Gunmen kill bus driver, abduct The Guardian correspondent, 17 others in Delta

Police arrest 3 as abductors demand N5 million for Osahon’s release Gunmen have kidnapped 18 passengers, after killing the bus driver at the Evwreni axis of the East-West road in Ughelli North Local Council of Delta State. One of the abducted passengers is The Guardian reporter in Yenagoa, Julius Osahon. The incident happened on Sunday […]

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House of Reps threatens heads of NNPC subsidiaries with arrest over non-appearance

• Accuses Kyari of shielding officials, GMD insists the company hiding nothing The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant for the arrest of the heads of subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The threat followed the failure of the leadership of the 17 subsidiaries to […]

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Nigeria 2023: Coast clears for Igbo presidency

By Luke Onyekakeyah With the declaration of the former Governor of Anambra State and former Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi, for the 2023 presidential elections, it is obvious that the coast is now clear for the Igbo to produce Nigeria’s president in the forthcoming 2023 […]

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UK apologises for hospital scandal over 200 baby deaths

More than 200 babies could have survived had they been given better care at birth, a damning report into Britain’s biggest maternity scandal said on Wednesday, prompting a government apology. The report listed a catalogue of repeated failings at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust over a 20-year period from 2000 to 2019. Babies […]

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PDP dismisses ‘another APC’s anthology of lies’

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed what it described as another anthology of lies by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, it described the press conference addressed on Monday by the Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed “as another anthology of […]

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Doyin Okupe withdraws from presidential race, backs Peter Obi

A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, and presidential hopeful has withdrawn from the 2023 race to support the ambition of ex-governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. He made this known on Wednesday at a press conference held at the Iwe Iroyin Press Centre in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, saying that leader of socio-political group, […]

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I watched my hand fall to ground – Farmer axed by bandits

Seventy-year-old farmer and vigilante from Itasa, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Amodu Bakare, lost his hands following an unprovoked attack by suspected Fulani bandits, who descended on him with axe and matchete. From his hospital bed, Bakare speaks in this interview about his close shave with death. How old are you and what […]

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Wike says he’s ready to be Nigeria’s president, it’s time to rescue country from APC lies

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he is fully prepared for the assignment of being the President of Nigeria, saying he has the capacity to address lingering issues of insecurity and poor national economy. He maintained that Nigerians can no longer resign to fate, suffer the pains of harsh economy and wanton killings under the […]

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Nigeria vs Ghana: Confusion as CAF doctor collapses, dies after fans invade MKO Abiola Stadium

Confusion has surrounded the death of Confederation of Africa Football’s doping doctor, Dr. Joseph Kabungo. Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, was said to have died shortly after Ghana stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday. There are reports that Kabungo died as a result of the stampede that occurred at the […]

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I can’t celebrate when people are mourning train attack victims – Tinubu

The stage was set. Gaily dressed and resplendent-looking guests who came from far and near sat in excitement, throwing banters. The event got underway with introduction of some of the dignitaries. Many others were finding their way into the expansive Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the ceremony. Then, there was an […]

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