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Emmanuel Macron has won the presidential election in France, defeating far right-wing candidate, Marine Le Pen. Macron took 58.55% of Sunday’s vote, making him the first French leader to be reelected in 20 years. He and Le Pen advanced to the runoff after finishing in first and second place, respectively, among 12 candidates […]
The Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has stated that several Nigerian leaders worked for the United Kingdom and the United States as secret agents. In an essay titled ‘What they will not tell you’, he listed issues he described as secrets about Nigeria that have not been told, answered, or explained. “Of […]
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says if he is elected as president, on the mention of his name bandits will flee cause he was going to take the war to them. Speaking at a meeting with delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party from Taraba state on Thursday, said he would […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea’s outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between the two Koreas. The warm words from North Korea to President Moon Jae-in came in an […]
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says intelligence operations of security agencies against bandits are not for public consumption. Monguno stated so while addressing journalists on Thursday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs at the presidential villa. He was responding to questions on a recent comment made by Nasir […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it would deploy no fewer than one million electoral officials, including permanent and ad-hoc staff, for next year’s general elections to man 176,846 polling units across the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu spoke at the Public Presentation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (SP) and the […]
The State government of Niger State they are not aware that people still live in Kurebe community, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state where the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike reportedly killed six children and destroyed houses. The government assumed the place to be empty due to banditry operations in the area. […]
Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag would take over as manager at the end of the season. Without a permanent manager since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit in November, the Old Trafford giants initially worked under caretaker Michael Carrick. Ralf Rangnick later took over on an interim basis for the rest of […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday, said the Agro-Industrial Park being executed by his administration at Aboh-Ogwashi, Aniocha South Local Government Area, would be ready for inauguration in November, 2022. Speaking with journalists shortly after inspecting ongoing works at the park, the governor, who said that the contracting firm had assured on the […]
There was a fire outbreak in the Makurdi, the Benue State Capital, branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the early hours of Thursday. The fire started at about 7 am but the intervention of the men of the Fire Service saved further spread to the entire building. Sources at the […]