Povey
2 Sep
Andrew Wynne, also known as Drew Povey, the British national accused of inciting insurrection against President Bola Tinubu's government, has called on the Nigerian government not to treat protests as acts of treason. Povey, whom the Nigerian authorities allege has been building “a network of sleeper cells to topple” the Tinubu's administration and “plunge the…
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A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old US citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary on the side of Ukraine to nearly seven years in prison. Russia has recently detained and tried a number of US citizens and completed a large prisoner exchange, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, which enabled the return…
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Impoverished Mozambique votes for a president and parliament in a tense mood Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy. READ ALSO:Four leading candidates in Mozambique’s presidential vote Barring any major surprises, the socialist Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) will hold on…
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The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum (PDPGF), Senator Bala Mohammed, has said that his Rivers State counterpart, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has proven himself a true democrat, who, against all odds, has pushed through with decisions and actions to deepen democracy. Mohammed said Fubara deployed democratic instincts with strategies to deliver democratic…
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Fire, on Monday, reportedly gutted a section of the Eleme Local Government Area (LGA) secretariat in Rivers State
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Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has declared Monday, 7 October, a public holiday to commemorate the 2024 World Teachers’ Day. READ ALSO:Kwara monarchs flee domains over kidnap threats This is contained in a statement on Sunday by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu. She…
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One year after Hamas's deadly attack on Israel unleashed war in Gaza, the Palestinian territory is unrecognizable and its residents are exhausted by displacement and shortages, with no end in sight. "It felt like the first day of the war all over again", said Khaled al-Hawajri, 46, as the Israeli forces bombarded his Gaza neighborhood…
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For five days now, Kamorudeen Adabanija, a loyalist of former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has been detained by the Nigeria Police in the state for allegedly defaming the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola. It was alleged that Adabanija, a member of Omoluabi Progressives, a caucus of the All Progressives Congress…
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The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), has opened offers for subscription to Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for October 2024 at an interest rate of 17.08 percent and 18.08 per cent respectively. The DMO, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the first offer is a two-year FGN savings…
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Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has resettled 424 households affected by insurgency in the newly constructed 500 housing units in Konduga town. READ ALSO:Zulum assesses flood-damaged infrastructure in Maiduguri for rebuilding The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the resettled persons were from the Towuri, Modu Amsamiri, Goniri, Mairamiri, Lawanti Grema Gogobe,…