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BREAKING: S’Court affirms Agbu as Taraba PDP gov candidate
The Supreme Court on Friday put an end to ligations challenging the candidacy of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Taraba State. One of the governorship aspirants, Prof. Jerome Nyameh, had instituted a case against Kefas challenging the process that brought him as the candidate of the party. The
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Tennis star Kyrgios admits assaulting girlfriend, avoids conviction
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a “single act of stupidity”. Appearing in a Canberra court, the Wimbledon finalist admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Chiara Passari on January 10, 2021, by pushing her to the ground after a heated argument.
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Taliban detain educator for speaking against women school ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have “beaten and detained” an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women’s university education, his aide said Friday. Veteran journalism lecturer Ismail Mashal caused a storm by tearing his degree certificates to shreds on TV in December, protesting the edict ending women’s higher education. In recent days,
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NEMA distributes drugs to Kano hospitals
The National Emergency Management Agency distributed drugs to four hospitals in Kano State to support flood victims and other emergencies. While presenting the items, NEMA Director-General, Mustapha Habib-Ahmed, said the donation was made by Map International to the Kano hospitals. Habib-Ahmed, represented by NEMA Coordinator, Kano and Jigawa Territorial office, Nuraddeen Abdullahi, said the donation
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Obi mourns elder statesman, Dan Suleiman
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has mourned the passing of elder statesman and Air Commodore Dan Suleiman (retd) who died on Wednesday at the age of 80. Suleiman was a member of General Murtala Muhammed’s Supreme Military Council between July 1975 and March 1976. He was also military governor of Plateau
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January coup and a professor’s indelicate submission (1)
The military coup of January 15, 1966, in Nigeria was a matter I had commented on in the past. I strongly believed it took the nation on a different trajectory, including that which led to the civil war. For me, civilian leaders would have resolved their differences rather than go to war in 1967. The
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We’re not on ‘witch-hunt’ mission, lawmaker tells INTERPOL
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged illegal sales of 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude in China in 2015 has said it is not on a “witch-hunting” mission. The Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Mark Gbillah, made this known at a session with the Inspector-General of Police, represented
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Violence rages in DR Congo after Pope’s visit
Pope Francis made repeated appeals for peace during his landmark trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo this week, but there was no let-up in fighting in the east. Putting an end to violence was a dominant theme of the pontiff’s visit to Africa’s largest Catholic country, where he arrived on Tuesday and was to
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Anambra LP senatorial candidate Umeh appeals disqualification
The Court of Appeal sitting in Awka, Anambra State has granted the Anambra Central senatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Victor Umeh, the permission to serve his Notice of Appeal on Senator Uche Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party through substituted means. Counsel for the appellant, Alex Ejesieme, in a motion experte with Appeal No.
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UNIBEN students clash with soldiers over cash withdrawal
Students of the University of Benin clashed with some soldiers at the school premises on Thursday over cash withdrawal at one of the bank’s Automated Teller Machines. Trouble was said to have started as attempts to jump the queue by the soldiers was met with stiff resistance by the students who had waited patiently on
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