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JUST IN: Security operatives take over Cross River Assembly after court judgment
Armed policemen on Tuesday morning took over the Cross River State House of Assembly. The policemen drawn from the anti-kidnapping squad and regular policemen were also seen around the routes leading to the House of Assembly. Movement into the Assembly complex on Diamond Hill was restricted. Their presence followed the High Court ruling on Monday…
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Again, Zelensky escapes assassination attempt -Ukrainian counter-intelligence
Ukrainian counter-intelligence says it foiled a possible assassination attempt on President Volodymyr Zelensky. A group of Russian saboteurs led by a secret service agent was arrested in the city of Uzhhorod in the border area between Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary, Ukraine’s UNIAN news agency reported. The group of some 25 men was reportedly also tasked…
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IGP wades in as two Delta clerics tango over alleged ritual
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has directed the Force Criminal Investigations Department to intervene in the crisis between the General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Effurun, Delta State, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, and fellow cleric and General Overseer of God’s Delight Gospel Assembly (a.k.a. Free Indeed), John Ighosotu. The IGP’s position was contained…
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FG scraps PCR test for fully vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated inbound travellers would no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test, the Federal Government said on Monday. The FG said they would, however, be subjected to rapid antigen test at the airport by the NCDC within the arrival hall of the airport free of charge. The decision was coming after…
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Portugal defender Pepe out of World Cup play-off with COVID-19
Veteran defender Pepe will miss Portugal’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Turkey after testing positive for Covid-19, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday. Coach Fernando Santos called up Lille centre-back Tiago Djalo, 21, to replace the 39-year-old Porto player, with the 2016 European champions also without injured Manchester City defender Ruben Dias. Portugal play…
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Brent rises to $115 as EU considers Russia oil ban
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, appreciated in price on Monday, moving up by 7.3 per cent or $7.88 to $115/barrel at 7.54pm Nigerian time as European Union nations considered joining the United States in a Russian oil embargo. Industry figures showed that the commodity has been gaining in price since about a week, as…
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2023: PDP will lose Abia if…, ex-Senate president Wabara warns
A former Senate President and the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Adolphus Wabara, has warned the Abia State government and the party that they will lose the if another Ngwa man tries to succeed Ikpeazu. Speaking with newsmen in Umuahia Monday, Wabara warned that any attempt to make another Ngwa…
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Subsidy: FAAC meets today as NNPC deductions threaten states’ allocations
The planned deduction of N242.53bn fuel subsidy from the Federation Account this month by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is raising uncertainty among states as the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (today). It was gathered that commissioners for finance from the 36 states would meet today for the usual…
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Lagos, Ogun, Rivers lead as states’ debts hit N6.43tn in 2021–DMO
The domestic debts owed by state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration rose to N6.43tn at the end of 2021. While sub-national domestic debt stock was N4.46tn, the sub-national external debt stock was N1.97tn in 2021. Lagos, Ogun and Rivers became the three most indebted states, according to the latest data from the Debt…
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Convention: Shinkafi withdraws from APC chairmanship race, gives reasons
Ahead of Saturday’s national convention of the All Progressive Congress, a frontline national chairmanship aspirant of the party from Zamfara State, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has withdrawn from the race. Shinkafi, who spoke at a press conference on Monday night in his residence in Gusau, said he withdrew from the race to respect the party…
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