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How I handled my ministerial nomination withdrawal setback -Shetty
Following the withdrawal of her name from the list of ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, Kano State-born Dr Maryam Shetty has said her faith as a devout Muslim guided her understanding of the setback. Shetty, in a statement on Saturday, attributed the setback to what she described as life’s ‘characteristic unpredictability’, adding
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Sit-at-home over in S’East, says IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra said it had set aside every Monday as an “economic empowerment day” in the South-East. The pro-Biafran group said the aim was to enable the people to mobilise resources and means towards reversing the sharp decline in the economic, educational and social sectors of the region caused by the prolonged
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Women’s World Cup: Falcons target ‘transformational’ win over England
Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum believes knocking European champions England out of the Women’s World Cup would be “transformational” for the sport in the country as the sides prepare to meet in the last 16 on Monday. The Super Falcons have appeared at every Women’s World Cup going back to the inaugural edition in 1991 but
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Musk offers legal aid for users in trouble at work over X posts
Elon Musk on Saturday said his social media company X would provide monetary legal aid to users who face blowback from their bosses over posts on the platform. Users, including many celebrities and others in the public eye, have occasionally found themselves in hot water with their employers over controversial things they have posted, liked,
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Niger coup: Don’t take military action against junta, JNI warns ECOWAS
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, on Saturday, warned Nigeria and the authorities of the Economic Community of West African States not to take military action against the junta in the Niger Republic. The caution is contained in a statement issued in Kaduna by JNI Secretary General, Prof Khalid Aliyu. Aliyu said that the JNI, representing the collective voice
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Netherlands end South Africa World Cup run, US face Sweden test
The Netherlands secured a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals by ending South Africa’s historic run with a 2-0 win in Sydney on Sunday, ahead of a blockbuster last-16 showdown between holders the United States and Sweden. The Dutch, runners-up in 2019, will now face Spain in the last eight but they suffered some
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Ministers may resume August 16 as Senate shifts Keyamo, Mahmoud’s screening
Indications emerged on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees may assume duty in the third week of August, which is between August 14 and 18, Sunday PUNCH reports. Impeccable presidency sources told one of our correspondents that the delay was to allow the 48 ministerial nominees screened and cleared by the Senate to prepare
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Ganduje chairs first APC NWC meeting Tuesday
The new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, will on Tuesday meet members of the National Working Committee in what will be his first official assignment as the leader of the party. The development came barely two days after the former governor of Kano State was ratified at the 12th National Executive
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Three in police net over doctor’s death
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of three persons over the death of Dr Vware Diaso at the General Hospital in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Saturday to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Hundeyin, who did not mention the identities of the suspects,
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How we were unable to vote in 2023–IDPs
Some Internally Displaced Persons across the country have revealed how they were disenfranchised during the last 2023 general elections. The affected IDPs, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH, noted that their Permanent Voter Cards were misplaced and could not be replaced by the Independent National Electoral Commission before the February 25 general election. In preparation for
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