2025, the department of Home Affairs, Republic of South Africa issued a notice of detention of Anabela Rungo, which was enforced by the South African Police…
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has assured the 50 political stalwarts that defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State that they will enjoy the same rights and privileges like every other party member. Prominent amongst those who decamped to the APC are former Governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero,…
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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday started the burial ceremony of his mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, with various traditional rites (Iwarinnwin). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the traditional rites, which will last for 14 days, took place at Eguae Iyoba N’ Uselu, by 5-junction in…
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and the Chief of Staff to the President , Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday visited the residence of the late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to commiserate with his family over the death of their patriarch. Abiodun arrived at the Lagos home of the Yoruba leader at 4.50 p.m. Gbajabiamila…
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The House of Representatives has absolved itself of the bribery allegations levelled against some of its members by the Head of Financial Crime Compliance of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan. This is contained in a statement issued by the Speaker of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich Security Conference. In what German media dubbed Merz's "diplomatic speed-dating", the CDU leader hoping to be the next chancellor joined speaking panels and met a…