A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed …
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THE United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element Lead, Department of Defence, made this known during a media roundtable with select journalists in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria …
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By Osagie Imasogie THE question before every lip of Edo State citizen is how deeply has the candidacy of Senator Monday Okpebholo negatively affected the fabric of Edo State compared to the euphoria that greated all and sundry, especially the youth, of the emergence of Dr Asue Ighodalo as the …
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“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” — Cicero, 46 B.C. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right! We have to go into the past to understand today! …
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NAPOLI on Friday, finally agreed a deal to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea on a permanent deal. Both clubs have reached an agreement over a €30m fixed fee plus add-ons up to €15m for a €45m potential package. Lukaku will put pen to paper on a three-year contract with the …
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THE Federal Government will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders on Monday to address the strike notice issued by the union. Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists during a briefing on his one …
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A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State branch, Dr Jude Ezegwui, is dead. This was disclosed in a statement by the chairman of Enugu NBA, V.C Odo, on Friday. He said Barrister Ezegwui died on 22 August, 2024. Mr Odo described Dr Jude Ezegwui as …
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ITALIAN Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani expressed a desire on Thursday to increase the number of African students studying in Italy, a statement that could intensify existing tensions within Italy’s ruling coalition over immigration and citizenship policies. Tajani, a member of the centre-right Forza Italia party, highlighted the importance of welcoming …
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THE Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the re-election of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The five-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, challenging the November 11, 2023 …
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THE Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress in the November 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi State. A five-member panel of the apex court delivered the judgement in the suit on Friday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The apex court …
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