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Last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, dies at 91
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91. Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the USSR and for his rapprochement with the West, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing in 1991. Many Russians blame him and his reformist policies for the country’s demise,
EPL: Saints stun Chelsea as Fulham end Brighton’s unbeaten start
*Draws for Palace, Brentford, Leeds, Everton Southampton came from behind to earn their second win of the fledgling Premier League season and move above a Chelsea side lacking cohesion and a cutting edge at St Mary’s. Raheem Sterling is the Blues’ top scorer and got Thomas Tuchel’s side off to a promising start with his
Ogun: Man loses wife, property to gas explosion
A resident of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Saula Ajayi has lost his wife and property worth millions of naira to a gas explosion. The New Telegraph learnt that the explosion occurred on Friday in the apartment of one of the tenants and razed a bungalow in the Ijeja area of the metropolis. Besides the
Kalu salutes Kukah at 70
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has congratulated Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Father Matthew Kukah on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary. Describing the priest as a statesman and selfless Nigerian with passion for national growth and development, Kalu acknowledged the robust contributions of
NNPC: Nigeria’ll become net exporter of fuel next year
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has said that Nigeria will stop fuel importation and become a net exporter of the product by the middle of next year. This assurance was given Tuesday by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Mele Kyari, at a ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Media
FG declares war on vandals, oil thieves
The Federal Government has vowed to bring down its might on vandals and oil thieves who are sabotaging the nation’s economy, this is also as it charges the security forces to collaborate to end the scourge. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration at the commissioning of eight gunboats acquired for use by
FG launches ministers’ performance tracker, website for citizens’ participation
The Federal Government has launched the Presidential Delivery Tracker (PDT) and the website to monitor ministers’ performance in delivery of set targets in priority areas and a website to get feedback from the citizens on the impacts of governance. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, in his comments at the launch
Subsidy Probe: Reps summons Emefiele, IGP, DSS boss to appear Wednesday
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating oil subsidy payments between 2013 and 2022 has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele; Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, and Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Magaji Bichi to appear before them unfailingly on Wednesday. Chairman Almustapha Aliyu announced this on Tuesday
2023: I won’t allow moneybags intimidate Nigerians with personal resources -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his government “will not allow anyone to use personal resources or their influence to intimidate other Nigerians’ ahead of the 2023 election. According to him, the government will continue to respect Nigerians by ensuring that their votes count and the people’s voice matters in choosing their leaders. A statement
Appeal Crt nullifies Sunday Igboho’s N20bn damages against DSS
The Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal Tuesday set aside the High Court judgment which had declared the attack on the house of Yoruba nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho) illegal. The court also nullified the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages awarded against the Department of State Services (DSS) for the
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