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6 Mar 2024
Norway's 87-year-old King Harald, who was flown home at the weekend after contracting an infection in Malaysia, will have a pacemaker inserted likely early next week, the palace said Wednesday. Europe's oldest reigning monarch, King Harald fell ill while on a holiday on the Malaysian island of Langkawi. He was hospitalised for several days before…
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The protracted battle for the throne of the Kano emirate took a fresh dimension on Thursday as Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, urged President Bola Tinubu to move the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, out of the state. The Deputy Governor also faulted the police command in Kano for dispersing some aggrieved youths…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the constitution of a panel of inquiry on the recent chieftaincy dispute involving Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle towns of Obokun Local Government of Area of Osun State. The governor promised to set up the committee when he visited Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle during recent communal clashes, Adeleke's spokesperson…
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The European Union (EU) said it is investing over €280 million in investment opportunities to job opportunities and fight poverty in Nigeria. The intervention came at a critical moment when the new government of the United States of America announced plans to withdraw all grants and cut funding on humanitarian services to Africa. EU Ambassador…
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The police in Lagos have announced that they have restored the security details of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. Meranda's security details were controversially withdrawn on Thursday morning, hours before the ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, returned to the assembly with security officials and claimed he was still the speaker.…
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to desist from staging protests against the commission and other anti-corruption agencies. Olukoyede said such actions could undermine the fight against corruption. The EFCC boss made the call at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) Conference of the Human…
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Mudashiru Obasa, the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has issued an apology to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force for the assault on their operatives at the Assembly on February 17. In a statement he signed on Thursday, February 27, which was made available to The…
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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, for₦5 million with two sureties. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu, on Thursday, while delivering the bail terms, stated that the two sureties must provide proof of means of livelihood as well as valid…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a special committee on the prevention of boat accidents to enhance safety on inland waterways. Oyetola disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said that this was a crucial step in…