Bianca Ojukwu
17 Feb
Amid the ongoing United States (U.S.) illegal immigrants deportation exercise, the Federal Government has urged the U.S. government to ensure the humane deportation of Nigerians. U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to deport illegal immigrants. The U.S. government has begun the deportation of undocumented immigrants from Mexico, India, and Colombia. Nigeria's Minister of State for…
25 Oct
Sly Ezeokenwa, the factional National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA), says the appointment of Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as a minister is an audacious and laudable move by President Bola Tinubu. Ezeokenwa, who was elected as APGA National Chairman in 2023 following the completion of a two-term eight years tenure by the former National…
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has extended his condolences to the family of the late Abdullatif Abdussalam, who served as the governor’s special adviser on Yoruba Community Affairs. This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa in Kano on Tuesday. Yusuf described Abdussalam’s death as a huge loss to…
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The Forum of Zonal Coordinators of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), representing the North Central, North East, North West
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to deepening diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom (UK). Tuggar made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, on the sideline of his three-day high-level visit to the UK from March 3 to 5, for strategic cooperation across multiple sectors. In…
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Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Police sources confirmed the incident on Tuesday to security pundit, Zagazola Makama, stating that the attack occurred on Sunday night at around 11:30 pm.…
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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has joined other Nigerian lawmakers in calling for 35 per cent affirmative action for women in the legislature. Represented by the Wife of the Speaker, Hajiya Fatima Abass, Mrs Tinubu made this declaration on Tuesday morning in Abuja at the Exhibition on Art for Governance held at the National…
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The Police in Bauchi have apprehended a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for the alleged murder of his mother. The police said the suspect killed his 40-year-old mother, Salama Abdullahi, with a pestle at Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, on…
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The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Prof. Timothy Anake, has praised the Federal Government for approving establishment of 11 new private universities. Anake made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota. “Approval of more private universities by the Federal Government is a welcome development as…
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Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in, sparking swift retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa. Stinging US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods came into effect as a deadline to avert President Donald Trump's levies passed without the…
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North Korea has slammed the United States for "political and military provocations" over the visit of a US Navy aircraft carrier to the South Korean port of Busan. The statement by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's ruler Kim Jong Un, was published Tuesday by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).…
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Sri Lanka's fragile economic recovery could be hampered by threatened trade union strikes over reduced benefits for government employees in this year's budget, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden budget raised public sector salaries but also made deep cuts to longstanding perks in a continuing effort to repair…