THE Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers State, following the suspension of democratic government in the state. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at the resumption of sitting after the Easter recess on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Akpabio stressed the …
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IN a night of high stake drama, Inter Milan beat visiting Barcelona Football Club of Spain to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League. The Italians won by 7 -6 goals on aggregate. As in the first leg in Spain last week, both teams had tied at three goals …
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THE Department of State Services (DSS) has removed the name of Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of the International Press Centre, from its watchlist after approximately 40 years. This development was announced by the Nigerian Chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) at the 3rd Nigerian Media Leaders’ Summit in Abeokuta, …
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A joint operation by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the National Park Service on Tuesday led to the arrest in Abuja of three persons, Musa Usman, Samila Abdullahi and Saidu Jagaban for trafficking in endangered wildlife species. The suspects were arrested in different parts of …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed on Tuesday that it had granted administrative bail to popular social media activist Martins Innocent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). VeryDarkMan was arrested last weekend on the premises of a GTBank branch in Abuja, where he had gone to challenge the …
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THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Herbert Wigwe and his family last year. Late Herbert Wigwe, wife and son, Chizi A report by TheCable online newspaper quoted the final aviation investigation report by the NTSB to have implicated the …
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ExxonMobil has confirmed plans to invest $1.5 billion in Nigeria’s deepwater exploration and development for the next two years, starting from the second quarter of 2025, the company announced on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. This financial commitment, which will be implemented between Q2, 2025 and 2027 focuses on revitalising production …
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THE United Kingdom, UK, plans to restrict visa access for nationals of Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This comes as a result of internal assessments, which showed that applicants from these countries are statistically more likely to overstay their visas and later seek asylum. According to a report by The …
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PRESIDENT Donald Trump, on Tuesday, at the White House, dismissed the likelihood of reversing the tariffs imposed on Canada shortly after his return to office. During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office, Trump emphasised that the United States is transitioning from reliance on other …
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THE Abia Government is to begin enumeration of all houses and business outlets, with the aim of bringing more residents and businesses into its tax net. Addressing newsmen in Umuahia on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said that the enumeration would help the state to improve its Internally …
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