Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, accused the Supreme Court of using the instrumentality of adjournments to subvert the cause of justice in the case of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group described this development as part of efforts for Kanu’s continued detention in Department of State Services (DSS) solitary confinement in […]
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Appeal by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, urging political parties to keep the peace and eschew violence in the campaign for the November 11 off-season gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states is timely. But it should be backed by a tougher stance, considering that political parties […]
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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP) • 100m women’s hurdles begins today Thousands of fans stormed the Budapest Stadium, yesterday, to cheer world record holder, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who started training ahead of her women’s 100m hurdles title defence at the ongoing World Athletics Championships. Amusan will begin her title defence […]
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Site of oil spill A fresh oil spill has reportedly occurred in Bodo City, in Gokana Council (Ogoni) of Rivers State. This is coming after multiple crude oil spills recently occurred in the area, as well as in two other communities in Aleto and Eteo, in Eleme Local Council of the state. The latest spill, […]
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More than one week after the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) called off its nationwide industrial action, resident doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State, have continued the strike action, following the non-payment of two months arrears of salary owed their members employed under a local arrangement by […]
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Dele Alake addresses staff of the Ministry The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has explained the reasons behind his appointment to the Ministry by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which stirred controversies. Speaking Monday on the assumption of office at the Ministry, he credited his appointment to his sense of responsibility, expertise and track record, […]
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•’Govt not subsidising petrol at current prices’ J.P. Morgan says Nigeria’s headline inflation will continue to trend upwards as policy reforms “feed through” and that it could reach 28 per cent by the end of the year. The American leading investment bank states in its market research document on the Nigerian economy titled, ‘Reform pause […]
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President Bola Tinubu and new ministers In a bid to reboot his three-month-long administration, President Bola Tinubu yesterday, charged the 45 newly sworn-in Ministers to prioritise national interests and shun regional or primordial considerations while working towards facilitating the delivery of objectives that underpin the renewed hope agenda of his administration. Speaking shortly after he […]
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• Says PDP governors begged Tinubu to appoint allies • Promises to tackle insecurity in FCT, implement master plan • My watchword is transparency, says Keyamo • Journalists shut out as interior minister meets staff • I’m not Minister of Ebonyi, S’East, Umahi affirms With speculations and intense lobbying over, screening by the National Assembly […]
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The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, advised the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to stand alone or even partner with President Bola Tinubu, rather than align with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu […]
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