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26 Aug
France will propose Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to serve on the European Commission after the shock resignation of Brussels heavyweight Thierry Breton, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Monday. Sejourne "meets all the necessary criteria," the Elysee Palace said, highlighting his previous experience leading the liberal Renew group in the European Parliament. It added that…
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The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) and other agencies rescued three men who were trapped in a blocked manhole in Abuja. The other agencies involved in the rescue operation at Guzape, Asokoro District, are the FCT Fire Service and the National Emergency Management Agency. The acting Director-General of the department, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed,…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara South Senatorial District, Engineer Opeyemi Olabanji, has cautioned the youths against being used by inordinate politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olabanji, while addressing the youth wing of the APC from Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, who yesterday paid him a…
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Politics Why Atiku can’t be president in 2027 - Okupe NAN A former spokesman and ex-Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, and not the North, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Hours after the tragedy that hit a community in Silame Local Government Area (LGA), Sokoto State, when a warplane targeted the Lakurawa insurgents, a lady who was a victim has narrated how her family members fell victim to the attack, alleging that they were burnt to death in an inferno that ensued during the attack.…
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Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has consoled with his counterpart of Jigawa, Gov. Umar Namadi over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Maryam, who died on Wednesday. Mr. Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. Radda described the demise of a mother…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has urged truck and commercial drivers on routine maintenance of their vehicles to avert traffic crashes experienced in the Yuletide. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki noted that many vehicles…
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Military airstrikes in Nigeria have killed no fewer than 70 people in the year 2024, according to a report by the Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ). The report comes following the latest incident which saw an unspecified number of villagers residing in two localities in the Silame local government area of Sokoto State being feared…
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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to ensure the 2025 budget prioritises business-friendly policies that foster economic growth and stability. Its President, Dr Emeka Obegolu, in his Christmas message in Abuja, emphasised the need for provisions that addressed the challenges faced by businesses in the country. Obegolu listed…
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A consortium of five Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Advocacy for Disability Act Cluster (ADAC) has lauded Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State for signing the state’s Disability Bill into law. Mrs Grace Jerry, ADAC Cluster Anchor and the Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), gave the commendation in a statement in…
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested 20 suspects in connection with the killings in Tingbwa Gidan Ado community of Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, the Commander of OPSH disclosed this at the Christmas luncheon organised for troops of OPSH and 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday…