THE presidential standard bearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has reacted to the killing by gunmen of Reverend Father Tobias Okonkwo, the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra State. Obi, a former two-term governor of …
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THE Ofokutu Royal Family of Bilaro Ruling House in Ilesa, Osun State, has rejected the selection of ex-deputy governor of the state, Loja Adesuyi Haastrup, as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. Haastrup, who hails from Ajimoko Royal Family of the same ruling house, was elected by the kingmakers at …
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SOME yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a Catholic Church priest, Reverend Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, in Anambra State. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi which announced the incident on Friday said that Rev. Fr. Okonkwo, who was also a trained pharmacist, was fatally shot dead by the assailants on Thursday, the …
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IN a historic shift, Senegal has declared its intention to shut down all foreign military bases, a move seen as asserting national independence and sovereignty. Although no timeline has been provided for the withdrawal, the announcement signals a significant geopolitical shift in West Africa. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko broke the …
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MORE than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the last seven years. Since the current records began on January 1, 2018, 150,243 people have made the journey, according to PA news agency analysis of government figures on Friday. The milestone was reached when 407 …
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THE Police Command in Plateau apprehended 859 suspects, recovered 27 arms and 115 ammunition in the state in 2024. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Friday. Adesina equally said that the command rescued 46 kidnapped victims during …
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Friday, assented to the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N750.2 billion as passed by the state House of Assembly. In a speech at the brief event held at Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, Otti said that the budget underscores the commitment of …
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THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria network due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The commission made this known in a public notice signed by Mr Reuben Muoka, the Public Affairs Director at NCC, on Friday. The News Agency of …
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GOVERNOR Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has immortalised his predecessor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as he announced that the new High Court complex to be constructed in the state would be named after the departed ex-governor. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking during the flag-off of the construction of the new high court …
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Hudson Meek, a teen actor best known for his work in “Baby Driver,” died after he fell from a moving vehicle in Alabama, officials said. He was 16. Meek sustained blunt force injuries when he fell from the motor vehicle in his hometown, Vestavia Hills, the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s …
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