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It’s not yet Uhuru – Atiku reacts as INEC declares Gov Fintiri winner

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for emerging as the […]

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Adamawa: Nobody’ll be left behind – Gov Fintiri speaks after winning election

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has reacted to his victory in the just-concluded governorship election. Fintiri assured the people […]

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Africa: Europe Outsourcing Asylum to African Countries Is a Terrible Idea – There Are Alternatives

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

For 40 years, western governments have entertained ideas of outsourcing asylum processing and refugee hosting to the global south. It […]

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Sudan: UN Rights Chief Calls for a Return to Talks, Amid Reports of 24-Hour Pause

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the hostilities in […]

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Africa: What Role Do European Volunteers Play in Africa?

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

European volunteers pay vast sums of money to organizations that claim to fight poverty in Africa. But, instead of doing […]

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UCL: Peter Okoye lands in Napoli to support Osimhen

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Pater Okoye and Victor Osimhen Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, has landed in Italy ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals […]

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Earth Day: Google unveils Nigerians’ growing interest in environmental issues

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Photo source: idomavoice.com Google has released data highlighting the top sustainability-related trends and Nigerians’ growing interest in environmental issues in […]

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DG NCAA brokers peace with labour unions over strike

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Director-General Civil Aviation, Captain Musa Nuhu, has waded into the two-day warning strike embarked upon by aviation unions, pleading […]

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Consumers protest power outage, high electricity bill in Kogi

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

There was an uneasy calm at Zone Eight, Otokiti Housing Estate and Shettima, all in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, […]

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South Africa: Access to Sufficient Colostomy Bags Still Hit-and-Miss At Gauteng Hospitals

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Six months after Spotlight first reported on the plight of stoma patients experiencing shortages of colostomy and urostomy bags at […]

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South Africa: Twitter Threats to Litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Court Case

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Global South Against Xenophobia urges police to act The director of the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), Nicole Fritz, and her […]

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Ethiopia: Tigray Region Begins Releasing Prisoners Arrested During War

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Addis Abeba — Justice Bureau of the Tigray region interim administration has begun releasing prisoners who were arrested during the […]

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Police promise to probe ‘Adamawa incident’

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi …Says yet to receive INEC’s letter, but will collaborate with electoral umpire The Nigeria Police Force […]

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270 killed, over 2000 injured in Sudanese violence – WHO

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The World Health Organisation has said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has killed 270 people and […]

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BREAKING: INEC declares Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship election

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner […]

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Adamawa rerun: IGP withdraws CP Barde, directs Gombe CP to take charge

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Usman Alkali-Baba, Inspector General of Police, IGP, has withdrawn Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, from the state with […]

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Speakership: Betara meets Muslim members-elect in Saudi Arabia, promises equal representation

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Rep. Muktar Betara (APC-Borno), an aspirant for the office of the Speaker in the 10th National Assembly, has assured all […]

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FG to pay over N300bn stamp duty backlogs to states

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Federal Government is set to pay state governments the backlog of stamp duties being owed them. Governor Dapo Abiodun […]

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Meaningful progress will be elusive without peace, unity among Nigerians – Etsu Nupe

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has noted that without peace and […]

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Kaduna SSG, Lawal to chair transition committee

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday, inaugurated the Kaduna State 2023 Transition Committee. The committee will be chaired by Balarabe Abbas […]

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