Nigerian economy has not made any meaningful progress in the last 40 years according to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido. In fact, he said that the country made zero progress since 1981. He spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a colloquium to mark his 60th birthday, where he […]
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Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has declared that Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is the best person to succeed him as the next governor of the state. He spoke at the 2021 New Yam Festival of Isuofia Community in Aguata Local Government Area held at Isuofia Civic Center on Saturday. Soludo is the governorship standard bearer […]
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Shiite cleric Ibrahim El-Zakzaky is seen in Kano on July 28, 2021 upon his release. – A Nigerian court on Wednesday acquitted and released Shiite cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky, who had been detained for murder with his wife since 2015, one of his lawyers said. (Photo by – / AFP) The handling by the Nigerian State […]
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Few hours after Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew in three Local Government Areas of Jos North, Jos South and Bassa over Saturday’s Rukuba killings, he has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the entire Jos North council. The measure, intended to contain further security threats in the state where no fewer than […]
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Hughes Van Ellis (R) his sister Viola Ford Fletcher (L), and family members who arrived from the US are received by the Deputy Director of Diaspora Office at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, on August 14, 2021. Viola Ford Fletcher, aged 107, and her brother Hughes Van Ellis, aged 100, the last known living […]
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 response is the fourth-best in the world according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). This was disclosed by its Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, spoke in Abuja at an event on the arrival of the first consignment of 177,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine yesterday in Abuja. The country […]
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Main entrance of The Guardian after an articulated truck rammed into it, yesterday. INSET: The 40ft container, which the vehicle bore strewn across the gate Photo: Eniola Daniel • The Guardian Newspaper Gate, Fence Destroyed There were multiple accidents involving a commercial bus, popularly known as Danfo, seven cars and an articulated truck marked JBD […]
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The third Saturday night party had several highlights worth knowing. In the first Saturday night party, housemates were described as boring but the Shine Ya Eye housemates had switched it up at the second Saturday night party – no thanks to Gordon’s dry gin. The fun,which DJ Nana dished out for the 22 housemates was […]
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People search through the rubble of what used to be the Manguier Hotel after the earthquake hit on August 14, 2021 in Les Cayes, southwest Haiti. – Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still […]
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Irigwe youths of Bassa Local Council of Plateau State protesting over herdsmen killings in their land in Jos … yesterday. Photo: NAN • Akeredolu Urges Calm, Assures Situation Under Control Twenty dead bodies were being washed, yesterday, at the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, preparatory for mass burial on the city outskirts. The deceased was travelling […]
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