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‘You’ve served selflessly’, Osinbajo hails Buhari at 80
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, felicitated the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his 80th birthday, describing his life as one of “unblemished, honest and selfless service to the nation”. Osinbajo’s birthday message is contained in a personally signed statement titled ‘Buhari has shown it’s possible to serve honestly, forthrightly & selflessly says
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Fire guts shops in Onitsha market
Some shops at the Ose Main Market, Onitsha, Anambra State, have been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but it was gathered that it started at about 1.02 am on Saturday. The shops are located at 4, Ajasa Street, where
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Court halts confirmation of NDDC chairman, MD
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an order stopping the National Assembly from screening and confirming the nomination of Ms Lauretta Onochie and Chief Samuel Ogbuku. The duo were to be screened and confirmed as respective chairman and Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The presiding judge, Justice J. K.
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Supreme Court affirms Sharia law on blasphemy – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern has said that the Supreme Court affirmed Sharia Law on blasphemy. MURIC said this while commending the Upper Sharia Court of Kano for sentencing one Abduljabbar Nasiru to death for committing blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad of Islam. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chairman, MURIC Sokoto branch, Muhammad
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Africa to meet 60% vaccine need by 2040
Health experts across African countries have projected the continent to produce 60 per cent of its vaccines domestically by 2040. They also said that Africa could increase its overall capacity for pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent. They made the projection on the sidelines of the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa in the
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Imo tops in attacks on INEC offices – Data
The Independent National Electoral Commission has so far recorded 50 attacks on its facilities across 15 states in the last four years. This was contained in a data made available to our correspondent on Friday. The breakdown showed that in 2019, the commission recorded eight attacks; 2020, 22 attacks; 2021, 12 attacks and in 2022,
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Tinubu: APC PCC defends Yahaya Bello’s absence from rallies
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has defended the absence of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, from rallies and town hall meetings of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Bello was appointed as the National Youth Coordinator of the PCC by Tinubu on September 18. The appointment, which was officially conveyed in a letter
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Ajayi ruled out of Rotherham clash
Nigerian defender, Semi Ajayi, will miss West Brom’s English Championship clash against his old club Rotherham United at The Hawthorns on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 29-year-old defender who last played a competitive game for the Baggles in August sustained a shoulder problem during training last weekend The former CArdiff defender had earlier recovered
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Totti ranks Osimhen Serie A best striker
Italy and AS Roma legend, Francesco Totti, says in-form Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen is the best striker in the Serie A. Totti was a key member of the Italian squad that won the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Speaking on BepiTV1, Totti said, “The strongest striker in Serie A? In my opinion, it is Osimhen.
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My Dubai prison experience humiliating – Nigerian jailed over Twitter video
A Nigerian lady, Dichi Lar, who was jailed for three months in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for taking to Twitter to post a protest video about her encounter with Dubai immigration officers, tells GODFREY GEORGE about her ordeal How does it feel being out of detention after three months? It still feels like I
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