Gunmen have raided the office of indegenous newspaper, THISDAY, located at Utako district in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the newspaper, the gunmen stormed the office at about 3am on Thursday. The armed men reportedly came in through the back fence of the company’s premises. Security men on duty said the criminals subjected […]
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The Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a military coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said. ECOWAS is also calling for the new junta to release ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other officials detained during […]
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Ex-Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has reportedly departed Nigeria for London, the United Kingdom (UK). Details about the trip are still sketchy but Arise TV reports that Tinubu returned to the British capital to rest and run medical checkups after months of consultations with prominent Nigerians about his presidential bid. Kokomansion understands that […]
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Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday expressed optimism that he would emerge victorious over the terrorism charges leveled against him by the Nigerian Government. The agitator expressed hope that his current trial at the Abuja Federal High Court would end soon. Kanu is facing terrorism charges before Justice […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday drummed support for the presidential bid of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of the State and leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Sanwo-Olu who had spoken at the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Movement’s Working Committee in Ikeja GRA, said, Tinubu […]
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A former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Hon. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election held on Thursday. Declaring the result of the poll, which was held in all the 177 wards, the chairman of the electoral committee, Governor Muhammed Abubakar Baduru of Jigawa State said […]
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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has insisted that justice must be done in the murder case of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil, who was murdered by her teacher in the state. In a statement released on Thursday by Abba Anwar, his Chief Press Secretary, Ganduje vowed that he would do everything possible to see that […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that Nigeria was now self-sufficient in production of cement, such that it has also risen to become a net exporter of the product to other neighbouring countries. The President also said this wouldn’t have been feasible if his administration was not churning out economic diversification policies that enable entrepreneurs […]
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The management of one of Nigeria’s popular airlines, Dana Air has apologised to its numerous customers for the recent delays and flight cancellations due to an unscheduled maintenance on two of their aircraft. The airline made the apology in an official statement issued Thursday, stating that “The management of Dana Air wishes to apologise for […]
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described as a practical joke, Atiku Abubakar’s proposed single four years tenure if elected as president in 2023. Reports had it that Raymond Dokpesi, the leader of the technical committee for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, had said the former Vice President would govern Nigeria for a single term if elected […]
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