A Nigerian civil and political rights activist, Dr Wale Ajewunmi, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent tension and crisis in the Lagos House of Assembly. Ajewunmi, who gave the advice in a statement in Lagos on Saturday, called on the impeached Lagos Assembly’s Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, …
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OPERATIVES of the Imo Police Command’s tactical Unit have neutralised three notorious kingpins of Eastern Security Network (ESN), an armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Force Public Relations Officer,Force Headquarters, Abuja, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday …
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THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has suspended all access gate fees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement, on Saturday, signed by its spokesperson, Dr Obiageli Orah, the agency said the move was to alleviate the traffic burden on airport road users. The statement …
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In the ever-evolving dynamics of global economies, understanding the mechanisms and processes that provide accurate measurements of economic activity is essential. One such critical statistical exercise is the rebasing of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). For Nigeria, a country with a diverse and complex economic structure, GDP rebasing is more than …
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NIGERIAN gospel artiste Mercy Chinwo has released a statement via her lawyers addressing the lawsuit against her former label boss, Ezekiel ThankGod, more popularly known as Eezee Concept. In a press release posted on her Instagram page, Chinwo recounted her journey with the music producer, from starting as his background …
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BAUCHI State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party over alleged anti-party activities. Bala Mohammed, who accused the FCT Minister of already serving the ruling party, All Progressives Congress’s interests, said it’s better for …
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A popular Ilorin-born musician, Mukaila Senwele, is dead. The singer reportedly died, on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Balogun Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Reports said that the singer was first taken to Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWSUTH), Surulere. He was transferred to Balogun Hospital in Eruda, due to …
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Sterling Bank Limited and its holding company, Sterling Financial Holdings Company, have been accused by the Nigeria Police Force of money laundering, fraudulent deductions, and other financial crimes. A report by The Witness newspaper, said this was contained in a report presented to the House of Representative Committee on Public …
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A French woman was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for starving to death her daughter, who died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 13 after years of abuse. The court in the southern city of Montpellier convicted Sandrine Pissarra, 54, of inflicting acts of …
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THE Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation on Friday when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson …
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