BRAZIL’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery after a brain haemorrhage related to a recent fall. Newsextra24 reports that the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo announced on Tuesday. “The operation went without complications” on Monday night, and Lula was “doing well, under monitoring” in an intensive care unit, …
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NIGERIA National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has disclosed that the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 percent completed. Newsextra24 reports that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) operates two refineries; the old plant with a capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and a new facility with 150,000 …
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Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi made a visit to Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, on Monday. Newsextra24 reports that during this visit, he met with Afe Babalola, a prominent senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) at his office on the campus of Afe Babalola University. He also visited the prison …
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GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria today (Tuesday) for a three-day official visit. Newsextra24 reports that Steinmeier’s visit will take place from Tuesday to Thursday, according to a statement from the German embassy in Abuja. During his time in Abuja, he is expected to hold meetings …
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Agboola Ajayi, the candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, has formally submitted a petition to the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal. Gatekeepers News reports that his petition challenges the election outcome that declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress …
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By Honesty Victor NOLLYWOOD Actor, director, and film executive, Seyi Akinsola has announced the passing of his mother, Nee Akinsola (Iya Alaso), who rested in the lord at the late hours of Thursday, 5th December 2024. Seyi, whose recent movie OGBEDUN has been showing on the Nigerian Cinema since November …
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GHANA’S Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, marking a historic moment for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its leader, former President John Mahama, returns to power. This defeat ends the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) nearly eight-year rule, with early results suggesting the party suffered one …
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JOHN Dramani Mahama is set to make a historic comeback as Ghana’s president after his main rival, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. This comes despite the Electoral Commission of Ghana yet to officially declare the results. Mahama, 65, is no stranger to the presidency, having led the nation from 2012 to …
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BURKINA FASO has appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as its new prime minister following the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. Ouedraogo’s appointment, announced on Saturday, comes after President Capt. Ibrahim Traore issued a decree removing Kyelem de Tambela from office on Friday. Matias Traore, the government’s general secretary, confirmed the …
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AT least 20 people were injured on Saturday as protests over Mozambique’s disputed October 9 presidential election escalated into violent clashes with police. Demonstrators in the capital, Maputo, set two government buildings ablaze and blocked roads with burning tyres, stones, and containers, according to police reports. National police spokesperson Orlando Mudumane revealed …
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