Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the full implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), especially the African Standby Force (ASF) and the Peace Fund. Osinbajo, made the call in his capacity as the Chairperson of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) for the month of July, while reporting on the […]
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No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the demise of the petroleum industry as we have known it for a century. This is the futuristic […]
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Former Chelsea captain John Terry has embarked on a final challenge by signing a one-year contract with Championship side, Aston Villa, at the age of 36. In the age of huge-money moves to football’s new world, Terry’s career choice represents a throwback to a time when players dropped down a division to draw a final […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District. The commission released the timetable in a statement Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, Secretary of the Commission, on Monday in Abuja. Ogakwu said that on July 10, INEC would issue verification […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states on Sunday morning with prospects of thunderstorms over Abuja, Mambilla Plateau, Lafia, Kaduna, Makurdi and Bauchi. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Saturday in Abuja also predicted thunderstorms over Ibi, Jos, and Bauchi in the afternoon. It […]
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One armed robber has been killed in a shootout and another arrested following an attack on O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa. Reports say the incident occurred Saturday at a highway ramp after robbers allegedly fled from the airport’s Swissport warehouse in a seized cargo truck. The robbers had held up security guards in […]
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Garba Umar, the Anambra police commissioner, says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot stop the November 18 governorship election in the state. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, had recently said the election will not hold if the federal government fails to conduct a referendum on Biafra. Umar who spoke with NAN on Saturday said […]
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The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 14 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Bolaji Adebiyi, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. While 13 of the […]
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Michel Arrion, the European Union (EU) ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, says EU cannot promise further financial assistance to Nigeria. Arrion made this known at a lecture which the IBB Golf Club organised in Abuja. The lecture had as its theme: ‘40 years of European Union in Nigeria: Lessons learned and the way forward’. Arrion […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to agree on a common currency to boost regional trade. Mr. Obasanjo made the call at the ongoing 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Kigali. He spoke on: Can Regional Economic […]
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