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BREAKING: Ex-Super Eagles player Justice Christopher is dead
A former Super Eagles player, Justice Christopher, is dead. The former midfielder reportedly slumped in his hotel in Gwolshe, off Tudunwada Ring Road, Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday. The deceased had reportedly been battling high blood pressure. He was, however, full of life and showed no sign of health challenge when he was seen in…
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Russia-Ukraine war: 10 latest updates to know as Russia announces new ceasefire
Moscow on Wednesday announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to carry out the evacuation of the civilian population, Russian news agencies reported. Here are the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine: – US cool on Polish jets for Ukraine – Poland is “ready” to hand its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States, the…
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Medical trip: No communication to National Assembly as Buhari says Osinbajo in charge
Despite saying the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), is in charge of the affairs of Nigeria during his medical trip to the United Kingdom, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not officially notify the National Assembly of any transfer of power, The PUNCH reports. At the Senate and the House of Representatives…
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Akwa Ibom Assembly approves gov’s N150bn loan request
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has granted Governor Udom Emmanuel’s request to raise N150 billion from the money market for the funding of ongoing projects in the State. The request letter was deliberated during Tuesday’s plenary by members of the House of Assembly The letter said that the state government would raise a…
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Austria suspends mandatory COVID-19 vaccine law
Austria is suspending a law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all adults, the government said Wednesday, just a month after the legislation took effect in an EU first. The Alpine nation of nine million people was among few countries in the world to make jabs against the coronavirus compulsory for all adults. The law took…
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Ganduje inaugurates 13,068 Ward, 1,188 LG excos across Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated all elected officials of the party across the 44 Local Government Areas and 484 Wards in the state, ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress. The inauguration, which took place on a Zonal basis, ended with Kano North Senatorial District on Tuesday. This is…
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Bamise: Relief as BRT resumes operations in Lagos
The Bus Rapid Transit has resumed its operations across Lagos State. The PUNCH reported, on Tuesday, that the BRT operations were suspended across the state following the death of 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwola. The suspension of the BRT services led to what some commuters called a “very terrible situation” as stranded passengers were seen in large…
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Three dead, one injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun has said a fatal accident at Gofamint in Ogunmakin, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, claimed three lives and left one other person injured on Tuesday night. The Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday morning. Umar said the incident occurred at 10:55 p.m….
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Electoral Act: Court can’t stop amendment, says Lawan
The National Assembly is divided over the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja that stopped the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and the parliament from tampering with the Electoral Act, 2022. While the Senate insisted on going ahead to consider the…
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Timaya left me in pool of blood, hit-and-run victim breaks silence
Nigerian singer, Timaya Inetimi, was last week accused of a hit-and-run accident, which led to a police invitation and social media frenzy. Days after the accident, the victim, Osinubi Damilola, has broken her silence, as she revealed her own part of the story. According to her, the singer, after hitting her on March 2, ran…
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