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The team of the Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) has pulled out of the campaign Council of the the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Rising from their stormy meeting at the country home of Wike in Obio-Akpor on Wednesday morning, members of the team vowed not to […]
Russian pop superstar Alla Pugacheva on Sunday denounced the Ukraine conflict amid severe repression of any anti-Kremlin criticism. This is the first time that the legendary crooner has publicly spoken out about the Ukraine offensive. Her husband Maxim Galkin had just been recognised as a foreign agent — a label reminiscent of “enemy of […]
An official of the NNPC Limited has revealed that with N5 million only, anyone can smuggle trucks of petroleum products out of Nigeria. The Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Limited, Umar Ajia, disclosed this on Monday while appearing before the House of Representatives committee investigating fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Mr Ajia, who represented […]
The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, says it is proposing legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as Kpomo. Prof Muhammad Yakubu, Director General of NILEST, said the legislation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the country. He noted that the habit of […]
The management of Imo State University, IMSU, Monday, pulled out from the almost seven months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and announced that it has opened the university for academic activities. The management made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through the IMSU Public Relations Officer, Ralph Njoku. Njoku said […]
Retired Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the party to beat in the 2023 general election, as it has all its takes to win. Buratai said this at the Progressives Young Leaders Summit of the APC in Abuja on Monday. He advised […]
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1016/2022, the PDP had challenged the propriety of the […]
The federal government says it will raise workers’ base salaries to meet the current realities in the economy of the country. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, said this at the public presentation of the NLC of 40 publications titled, ‘contemporary history of working-class struggles’ held in Abuja on Monday. The N30,000 […]
Due to the ongoing protest of NANs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, many flights have been rescheduled. As early as 7: 00 am, the students who are members of the National Association of Nigerian Students NANS, blocked the international airport causing gridlock on both ends of the airport. Later on, […]
Hundreds of thousands of people have descended on London as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest on Monday after a grand state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London. Elizabeth II’s body has been lying in state at Westminster Hall […]
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