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Presidential ticket: Okowa didn’t betray anyone – Aide
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, has said that Okowa, the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, did not betray anyone in the party’s presidential primary. Ifeajika stated this at a news conference in Asaba on Monday. He said that as a loyal partyman, Okowa
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Military spending may hit $2bn in 2023 – Report
Nigeria’s military expenditure is projected to increase to about $2bn in 2023, according to Trading Economics. Trading Economics provides data for 20 million economic indicators from 196 countries including actual values, consensus figures, forecasts, historical time series and news. The organisation disclosed this in a report published on its website on Monday. It also said
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JUST IN: Buhari signs 2023 budget
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law. Buhari signed the 2023 transition budget Tuesday morning at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other members
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Soludo decries killing of community leader, others
The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the killing of the President General of the Obosi Community, Ike Okolo. Okolo was gunned down by yet-to-be-identified assailants in his car in the Obosi community on Monday. While in Awka, one man was shot dead on January 2, and in Ifite, about two persons were also
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ over South Africa explosion
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa fuel tanker explosion. The blast in Boksburg, a suburb of the capital, Johannesburg, on Christmas Eve severely damaged the roof of the emergency department at the Tambo Memorial Hospital, killing and injuring
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Burna Boy’s Lagos concert, huge success – Organisers
The ‘Lagos loves Damini’ concert which featured Grammy Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, was a huge success, its organisers, Wonder X, said in a statement on Monday. It said, “The Burna Boy team took the bustling mega city by storm. “Burna Boy, leading a 30- man band, took the over 30,000 Lagos crowd through an eclectic
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American football player collapses on field, doctors administer CPR
An American football player Damar Hamlin who plays for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed during his Monday night game on the field against Bengals as his heart reportedly stopped beating. According to Fox News, the medical staff immediately rushed into the pitch and administered CPR to Hamlin before he was later revived and taken out in
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Accord Party begins senatorial campaign in Ondo community
The National Chairman of Accord Party, Muhammed Nalado, and the National Secretary, Adebukola Ajaja, will lead other prominent party members to Iseyin in Oyo State on Wednesday, for the Oyo North Senatorial campaign flag-off of Shina Abiola Peller. A statement by Peller’s Press Secretary, Kola Popoola, said the campaign, billed to hold at Adabo Market,
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How I escaped death – Ex-Imo gov, Ohakim
A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has narrated how he escaped death by a whisker during his Monday encounter with gunmen. The PUNCH reports that the one-term former governor was attacked by gunmen at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, with four people in his entourage feared killed. Narrating his ordeal,
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FULL LIST: Nigeria, other African countries 2023 elections
As the world welcomes the New Year, 2023, Africa did so differently as there have been key notable dates in the year earmarked to usher in new governments in 24 countries of the continent. According to Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, countries like Nigeria, Gabon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Somaliland,
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