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Ganduje, leadership crisis dominate agenda as APC NEC meets
Following Wednesday’s session of the All Progressives Congress national caucus, attention has shifted to today’s meeting of the National Executive Committee where the perennial crisis rocking the APC and the nomination of former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and Spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, will be on the front burner.
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Hundreds gather in Niger capital for pro-coup rally
Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered Thursday for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags, AFP reports. The demonstrators converged on the Independence Square in the heart of the city, following a call by a coalition of civil society associations on a day marking the country’s
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Troops rescue four kidnapped victims, destroy bandits’ dens in Kaduna
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued at least four kidnapped victims and destroyed bandits’ camps in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday night. Yahaya said the kidnapped victims were rescued
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Biden calls for immediate release of Niger’s Bazoum
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger’s hard-earned democracy,” Biden said in a statement Thursday, the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s
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Plateau gov to swear in new commissioners Friday
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, will on Friday swear in his newly appointed commissioners. The governor had last week sent the first batch of 16 commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. About two days later, the governor sent three additional nominees to the House bringing the total number to 19. All
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JUST IN: NLC confirms suspension of strike following Tinubu’s intervention
The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed the suspension of its planned strike following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu and the Senate. The resolution followed the National Executive Council meeting of the Congress. The national treasurer, Hakeem Ambali, in a terse message sent to our correspondent this morning (Thursday), said, “ Protest suspended due to
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Military yet to receive order to commence operations in Niger- DHQ
The military high command on Thursday said it had yet to get directives to begin operations in the Niger Republic. The Defence Headquarters was reacting to news reports that the military had begun assembling troops for the military action in Niger. The Economic Community for West African States had on Sunday imposed several sanctions on
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Meet Bosun Tijani, techie turned ministerial nominee
Bosun Tijani, the CEO, and co-founder of CcHub, was on Wednesday among the second batch of ministerial nominees unveiled for screening by President Bola Tinubu. On Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio unwrapped the list of 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. One of such nominees is the young
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Court sentences man to death for killing neighbour in Kwara
Justice S. M. Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Mohammed Kazeem Beiwa to death for the murder of his neighbour identified as Olokose Ojo Olushola in Ilorin a few days before his wedding in 2021. The court also handed down 10 years imprisonment and a N100,000 fine each
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NBA laments judicial officers’ poor welfare
The Nigerian Bar Association has decried the poor welfare of judiciary officers across the country. The NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, said the death of Justice Chima Nweze and John Mallong last week had brought the need to review the working conditions of the judiciary officials to the fore. According to him, the loss of Judges
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