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Sunday Okobi There is an unfolding drama in the Edo State Labour Party (LP) as Alhaji Lamidi Basiru Apapa-led faction has announced Dr. Hilton Idahosa, as its candidate for the Edo State governorship election scheduled to hold on September 21, 2024. The LP led by Julius Abure had on February 23, declared Olumide Apata as it governorship candidate […]
Pope Francis has expressed concern over the frequent abductions in Nigeria, describing them as “concerning”. He said this in a post via X (Twitter) on Sunday, Feb. 25, noting that he was praying and hoping that efforts would be made to contain these incidents. He wrote: “The increasingly frequent kidnappings in Nigeria are extremely concerning. “I express […]
A Facebook page named Career 9ja, on the 17th October, 2023, claimed that the 2023 N-POWER Programme was ongoing. It has the link, register.the nation.co.za. The page has images showing the registration of N-POWER Programme 2023, but once you click on the link dropped on the page, it brings out Admission in Alberta in Canada […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met again with the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the State House in Abuja. The meeting is taking place shortly after the President returned the Police Force Headquarters, where he had unveiled some patrol vehicles to be deployed for the upcoming general elections slated to commence from […]
We have just read a report that the Authorities of the Central Bank of Nigeria have decided not to comply with the ex parte order issued by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in respect of the avoidable currency swap crisis. The reason adduced for the contemptuous disregard for the rule of law is that the […]
Three students of the Dowen College, Lekki Lagos are currently assisting the police in their investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu told Channels Television on Tuesday. Odumosi said three of the five students mentioned by Sylvester before he died […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday said it was monitoring emerging evidence on the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, which was first recently identified in Southern Africa. The new variant “is considered highly transmissible” and has already triggered a new wave of travel restrictions targeted at countries in Southern Africa. However, the NCDC in […]
The kidnapped students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have regained their freedom. After being released by their abductors, the students were received by Governor Bello Matawalle in Gusau, on Sunday. Gunmen, believed to be bandits, had abducted the students from the school late in the night of September […]
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has urged residents of the state to ignore the sit-at-home rumour. Uzodinma made the call while addressing the congregation after Church Service on Sunday at the Government House Chapel, Owerri. He called on residents to go about their normal businesses, adding that those behind the order and rumours had been identified […]
