Eight days to his 79th birthday, Gen Oladipo Diya, who was Nigeria’s former number two citizen, ex-Chief of General Staff, and deputy to the late dictator, Gen Sani Abacha, has died. He was 78. He reportedly died around 1:05 a.m. on Sunday at a hospital in Lagos. His death was confirmed by his son, Prince […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Osun State. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Mohammed Shuaibu unanimously overturned the earlier decision of the election petition tribunal which nullified the governor’s victory in January. The […]
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A Labour Party governorship aspirant in the forthcoming governorship primary holding in Imo State, Humphrey Anumudu, has been found dead in his house. He was reported dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja. The deceased was a native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government […]
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The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has again called on the Inspector General of Police, Baba Akali, to ensure a thorough investigation of the allegations of organ harvesting and rights violations against two police formations in Anambra State. The Executive Director, RULAAC, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, made the call at a meeting of Anambra […]
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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has disclosed that about 51,828 Boko haram fighters and their family members have surrendered to the Federal Government between July 2021 and May 2022. He disclosed this while delivering a lecture at the 7th Founders’ Day of the Edo State University Uzairue, titled “National Defence Policy And […]
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The Chairman, Council of Elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has condemned individuals fuelling ethnic baiting in Lagos State. Describing them as “political rascals”, he said there was no war between the Igbo and the Yoruba in the state. “We are in Nigeria and we have invested in Nigeria. Our investments are so much. We […]
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Long queues at commercial banks in Lagos have suddenly disappeared following the injection of more banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into commercial banks, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The apex bank had on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of bank notes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as […]
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If Nigeria’s experience of devastation caused by flooding last year is anything to go by, the recent warning by the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, about projected severe flooding this year should not be toyed with. The warning, which arose from predictions from relevant agencies, should be taken as the […]
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Pope Francis on Saturday extended a 2019 law to fight sexual abuse in the Church by making lay Catholic leaders responsible for acts committed under their watch in Vatican-approved bodies. A letter, directly sent by the pontiff, also said that vulnerable adults can be victims of predator priests — adding the vulnerability clause. The earlier […]
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Four people were confirmed dead in multiple accidents involving a tanker and two cars at the Lafenwa area of Abeokuta in Ogun on Friday night. Mrs. Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday. Okpe said that the accident was caused by speeding […]
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