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Osita Izunaso (APC-Imo-West) met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday to inform him of his interest in becoming the next Senate president. He told journalists after the meeting that there was a need to zone the Senate presidency to the South-East geopolitical zone. Mr Izunaso said he is most suited for the […]
Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession roughly doubles the length of the border that NATO shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as […]
Several students have been kidnapped in Kachia LGA of Kaduna by bandits. The state government said security agencies report received, that ten students were kidnapped. This was disclosed by the Commissioner, of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Tuesday. Reports available says the day student of Government Secondary School, […]
The Federal Government has admonished the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi from inciting people to violence over the outcome of the Presidential elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the admonition in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations. The News […]
The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has attributed the achievements of his administration to “the unflinching support of the judiciary and the legislature arms.” The governor applauded the two arms for the unalloyed support given to his administration in these eight years, stressing that he was able to achieve all that he […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled a four-member crew for its upcoming mission around the moon. The Artemis II mission which would be NASA’s first crewed voyage around the moon in over half a century includes the first woman, the first person of colour, and the first Canadian. Reid Wiseman, […]
Malaysia’s lower house, on Monday, approved legal reforms to abolish the mandatory death penalty for some offences. The amendments would apply to 34 offences currently punishable by death. This also includes murder and drug trafficking while 11 of them carry it as a mandatory punishment. The country has had a moratorium on executions […]
One person has been injured following a heavy shooting currently ongoing as youths invade the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. It was gathered that the shooting was allegedly done by a security operative attached to Tonye Cole, the gubernatorial candidate of the All […]
Portable, the controversial singer, has been arraigned at the magistrate court in Ifo, Ogun state. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) earlier said Portable will face more than six charges bordering on alleged assault in court. “He is in court. There’s nothing to elaborate on. He is in court presently. He has been arraigned,” […]
British passport office workers began a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites walked out in an escalation of the long-running row. PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said on Monday. […]
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