Onu
8 Nov
Governor Francis Nwifuru, Abia state governor Alex Otti, that of Enugu state Peter Mba, Minister for Works David Umahi, former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, and other dignitaries pay their last respect to former Minister of Science and Technology late Chief Ogbonnaya Onu describing him as a true democrat. Onu,…
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The British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, has expressed concern over insecurity in Osun occasioned by the battle for the control of local government secretariats between members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). He decried the killings and wanton destruction of property caused by the hostilities…
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The Ekiti State Government has approved the sum of N2,468,776,500.00 for water treatment chemicals and other reagents, clearing of 1,300 hectares of land in continuation of Land-clearing exercise for mechanized farming and procurement of Japan customized working tools for the youths in agriculture. The approvals were contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information…
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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has refuted recent online reports alleging financial infractions within the organisation. The organisation described the claims as entirely false, malicious, and misleading, stating that they are part of a deliberate attempt to smear its reputation and distract the Board from its mandate. In a statement on Tuesday,…
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South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday became the country's first sitting head of state on trial on criminal charges. He is also concurrently attending hearings at the country's Constitutional Court, whose judges are to decide in the coming weeks whether to uphold his December impeachment by parliament. AFP takes a look at…
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Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday, the day after reporting a slight improvement in his condition. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital last Friday with bronchitis, but it later developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking widespread alarm. In…
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A Singapore court has stayed the execution of a Malaysian prisoner for the second time just hours before he was due to be hanged for drug trafficking on Thursday. Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 37, had been scheduled for execution at the city-state's Changi Prison for trafficking 51.84 grams (1.83 ounces) of heroin, six years after he…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 14 Filipinos, and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Marj Maranga, Zara Fabian, Jonalyn Mendoza, Dominique Medina, Rachelle Cabalona, Krystel Aquilesca, Caselyn Pionela, Raizza Camara, Danica…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Secretary, OlabisiKamoru, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy of the letter obtained by the News…
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US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was "possible" with China -- a key target in the US leader's tariffs policy. In 2020, the United States had already agreed to "a great trade deal with China" and a new deal was "possible," Trump told reporters. Asked about the comments, Beijing's foreign…
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A member of India's ruling Hindu-nationalist party was sworn in Thursday as chief minister of Delhi after an election landslide handed it control of the capital for the first time in decades. Rekha Gupta, 50, of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the fourth woman to serve as chief minister of the…