Protesters made their way into the house, chanting slogans and waving the national flag Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced his resignation yesterday, hours after a crowd of angry protesters chased him from his residence as months of frustration brought on by an unprecedented economic crisis boiled over. Rajapaksa had fled his official residence in […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it declined to publish the names of the candidates submitted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial Districts, Senator Ahmed Lawan and Godswill Akpabio, because it didn’t monitor the primary elections that produced the duo. The Commission insisted that the constitution […]
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Superstar musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that money and success can never alter his personality. In his Instagram story late Friday, the Stand Strong crooner noted that he can’t change his personality for anything. He noted that even though one of the disadvantages of being himself was for him to be […]
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Photo of the freed train passengers One hundred and three days after the March, 28 attack on Abuja-Kaduna AK9 train, where nine persons were killed and 63 other passengers kidnapped, the terrorists have freed seven victims. Lead negotiator and Media Consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar, Mallam Tukur Mamu, facilitated the release on Saturday. Those freed […]
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Emergency responders have rescued three persons from a Lexus Jeep that was swept away by a heavy flood around Oyatoki area of Agege, Lagos State. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Saturday in Lagos. Farinloye said that the incident involved […]
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Protesters demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gather inside the compound of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Palace in Colombo. Photo: AFP Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office. Thousands of people had […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari visits Kuje Prison in Abuja after terrorist attack Nasarawa State Police command has recaptured Hassan Hassan, a suspected member of the Book Haram group who recently escaped from the Kuje correctional centre. Terrorists on Tuesday attacked the Kuje medium custodial centre and freed over 800 inmates including members of the Boko Haram […]
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More than three weeks after traveling out of Nigeria to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Presidential Candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has traveled to the United Kingdom (UK). With crisis in the PDP, most stakeholders in the party are said to be worried that Atiku, who they believed should be […]
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Boats at the LASWA Yard, Five Cowries Terminal, Ikoyi, Lagos Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around the Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occurred on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority […]
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As Muslims celebrate Eid-el Kabir, President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Daura, Katsina State to celebrate the Sallah holiday. The President; Senate President Ahmed Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and other Federal Government dignitaries have congratulated Nigerians on the Sallah celebrations. In a similar vein, presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives […]
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