Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his “fatherly intervention” in the political crisis that rocked the state recently. Fubara’s gratitude is contained in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He said that the president’s […]
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Lagos State government today announced an end to the 50 percent cut in fare in state owned transport system. In a memo on Saturday by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, it directed that its field officers be informed by the development. The stoppage is coming about two months after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the […]
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– reiterates commitment to free education, Zero Out-of-School Policy As part of efforts aimed at further improving the state’s educational system, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the immediate disbursement of N497 million for the payment of the 2023 WAEC examination fees for students enrolled in the state’s public schools. The disbursement is […]
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Notwithstanding the federal law mandating hospitals to treat victims of gunshots with or without police treatment in order to save precious and innocent lives, it has become necessary for the government to embrace sterner measures to make this effective, following various incidences of non-compliance that have resulted in untimely deaths. The rising wave of new-age […]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he was breaking off contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have written him off,” Turkish media quoted Erdogan as […]
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More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia’s Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, the regional government said Saturday. Bridges and roads have been destroyed by the downpour, making it difficult to reach affected households, the Somali Regional State Communication […]
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Editors note: Graphic content / A man rushes as he carries a toddler into the Al-Shifa hospital following the bombing of a house during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza City’s Mansura neighbourhood, in the eastern suburb of Shujaiya on November 4, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. – Thousands […]
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President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to providing the necessary support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to unlock their full potential and ensure their long-term success. He said this at the 2023 Edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on […]
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Guinea’s military junta chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara speaks in Conakry on September 30, 2009. – Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was taken out of prison on Saturday morning by a heavily armed commando in an operation that led to heavy exchanges of fire in central Conakry (Photo by Seyllou Diallo / AFP) Former […]
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French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann (left); French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mrs Catherine Colonna, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila during the meeting of the President and French Minister at the State House, Abuja… yesterday Credit: Philip Ojisua • Signs 100m Euros Agreement For […]
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