The top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a transition to democracy two months after the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir. An Ethiopian envoy has said that the military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on […]
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Five people have been confirmed injured following a gas explosion at a shopping mall in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Confirming the incident on Thursday, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the explosion, which occurred in the Kitchen area of the mall, left five persons seriously injured. The police spokesman added that the victims […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has observed with concern, the deliberate plots and attempts by some subversive and undemocratic elements to incite or pit one ethnic group against the other by stoking the embers of tribal sentiments to cause disaffection and violence across the country. Findings revealed that these unpatriotic actors make unguarded public […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, today, June 12 delivered a speech to mark the 2019 Democracy Day. In the speech he thanked Nigerians for their support and promised to take Nigerians to a greater height. Buhari also renamed the National Stadium in Abuja after “former President” Moshood Abiola. Read Buhari’s full Democracy Day Speech Protocols All Praise […]
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This is the late Basorun MKO Abiola’s speech dubbed: The Epetedo Declaration. At Epetedo, Lagos Island, the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Abiola declared himself president in a historic speech titled: Enough is enough. People of Nigeria, exactly one year ago, you turned out in your millions to vote for me, Chief […]
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Defending champions, the United States began their defence of the women’s World Cup trophy in style on Tuesday as Alex Morgan scored five times in an incredible, record-setting 13-0 destruction of hapless Thailand in Reims. Ten of their goals came in the second half as the USA set a new mark for the biggest winning […]
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Former England captain, Rio Ferdinand, has been appointed as the English Football Association’s lead ambassador for Euro 2020. Ferdinand also disclosed that he is open to the technical director’s job at his former club, Manchester United. United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is said to be prepared to work with a technical director to “split responsibilities”. […]
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The electoral umpire in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a certificate of return to Rochas Okorocha, senator-elect of Imo West. INEC issued a statement on Tuesday, stating that it issued Okorocha the certificate in compliance with the directive of a federal high court in Abuja. Recall that the commission had refused […]
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos), as the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. Hon. Gbajabiamila was declared speaker after an election following his nomination by the former Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Jibrin Abdulmumin (APC-Kano). Omolori announced that 358 members voted, saying Gbajabiamila scored 281 votes out of 358 votes […]
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Key stakeholders in federal universities across the country on Tuesday pegged 160 as the minimum bench mark for admission of candidates for the 2019/2020 academic year. The decision was reached at Joint 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The event held in Gbongan, Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
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