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Dud cheques: Court adjourns case of Lagos pastor till March 11
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja has adjourned the case of issuance of dud cheques involving self-acclaimed Pastor, Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun till March 11. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo adjourned the case between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the pastor on Thursday. The adjournment was meant to engage the written addresses in relation to the…
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Expose NGOs funded by foreign agents, CSOs dare Lai Mohammed
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has dared the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to release the names of Non-Governmental Organisations that were funded by foreign agents to “destabilise” the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by four CSOs: Enough is Enough, Media Rights Agenda, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project,…
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Ukraine: Stop fighting near nuclear plant, minister urges Russia
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has urged Russia to cease firing near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. “The Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. “Fire has already broken out; if it blows up, it…
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Fuel crisis: Nigerians faced similar scenario before Buhari – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that the challenges being faced by Nigerians on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, was not new in the country. Nigerians have been having a hard time buying the commodity after contaminated petrol was imported into the country by the…
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Russian forces seize Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine
Russian forces seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a battle with Ukrainian troops that caused a fire and fears of a catastrophic accident. The Ukrainian nuclear regulator said that the fire had been extinguished and no radiation leak had been detected, with site staff still able to work at the…
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Russia restricts websites of BBC, Deutsche Welle, Meduza
Russia’s media watchdog said Friday it had restricted access to the BBC and other independent media websites, tightening controls over the internet more than one week after Russia invaded Ukraine. Access to websites of the BBC, the independent news website Meduza, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, and the Russian-language website of the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,…
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UNICEF tasks journalists on child rights
The United Nations Children’s Fund has tasked journalists on the need to pay attention to respect the rights of every child during reportage. This was contained in a report titled, ‘Principles and guidelines for media reporting on children’, made available to The PUNCH on Friday. In the report, UNICEF noted that media reporting on children…
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Drama as rape suspect flees Lagos court
A suspected rapist standing trial before the Samuel Ilori Magistrate’s Court in the Agege area of Lagos State has escaped. PUNCH Metro gathered that the defendant was arraigned on Wednesday for allegedly raping a teenager. The court was said to have ordered his remand in prison custody. The suspect was being processed for remand when…
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BREAKING: First batch of Nigerians arrive from Ukraine
First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine has arrived in the country. They arrived from Romania on Friday morning . The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, confirmed this in a tweet. She said , “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania at 7:10 am.”…
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CSO seeks support for NYSC Trust Fund
A Civil Society Group, the Coalition of Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders of Nigeria in Kaduna on Thursday, sought support for the establishment of a special Trust Fund for members of the National Youth Service Corps. The organisation also called on prominent Nigerians to support the Bill before the National Assembly. At the press briefings were…
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