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Top members of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), who are grassroots mobilisers of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was announced by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who welcomed them to the APC. According to Jibrin, who shared on X, the first…
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Two health workers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have been sacked after saying they would not treat Israeli patients. They said they would rather kill them in a video shared on social media. The video, uploaded to TikTok on Wednesday, showed the exchange between a man and a woman in NSW…
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The clean-up project in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region by Shell has been described as a "con" and a "scam" that has wasted money and left the people of the land to continue living with the devastating impact of oil pollution—13 years after a ground-breaking UN report exposed the seriousness of their situation. The…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Dr. Winifred Awosika, on her 85th birthday, hailing her contributions to Nigeria’s educational sector.on Wednesday congratulated Dr. Winifred Awosika, on her 85th birthday, hailing her contributions to Nigeria’s educational sector. “For over five decades, she shaped the future of countless young Nigerians through her pioneering work as the Founder…
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Residents of the Otumara Community of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos have decried the Lagos State Building Control Agency’s (LASBCA) order to demolish their houses. The Guardian earlier reported that the LASBCA marked make-shift structures, shanties, and illegally developed buildings in the community for removal. While narrating this ordeal, a resident of the…
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 36-year-old security man, Justice Terfa to 18 months in prison for defrauding a woman of 30 number day-old chicks and money for feeding. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict…
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The Chairman of the Board of Management at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr Dayo Israel, has called on Nigerian youths to stay focused and hopeful, stressing that they have a pivotal role to play in the nation’s rebuilding efforts. Speaking on Wednesday during the inauguration of the APC Youth League’s state chapter executives in…
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Libya's minister for cabinet affairs, Adel Juma, was wounded in an attempted assassination in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, the Government of National Unity said in a statement. The UN-recognised GNU, which is based in Tripoli, condemned the attack and said Juma was "in stable condition" after "shots were fired at his car" by an…
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The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP. Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command in synergy with Neighborhood Watch Group,…
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The Federal Ministry of Finance has signed an agreement for Nigeria to host the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025). Afreximbank is a pseudonym for the African Export-Import Bank, also called the Banque Africaine d’Import-Export. It is an institution under the African Development Bank (AfDB) established to promote and finance intra- and extra-African trade. The 2025…
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Twelve people have been killed by the Lassa fever outbreak in Ondo State, with no fewer than 112 confirmed cases. The Statistician-General of the state, Olusola Ajayi, who revealed this, stated that 353 cases have been reported in the state. While describing the situation as alarming, Ajayi urged workers of the state waste management authority…