The spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, did not respond to an inquiry, concerning whether or not the anti-graft agency would testify against Mrs Alison-Madueke in the United Kingdom. British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences, saying they […]
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The African Union has suspended the Republic of Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup in the country. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, the union noted that its decision to suspend Niger followed the failure of the military junta to hand over power to the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum. “The […]
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Therapist Jamie Mahler from California has revealed the signs of a toxic person. Disclosing that she once used to be toxic before healing herself, she said toxic people are passive-aggressive and seek constant validation. A therapist has revealed the three signs that you may be a toxic person – noting that it’s never too late […]
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First womb transplant carried out in UK The first womb transplant has been carried out by surgeons on a woman in the United Kingdom. The woman’s sister was the living womb donor. According to The Guardian on Wednesday, the unidentified 34-year-old married recipient from England underwent a nine-hour transplant procedure. The married woman was born […]
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By Eze Onyekpere Last week, the Federal Government through the National Economic Council approved N5bn for each state of the federation as a palliative to cushion the harsh effect of fuel subsidy removal. The palliative also includes five trucks of rice for each state. States are to purchase sundry items, including 100,000 bags of rice, […]
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Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has said that music should be the essence of the artiste. Speaking with Disk Jockey, Zane Lowe, in an interview that aired via YouTube on Monday, the self-acclaimed African Giant talked at length about his music career and his upcoming album “I Told Them.” When […]
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By Sheriffdeen Tella It is not uncommon to read reports of the destruction of illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region. The appellation ‘illegal’ could have arisen from the fact that the crude oil being refined was stolen from the oil rigs or reserves; or probably because the refineries did not go through official company […]
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President Tinubu and his ministers By Jide Ojo I watched the colourful swearing-in of 45 out of the proposed 48 ministers of President Bola Tinubu last Monday, August 21. It came 84 days after the president’s inauguration on May 29, 2023. It’s the seventh of such in this Fourth Republic which started in 1999. Hearty […]
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An accident scene on Auchi–Okene Road The death of 4,387 persons in road accidents in Nigeria between January and June 2023 draws fresh attention to the shabby state of roads nationwide, the flouting of safety regulations, and the failure of law enforcement agencies to impose order on the highways. The Federal Road Safety Corps stated […]
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Tuberculosis, a lung disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide, is dangerously on the march in Nigeria. “A recent figure from the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme” detailing over 2,000 new positive cases in the first half of 2023 in Plateau State underscores the problem and the need for improved preventive and […]
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