The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday described the ruling All Progressives Congress as a party on its way to extinction. The opposition party alleged that there were underground moves by leaders of the APC to disown the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over his leadership style. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said these in […]
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Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died at the age of 42 after a long illness, local media and the West African state’s football federation said on Sunday. Diop is best known in his native country for scoring the winning goal against then defending champions France in the group stages of the 2002 World […]
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The estimated 25 million Nigerians who will benefit from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week will be expected to pay about N4,000 monthly, the presidency has said. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday titled “25m Nigerians to […]
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The Director-General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has attributed the crisis within the All Progressives Congress to the resistance of some powerful individuals to the competition. He said this in a statement titled, “Nigerian Democratisation and Internal Party Contest for Leadership,” in Abuja, on Sunday. The PGF is the umbrella body of […]
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Governor Obaseki Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has threatened to go on strike if the state government fails to pay their outstanding welfare allowances and improve the condition of service. The teachers, in a letter dated November 23, 2020, and signed by the state chairman of the union, Pius Okhueleigbe, and […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday announced the national grid experienced a system collapse because of multiple tripping at 11.25 am. General Manager, Group Public, Ndidi Mbah, who made the announcement in a statement, said the company had commenced restoration of the grid to every part of Nigeria. According to her, however, the […]
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The nation’s power grid has collapsed again, plunging parts of the country into a total blackout for hours on Sunday. Two of the power distribution companies in the country, Kaduna Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company, announced the national grid collapse on Sunday afternoon. Kaduna Electric, in a message to its customers via its Twitter […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has condemned in the strongest terms, the killing of “about 50” rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents. Gbajabiamila, who expressed sadness over the killing of the farmers, said the incident had once again brought to the fore the need for more military action […]
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Forty-three of the victims were buried Sunday A weekend attack on farm workers in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said […]
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Some residents of Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State, have allegedly beaten to death, a middle-aged man accused of attempting to kidnap a boy in the area. The police command in the state has since confirmed the incident, warning residents of the state against taking laws into their hands […]
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