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Supporters of former Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, have raised concerns that the N33.8 billion money laundering allegations against him may be politically motivated. In a statement released in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday and signed by Jacob Sunkani, the group argued that recent developments in the trial at the Federal High Court in…
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Thirteen Kenyan security officers pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two Indian men and their Kenyan driver in 2022 in a politically-charged case, their lawyer said Friday. The policemen along with a national intelligence officer and a wildlife warden went before a judge on Thursday over the killing of driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange and…
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Russia on Friday said it captured two more east Ukrainian villages in the Donetsk region, edging closer to the central Dnipropetrovsk region. Moscow has pressed a small but steady advance in eastern Ukraine since last summer, bringing home some successes, with morale in Russia now emboldened by US President Donald Trump opening talks with the…
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In defiance of the advice by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed that local government elections will hold in Osun State on Saturday. According to him, the elections will take place unfailingly under the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). Spokesperson to the State Governor, Olawale Rasheed,…
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The Abia State Police Command has said it is aware of a trending video on Facebook depicting some police officers manhandling a civilian along Lagos Street, Umuahia, the state capital. In a statement on Friday, the Spokesperson for the command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the officers involved have been identified, and are currently under interrogation…
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The leadership of the South-South Zonal Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension earlier imposed on the South-South Zonal Acting Secretary of the party, Barr. George Turnah, by the Bayelsa State Working Committee of the PDP on grounds of alleged misconduct. It could be recalled that the Bayelsa State Working…
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The Delta State Government has announced the demotion of two serving engineers in the state civil service for issuing certificates of job completion on road projects that were yet to be completed. The affected officers, Gabriel Evuarhere and Samuel Nwokolobia, both engineers, were demoted from Deputy Director to Assistant Director and from Assistant Director to…
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As of February 2025, the world’s ten richest women collectively hold a staggering net worth of approximately $503.3 billion, according to Forbes. These influential figures have amassed their fortunes across diverse industries, from retail and cosmetics to finance and shipping. 1. Alice Walton Alice Walton, 75, remains the richest woman in the world with a…
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“I wake up tired, I sleep tired, and even inside my dreams, I’m working.” These were the words of Chima, a 32-year-old banker in Lagos, who barely has time to rest. “Sometimes, I don’t even remember the last time I had a full day off without emails or calls from work, she told Guardian Life.…
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The Ijaw Youth Consultative Forum (IYCF) on Friday condemned the false and malicious allegations leveled against Chief Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). It noted that allegations published in The Guardian newspaper on February 19, 2025, were a desperate attempt to tarnish Chief Otuaro's reputation and derail the progress achieved under…