A former Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Marshall Stanley-Uwom, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to halt the Federal Government from allocating funds meant for the Local Government Councils (LGCs) in Rivers State to the recently appointed Sole Administrator, Vice …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; …
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BRITISH singer, Ed Sheeran has shared that he once lost his sight temporally after smoking with legendary American rapper, Snoop Dogg. The ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker disclosed this on his TikTok page recently. Sheeran posted a video of himself with Snoop Dogg, who could be seen wrapping what looks like weed, …
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INDIA is likely to be the first country to finalise a bilateral trade agreement with the United States before a looming tariff deadline, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Speaking at a media roundtable in Washington, Bessent expressed optimism about the ongoing trade talks, stating that discussions with India …
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RUSSIA has reiterated its objection to NATO’s military expansion in the Nordic region, cautioning of a proportionate military response to the alliance’s presence in Finland. Speaking to reporters, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would take whatever steps its military deems necessary to reinforce its national security amid the ongoing …
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MARKING the country’s 10th Space Day, China launched three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft on Thursday to its Tiangong space station, continuing its rotation of personnel as part of its long-term space habitation ambitions. The spacecraft lifted off at 5:17 pm Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre …
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AN overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday. There was no immediate Israeli …
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, assured Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta of its support and cooperation as he formally defected to the party. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, gave the assurance in a statement while welcoming the governor to the APC. He said …
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A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 22-year- old applicant, Samson Kingsley, should be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing ceiling fans worth N160,000. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, who gave order, warned Kingsley to desist from committing crimes. The convict who resides in Kawo in Kaduna, pleaded …
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A student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Saheed Ahmed, has been announced as the 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary Award. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Joke Akinpelu, the University’s Director of Public Relations in Ibadan on Wednesday. “Ahmed, a former President of …
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