A handout picture made available by the supreme leader office shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing nation in a live TV speech on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Tehran on July 31 2020. (Photo by – / Khamenei.IR / AFP) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has granted clemency to more than […]
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National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on its members to proceed on an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning from Monday, August 2.The President of the association, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the resolutions reached at its just-concluded 2021 National […]
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National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, is hale and hearty, his aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, has said. Rahman, who is the Special Adviser to the ex-governor, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, to dispel the rumour that his principal had passed on. […]
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VP meets Ministers Malami, Keyamo, Fashola, Lai Mohammed Tension in states as congresses take off Party threatens sanctions for parallel congresses Worried by the impact of the judgment of the Supreme Court on the fate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to meet with all ministers […]
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VP meets Ministers Malami, Keyamo, Fashola, Lai Mohammed Tension in states as congresses take off Party threatens sanctions for parallel congresses Worried by the impact of the judgment of the Supreme Court on the fate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to meet with all ministers […]
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Lawyer institutes judicial process to access client in DSS custody The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday declared every Monday, effective August 9,2021, a sit-at-home day to press for the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. But Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has kicked against the move, warning that it could worsen […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Friday, confirmed that cholera deaths in the territory have risen to 69. Acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS), Dr Mohammed Kawu, who briefed newsmen after the meeting of FCT Emergency Committee with the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, said the cases, as of July […]
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Factions reject consensus, threaten parallel excos We’ll move against saboteurs — Buni Confusion, protests and threats on Friday characterised the build-up to today’s ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the states of the federation. In some states where factions loyal to governors are working on consensus executives, opposing forces rejected such consensus […]
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‘Next few days will be interesting, revealing’ Senior lawyers on Friday gave legal opinions on how Nigeria can handle the request of the United States on the planned prosecution of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, indicted for internet fraud in America. Kyari, following his alleged involvement with self-confessed fraudster, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi, was […]
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Cholera Ravages 18 States, FCT We Are Tackling Situation, Say NCDC, States ‘How To Prevent Infection, Spread’ Relatives and friends of victims of the ravaging cholera outbreak in the country have called on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and state governments to take urgent steps to contain the spread of the disease, saying […]
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