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Buhari’s power plant initiatives a game-changer — BMO

The Buhari Media Organisation has praised the regime of the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for its significant achievements in the power sector, including the commissioning of the...

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Terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, invades AU army base in Somalia

The African Union force says members of the insurgent group, Al-Shabaab, attacked its military base in Somalia on Friday. For more than 15 years, the terrorist group has been waging a jihadist...

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How man planned to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in 1983 — FBI files

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a new file detailing an assassination attempt on the late Queen Elizabeth II, during her visit to California in 1983. The monarch was...

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Why I rejected N5m to perform at Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Concert – Portable

Fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, on Friday, lamented that organisers of the Tinubu inauguration concert offered him N5 million instead of N10m for his performance....

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Nigeria Air cannot start operations by May 29 — Aero Contractors CEO

An aviation expert and analyst, Captain Ado Sanusi, has countered the Federal Government’s claim that the controversial Nigeria Air will begin operation before the inauguration of the new...

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AMVCA win: ‘Jewel’ producer Elvis Chucks promises more magic

Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Elvis Chucks, has described as surreal the recognition of his movie, Jewel, as the Best Movie Southern Africa at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, thanking his...

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10th NASS: The battle for leadership

The National Assembly is a bicameral legislature consisting of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the House of Representatives. While the Senate is headed by the Senate President, the House...

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Ex-Kaduna PDP chairman, Suleiman, is dead

The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kaduna State chapter, Ibrahim Yaro Suleiman, is reportedly dead. Suleiman was said to have died of protracted illness. In a condolence message...

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Elon Musk’s firm to test implants on human brains

Neuralink, a tech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, has received approval from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration to test its brain implant on human beings. This was announced in a...

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18-year high inflation: Nigerian firms’ unsold goods rise 22% to N470bn

As growing inflation renders them costly in a nation where more than half of the 200 million people struggle to make ends meet, Nigerian businesses have an inventory of unsold goods that is approaching...

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BREAKING: NAFDAC destroys fake products worth N4.2bn in Anambra

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has destroyed fake, substandard goods and products worth over N4.2 billion in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Speaking during the...

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JUST IN: Buhari receives asset declaration form from CCB

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in Abuja, received copies of his asset declaration form at the State House, Abuja. Buhari received the form from a delegation of the...

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UPDATED: Court dismisses suit challenging Tinubu’s age, citizenship, fines...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by three individuals seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima over age...

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My Legal team will prove election was fraudulent — Atiku

…says dismissal of PDP’s suit on double nomination not a setback The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that his legal team will...

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JUST IN: Buhari takes Tinubu on tour of Aso Villa

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, took the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on a familiarisation tour of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari and Tinubu arrived at the...

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Fashola unveils 10-year National Housing Strategy

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has admitted that the government only cannot provide the totality of housing needs for Nigerians hence the need to create an enabling environment...

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JUST IN: Makinde signs chieftaincy amendment bill into law

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, signed into law the amendment of the state’s Chiefs Law, Cap. 28, seeking to grant the governor autonomy to present beaded crowns and coronets to chiefs...

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We have zero tolerance for drug abuse, others – AAU VC

Arthur Jarvis University, a private university in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, says it has initiated random testing to curb drug abuse among its students. Vice-Chancellor of the...

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Lawyer urges Tinubu to reactivate national orientation programmes

Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the Principal Consultant of the Lagos Land Use Charge, Mr. Omodele Ibrahim, has urged the former Lagos State governor to resuscitate...

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Dapo Abiodun dissolves cabinet ahead of swearing-in

Ahead of his second term inauguration on May 29, 2023, the Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun on Friday dissolved his cabinet. Abiodun announced the dissolution at a valedictory State Executive...

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