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Lamidi Apapa persists despite being booed, attends Presidential Election Petition Tribunal court

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

Lamidi Apapa, the acting factional National Chairman of the Labour Party, alongside the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election, […]

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House of Reps Refutes Claims of Inducement for Approving N22.7 Trillion Ways and Means Advances

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The House of Representatives has strongly denied allegations of collecting $15 million from the executive arm to approve President Muhammadu […]

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Court Orders and Striking Workers Halt Abia Local Government Elections

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The local government chairmanship and councilorship elections slated to take place in Abia State may be unable to hold due […]

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Kenya: Ruto Gets Standing Ovation in South Africa But Kenyans Disagree

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed […]

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UK hits Russia with new sanctions

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

Britain unveiled new sanctions against Russia on Friday, targeting imports of diamonds and other minerals in a bid to choke […]

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$396m needed to tackle humanitarian crisis in North East – UN

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The United Nations resident coordinator to Nigeria, Matthias Schmale The United Nations has said $396m was urgently needed to rescue […]

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Court of appeals to hear suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set the stage for a definite hearing today, in a fresh suit seeking […]

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PRODA Innovates towards Producing Made-in-Nigeria Lithium-Ion Battery

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Projects Development Institute, PRODA, Enugu, a Federal Government agency, has embarked on research to produce Lithium-ion batteries made in […]

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Cameroon Calls for an End to Hate Speech Ahead of National Day

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

As the country prepares to celebrate National Day on May 20, thousands of Cameroonians have taken to the streets in […]

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Mobile Subscriptions Decline by Over One Million in Nigeria

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released its latest industry statistics showing the total number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria […]

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Ondo Lawmaker Commends FG’s Approval of Deep Seaport in the State

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The recent approval by the Federal Executive Council for the establishment of a deep seaport in Ondo State has been […]

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Scavengers posing a threat to residents in Osun, says Urban Alert

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

A non-governmental organization known as Urban Alert has raised an alarm over the increase in dangers to the lives of […]

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Nigeria’s Judiciary System Criticized by Umar Dahiru During Book Presentation

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal matters, Umar Dahiru, has publicly expressed his […]

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The Ethical Dilemma of Publishing Stolen Information in South Africa

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The recent lawsuit brought about by former US President Donald Trump against his niece, Mary Trump, and the New York […]

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JAMB Remits N2bn Revenue to Federal Government Annually

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it remitted N2bn as an interim surplus for the 2023 […]

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Abia State’s Ex-Councillors Petition Governor Ikpeazu for Severance Package and Other Allowances

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

Formerly elected councilors in Abia State have appealed to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to fulfil his obligations and pay them their […]

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Niger Delta Still Unhappy with 3% Allocation in Petroleum Industry Act – Bayelsa Governor

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri, has expressed his disappointment with the three per cent allocation provided for host […]

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Osun Workers Protest as Adeleke Begins Payroll Audit

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The government of Osun State recently proposed a staff audit of workers in the state, a move which has been […]

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Lagos State Government Launches Year-Long Flood Control Measures

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a year-round drainage maintenance program aimed at effective flood control measures in the state. […]

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Nigerian govt shares N655.932 billion among FG, states, LGs for April

By Ifunanya / May 19, 2023

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared a sum of N655.932 billion revenue for April to the Federal Government, […]

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