Nigerians including students living in the war-hit Ukraine are appealing to the government of Nigeria to evacuate them as they were stuck amid the Russian invasion and the closure of Ukrainian airspace. This is as a former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Ogbole Amedu-Ode, said Russia sees the neutralization of a perceived existential threat (Ukraine joining […]
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Obasanjo (middle), Atiku (second right) and others, during the visit…yesterday • Urges Youths To Compete With Elders For Elective Offices In 2023 Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, met with his erstwhile boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Alake of Egba Land, Oba Adetokunbo Gbadebo and Chairman, Premier Lotto limited, Sir Kessington Adebukunola Adebutu in Ogun […]
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Doctors attending to COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital, Abuja • Over 50% Of Nigerians Have Been Exposed To Virus – NCDC • Says Nigeria Was Already Alert Before COVID-19 Because Of Challenges Of Other Infectious Diseases • Healthcare Challenges Far From Being Over – Experts • Progress In Health Sector Too Little, Too Late, […]
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Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano Gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group have killed 20 persons at a burial in Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. They were also said to have desecrated the corpse of a suspected member, identified as Ozo, that had been prepared for burial. It was […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo by Anatoly Maltsev / Pool / AFP) There is no doubt that the ultimate mission of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is to take over Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and install his puppet. Although Ukrainian soldiers have fiercely resisted the clampdown, overrunning the city seems to be a matter of time, considering […]
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Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu (4th left), and INEC national commissioners at the unveiling of 2023 General Election timetable and schedule held at the commision’s headquarters in Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act amendment bill into law, the Independent National […]
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Amid Russian military’s continued invasion of Ukraine on the orders of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, the Federal Government has directed Nigerians fleeing Ukraine to four Polish borders for their safety. Some officials at the Nigerian Embassy in Poland, Warsaw, confirmed that over 100 Nigerians had crossed into the Polish border. The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora […]
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APC candidate chased from polling station in Akure High turnout in Cross River The bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to fill vacancies in Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency in Ondo State; Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency both in Cross River State; Pankshin South State Constituency and Jos North/Bass Federal […]
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Electoral officers were abducted by some masked gunmen during yesterday’s bye-election to fill the vacant Ngor Opkala constituency seat in Imo State. Also, some electoral materials were allegedly snatched from the officials in some polling units, just as the officials of the election management body (EMB), ran into toilets for safety in some units when […]
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Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, is Chairman, Mutual Benefit Assurance Plc. In this interview with Funke Cole, the Osun State-born business mogul and gubernatorial aspirant in the forthcoming Osun polls, shares his candid views on state of the economy from the insurance point of view in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and post-recovery vis-à-vis projection for […]
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