Malam Mohammed Idris
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The Women’s Advocacy for Research and Documentation Center (WARD-C) on Wednesday underscored the importance of social justice, equity and women’s inclusion in governance. Mrs. Hassana Kpetu, Team Lead of WARD-C in Niger, said this during a courtesy visit to Malam Mohammed Idris, a Niger State House of Assembly member representing Tafa Constituency. She explained that…
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Marco Asensio starred as Aston Villa beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday to book a Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Asensio came off the bench to strike twice in the second half of the last-16 second leg at Villa Park. The in-form Spanish forward has netted seven times since joining on loan…
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Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to complete an emphatic 9-3 aggregate win and set up a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. The Gunners demolished the Dutch champions 7-1 in the Netherlands last week, making the second leg at the Emirates a formality. Arsenal, with seven changes from Sunday's…
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Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during a protest march by pensioners in Buenos Aires. Scores of riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to try to disperse stone-throwing protesters, many of whom had turned out in football jerseys for the demonstration against President…
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Jose Mourinho bragged that Fenerbahce are a better team than Rangers as he challenged Ibrox interim boss Barry Ferguson not to take a cautious approach against his side in Thursday's Europa League last-16 second leg. The Turkish team must overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit in Glasgow after their 18-game unbeaten run was ended in Istanbul…
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President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways. The 31 actions are part of what Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin called "the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in US history," as…
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The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Wednesday, warned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse, while alerting them to the coming rainy season. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, gave the warming while speaking with journalists during a news conference at in Lagos. Wahab appealed to…
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has said that leadership was not about holding on to power but to create meaningful change or impact on the people. Okpebholo stated this while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Youth Leadership Clinic on Wednesday in Benin City. The clinic was organised for secondary school students by the…
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President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting principal officers of the National Assembly for an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The members of parliament arrived at the State House forecourt around 7:00 pm. in two Toyota Coaster buses. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, later joined the gathering. This marks the second…
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The Federal Government on Wednesday vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the recent industrial accident that occurred at a steel plant in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, in a statement, expressed deep condolences to the families of the…
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President Donald Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that US negotiators headed to Moscow could secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, with officials saying the United States wants Russia to agree to an unconditional halt to hostilities. The Kremlin said it was awaiting details of a US-Ukrainian proposal agreed this week, and gave no indication of…