A United States-based Nigerian professor, Marinus Iwuchukwu, and a woman identified as Charce Dunn have been found dead in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. They were found dead along Thorncrest Drive, Wilkins Township, Pittsburg on Tuesday after an alleged “domestic disturbance” around 10 am. The Allegheny County Police said they received a call to check on the well-being […]
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As the general elections draw nearer, the womenfolk have been assured of 35 percent representation at all tiers of government if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu mounts the saddle of leadership of the country. The assurance came from Tinubu’s wife, Senator Oluremi at the APC professionals forum […]
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Ondo State Government has extended the maternity leave period for female civil servants in the state from three months to six months. The state’s Head of Service, Kayode Ogundele, said that the move became imperative in the bid to ensure a total child development. He who disclosed this while receiving members of the Federation of […]
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An application filed by the DCP Abba Kyari and three other suspended police officers seeking to quash the criminal charges against them has been adjourned until March 22 for ruling. Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja fixed the date after counsel for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Joseph Sunday, and […]
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A human rights organisation under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Social Right Advancement and Development Initiative, ASRADI, has told Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the St. Paul Aroloya Primary School in Lagos which the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, […]
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The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that the terror rocking the North West and North East is caused by struggle over mineral resources. The NNPP candidate made the disclosure while speaking at Chatham House in London on Wednesday. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and former defence […]
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The abductors of an Ekiti State Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Michael Olofinlade, have set him free after spending three days in their den. Sources said that Olofinlade, who was abducted at about 6pm on Saturday on the Itaji Ekiti-Ijelu Ekiti Road in the Oye Local Government Area of the state while he returning to his […]
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Police Inspector-General Usman Baba, will not be retiring when he turns 60 years on March 1, 2023, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said on Wednesday. Dingyadi’s comments followed fresh concerns about the IGP’s possible retirement amidst the 2023 elections. Baba turns 60 on March 1, 2023; four days after the presidential election and […]
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says if elected, his administration will meet every demand of the residents in Ekiti state. He spoke on Tuesday while addressing residents of Ekiti at the presidential rally of the party in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. According to TheCable, the former vice-president said […]
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Despite spending over $1bn to reclaim Boko Haram-held territories in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States since 2015, Nigeria’s security and that of the Lake Chad Basin remains unstable due to lingering conflicts in Libya, the Central African Republic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. President Muhammadu Buhari said this on Tuesday, shortly after receiving the “Award […]
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