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The Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has withdrawn from the Enugu State governorship race. In a statement made on Wednesday Ekweremadu said he would not participate in today’s governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State. Ekweremadu is currently representing Enugu West Senatorial District […]
An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed […]
Delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Wednesday’s governorship primary in Delta State are allegedly being caged by politicians said to be working for the state government. It was further alleged that the said politicians also seized mobile phones of the delegates so as to prevent them from being contacted by governorship aspirants […]
Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), yesterday, fulfilled the promise he made to the family of slain Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State. CROWN FM reported that Deborah Samuel was accused of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed and was stoned to death […]
The 2022 edition of the Headies has recognized Grammy-winning Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo, as a recipient of its Headies Hall of Fame. This was announced on the Headies official Instagram page, alongside the full list of the nominations for the music award. According to the organisers, the Hall of Fame special recognition […]
Terrorists who abducted Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers have threatened to start killing passengers within seven days if their demands are not met. The terrorist who attacked and kidnapped the 28 March 2022 called the government to as a matter of urgency, release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility in Adamawa State. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate to 13.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on Tuesday while addressing the reporters after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. Justifying the raise, Emefiele said the MPC is suspicious “there might be an aggressive accretion of inflation”. To prevent […]
With the delay in assenting to the amendment of Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act by President Muhammadu Buhari, governors are being squeezed out of their quest to deliver their states to their preferred presidential aspirants. It was gathered that some governors are lamenting their imminent absence at the primaries unlike in […]
A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the “bloody, witless” war “unleashed by Putin against Ukraine”. Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the Kremlin now considers him a […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, on Monday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to work toward the improvement of domestic leagues in the country. Dare made the call when he hosted the U-20 men’s national team, the Flying Eagles in Abuja, following their victory at the WAFU B […]
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