Members of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) position themselves on the Ugandan side of the border town in Bunagana, Democratic Republic of Congo, while awaiting deployment on March 30, 2023. – Democratic Republic of Congo rebels continue to occupy strategic positions in the east of the country l(Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) An […]
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Scene of the collapsed building yesterday. Credit: Eniola Daniel NlBIFM tasks leaders on preventive maintenance, infrastructure decay Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Farouk Salim, yesterday, said that Nigeria had witnessed a disturbing increase in cases of building collapse over the years. He noted that statistics have shown that there are over 221 cases […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, struck out an interim order of forfeiture obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking to seize 14 property allegedly linked to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the suit on the ground that Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution prevents […]
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Credit: Twitter AG, Ladigbolu, others dismiss story as rumour Notwithstanding that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said the emergence of the new Alaafin of Oyo would follow the appropriate procedures, social media has been awash with the news that Lukman Ayinla Gbadegesin Agunloye has emerged as the Alaafin-elect. In what came as […]
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Credit: Twitter Obi accuses INEC of bias, impartiality over move to dismiss petition against Tinubu Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he is not like the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, whose candidacy is embroiled in controversies, a reason he has been able to run for the office of the President […]
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• Subsidy removal: Petrol may hit N800/litre from June, stakeholders doubt FG • IPMAN says Buhari yet to honour palliative agreement for CNG, LPG Nigeria may see a foreign exchange gap hovering around $15.1 billion as the Federal Government plans to remove subsidy on the premium motor spirit (PMS) in two months. This comes as […]
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The president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has moved into the Defence House in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja ahead of his inauguration as Nigeria’s president on May 29th, 2023. He and the vice president-elect Kashim Shetttima are expected to stay at the Defence House where they will move into the Presidential Villa after swearing-in. The […]
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The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year — but warned the virus was still on the move. The World Health Organization said Covid-19 was here to stay and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including post-Covid-19 conditions, or […]
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Nigeria has sent buses to war-torn Sudan to evacuate its stranded nationals, who are mainly students. This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who said that the students were undergoing registration. She shared photographs of the students on Twitter, saying: “As our students in Sudan queued […]
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The abandoned hospital Residents in New Kutunku in the Gwagwalada Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory are bearing the brunt of a 12-year-old health facility abandoned by the Federal Capital Development Authority At New Kutunku, life is cheap, especially the lives of pregnant women, children, and senior citizens. Yet, a cottage hospital stands […]
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