Johnny Mercer
27 Mar 2024
A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of allegations that British special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Johnny Mercer, Britain's minister for veterans, has said "multiple officers" told him about alleged murders and a subsequent cover-up during the Afghan conflict. He has…
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The Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has called on Nigerians and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ignore the alleged suspension
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U.S politician and representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, Ilhan Omar, has rubbished an allegation of having a net worth of $83 million acquired in eight years. The claim was made on X by one Mila Joy with the handle, @MilaLovesJoe, who wondered how Omar arrived at the net worth from earning a $175,000 annual…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Airtel Nigeria have introduced the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a digital learning programme, to a primary school in Lagos State. Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, announced this during a joint field trip by Airtel Nigeria and UNICEF to St Agnes Primary School, Maryland, Lagos. The…
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Several notorious bandit leaders, who have long terrorised Batsari, Safana, and Jibia local government areas of Katsina State, have surrende
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Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill for the establishment of the college of health technology, Ovrode, 2024 for assent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proposed college of technology is to be located in Ovrode in Isoko Local Government of the state. The Executive bill was passed after its…
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Directs Education Minister to capture Institution in 2025 Budget for September takeoff President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Federal Government to take over Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a federal university. Following the President's directive, which came after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the final forfeiture of the…
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The Ogun Government, on Tuesday, assured its citizens of uninterrupted HIV/AIDS services following the funding suspension of public health programmes by the USAID. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, said the government was committed to ensuring the organisation’s withdrawal of support didn’t create a vacuum. The News…
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was on Tuesday quizzed by the Senate over 3,907 missing assault rifles, as contained in the 2019 Audit Report
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Dr Ben Oramalugo, the new Controller of Seme Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday urged officers to eliminate jealousy from their lives to achieve greatness. Oramalugo gave the advice shortly after assuming office at the Seme-Krake command in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oramalugo took over from Comptroller Kayode…
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The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has warned that the ongoing sand-filling of Makoko settlement that is reportedly claiming natural water bodies could lead to catastrophic flooding across Lagos Mainland.