Taliban fighters on a pick-up truck move around a market area, flocked with local Afghan people at the Kote Sangi area of Kabul on August 17, 2021, after Taliban seized control of the capital following the collapse of the Afghan government. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) The turn of events in Afghanistan that saw […]
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Lawyer to the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), Pelumi Olajengbesi, has threatened to commence contempt proceedings against the Director-General of the State Security Services (SSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, for the agency’s alleged failure to comply with an order of the court for the release of his clients. Speaking in Abuja […]
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PDP governors insists on October convention, silent on Kebbi court order NEC meets tomorrow to endorse zoning, convention committees Atiku explains long absence from PDP meetings NWC has adopted October as end of our tenure, says erstwhile acting chairman Hours after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from an […]
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Boko Haram Photo:AFP Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked heated debate over the Nigerian army’s claims of success in its long war and the future of fighters who lay down their guns. Scores of Boko Haram members have been shown in army images this month surrendering to soldiers in […]
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Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria has said it is waiting for the Federal Government to auction the spectrum licence on which its 5G technology deployment would ride. According to its Chief Technical Officer, Muhammed Rufai, who spoke during the gifting to some of the winners of the 20 Honda HRV cars the company put on offer […]
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Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the Presidency to address the issues he raised in his interview with Channels Television on Wednesday instead of attacking him. While reacting to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the governor said the Presidency’s accusation that he […]
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Member, House of Representatives, representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I A member of the House of Representatives, representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I on his 93rd birthday. In […]
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A Kebbi State High Court on Thursday ordered the return of Prince Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While delivering ruling on Thursday, in a motion ex parte brought in a suit marked KB/AC/M.170/2021, Justice Nusirat Umar, the presiding judge, ordered that the execution of a previous order barring […]
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Our crisis has been resolved ― Akinwonmi The Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday gave the acting National Chairman of the party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, the go-ahead to plan for and conduct the national convention. This was the outcome of the meeting it held at the party’s secretariat. […]
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Facebook is ready to launch a digital wallet that would let users store cryptocurrencies, a senior company executive said in a US media interview Wednesday. David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto unit, told The Information news site that company leaders “feel pretty committed” to launch the digital wallet called Novi this year. Marcus said he […]
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