Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. The first capsize took place around 3:00 am (0000 GMT) off the island of Samos near the Turkish border. The coastguard rescued 37 people, including a woman who had died, government spokesman Pavlos […]
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President Bola Tinubu has once again stressed his commitment to peaceful resolution of the Niger Republic’s crisis. He said: “We are deep in our attempts to peacefully settle the issue in Niger by leveraging on our diplomatic tools. “I continue to hold ECOWAS back, despite its readiness for all options, in order to exhaust all […]
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, has been officially confirmed dead following genetic analysis, according to investigators. The crash of his plane earlier in the week had raised suspicions and prompted speculation about the Kremlin’s potential involvement. The incident occurred two months after Wagner staged a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership. “Molecular-genetic […]
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General Abdourahamane Tchiani This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN – Télé Sahel on July 28, 2023 shows General Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s new strongman, speaking on national television and reads a statement as “President of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland”, after the ouster of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum. (Photo […]
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– Govt debunks allegations, says it didn’t sell farms, quit notice fake Over 50,000 farmers and inhabitants of some villages in Ondo West Local Government area of Ondo State have staged a peaceful mass protest to reject alleged plot by the State government to sell their farmlands and Cocoa plantations to foreign companies. The farmers, […]
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Capt Nuhu Musa, The Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has deployed the national aviation safety reporting system for both mandatory and voluntary reports. The deployment was announced in All Operators Letter (AOL) referenced NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/341 dated 25th August, 2025 addressed to all aviation stakeholders and the general public. […]
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Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has taken another swipe at President Bola Tinubu querying his primary and secondary education claim. As reported by The Punch in a story titled “Tinubu should tell Nigerians how he got degree without primary, secondary education – Atiku”, the former […]
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By Gift Habib Since 2020, armed forces have shortened democratically elected governments in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali, and Sudan without severe outcomes. The coup in Niger Republic has raised serious concerns about regional stability and democratic principles in West Africa. Niger brings the number of unconstitutional regimes to six on the continent. Four of the […]
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National Common Entrance Examination No fewer than 66,055 Primary six pupils sat for the Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into Junior Secondary School classes in Kwara State. The schools will open for the 2023/2024 in September this year. According to a statement by the Press Secretary, the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Peter Amogbonjaye, […]
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A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Taraba State, Victor Kona, has passed on. He died in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja after a brief illness. A press statement from the media aide to the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, Emmanuel Bello who confirmed the incident, described his passage as […]
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