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The leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been killed in a United States counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan. BBC reports that al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday. The US military officials told journalists on Monday night that Zawahiri was on the balcony of […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has accused a fraction loyal to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, of planning a violent protest in the state. In a statement issued on Monday by Kola Olabisi, the Media Adviser to the APC chairman in the state, Prince Gboyega Famoodun, the party said the protesters who […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday distanced itself from a fake Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) website. This came just 24 hours after the commission suspended voter registration across the country. According to the fake site, the Federal Government had approved individual online to avoid unnecessary crowds. In a statement issued by its National […]
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The Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed has knocked the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, over the failure to deliver his campaign promises to Nigerians. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV, Peter Obi’s running mate said, he and the party’s candidate have the solutions to solve the insecurity challenges in the […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has declared war on motorcyclists with unregistered National Vehicle Identification Scheme over the rising state of insecurity in the country. The Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the corps had embarked on a nationwide clampdown on motorcyclists who fail […]
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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that he is ready to sacrifice for the country’s survival. Naija News reports that the Director, Strategic Communication, Peter Obi Support Network, Onwuasoanya Jones, made this known in a statement on Monday. Jones stated the former Anambra governor said this in a virtual […]
A tipper on Monday crushed a father of 30 children to death in Lokoja, Kogi State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Stephen Dawulung, disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja. He said: “The man, Abdulsalam Ibrahim, a 60-year old commercial motorcyclist and his passenger were killed by the tipper truck […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Monday met with a delegation of the British High Commission, led by the High Commissioner, Catriona Laing. The meeting held at Atiku’s residence in Abuja, Naija News reports. During the meeting, Atiku asked for increased collaboration between the […]
International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday urged media organizations in Nigeria to participate actively in the fight against child labour and other related issues. The organization also charged the media to fulfil its social responsibility to the public by educating Nigerians on international labour standards, fundamental rights at work and the dangers of child labour. […]
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The Co-convener of BringBackourGirl Movement, Aisha Yesufu, on Monday carpeted politicians obsessed with their ambitions of occupying public offices at all cost. In a series of tweets on her Twitter handle, the activists challenged Nigerians to elect the right people into leadership positions in 2023. She described President Muhammadu Buhari as completely incompetent and charged […]
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The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has disclosed why he withdrew from the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State. Baba-Ahmed said that he withdrew from the governorship primary because of his principle and stance on not bribing delegates for votes. Naija News reports that the economist […]
Yusuf Datti, a vice-presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has severed ties with several social media profiles that have been linked to him. Due to the fact that he has not used social media in roughly ten years, Datti claimed that the accounts were fraudulent during a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He […]
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Veteran Nigerian journalist and former presidential aide, Reuben Abati has submitted that ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, the major candidates are not focusing on issues affecting the nation. He opined that rather than focus on national issues and challenges, the politicians are bent on attacking each other. Abati made the submission in a lengthy […]
As reconciliation moves continue in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of 2023 general elections, vice presidential candidate of the party, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Rivers State governor, Nyeson Wike, was very much with the party. The nomination of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the vice presidential candidate of the party created come disaffection […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has extended the ongoing industrial action, which commenced, over five months ago by another four weeks. After the Federal Government failed to put into effect a Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed by the two parties in 2020, the striking lecturers closed down public universities on February 14, 2022. […]
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has made a fresh appointment. Naija News reports Atiku appointed Ms. Lynne Bassey as Special Assistant on Gender Issues and Women Advancement. The appointment is in furtherance of his commitment to women and youths empowerment, his […]
Amidst fears arising from the threat by terrorists of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to attack Lagos and some other major cities across the country, the state’s police command has allayed the concerns of residents. Ben Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, made this clarification, on Monday, during an interview […]
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The Labour Party has claimed that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is been supported by more than five state governors and other national leaders. The Deputy National Chairman of the party, Bashiru Apapa, stated this during a sensitisation programme for party members at the weekend in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Apapa, however, said […]
The bad performance of the Nigerian currency, Naira continued at the peer-to-peer (P2P) segment of the foreign exchange (forex) market. On Friday at the P2P market, it depreciated against the United States Dollar by N16 to sell for N736/$1 compared with the previous day’s exchange rate of N720/$1. Also, the Nigerian currency lost N2.80 or […]
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An official of the United Kingdom Government has spoken on why the 2023 general elections may not hold in Nigeria as planned. Speaking at an event over the weekend in Abuja, Director, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK Embassy, Chris Beecroft, said the forthcoming elections may not hold if the current insecurity in […]
