The Imo State people will demonstrate their impeccable love and support for Governor Hope Uzodimma by overwhelmingly voting for his re-election in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, a support group for the Governor, Professionals Movement for Hope, has told the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The Convener of the group, Engineer Obinna Obiozor, in […]
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The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for trying to downplay the performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the state, noting that the APC knee jack denials cannot change the reality of the monumental achievements of the Adeleke administration. Reacting to a statement […]
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In the face of the unmitigated downward slide of the exchange rate of the naira to dollar which has attracted the attention of the federal government, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, 14th, August 2023, expressed its readiness to reverse the slide of the nation’s currency, as it has lined up intervention measures […]
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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his government will focus lots of energy on providing adequate security for all citizens across the country. President Tinubu, gave the pledge on Friday while speaking at the graduation of Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. He also used the occasion […]
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Published on 23.04.2020 at 13h54 by AFP The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up. The UN health agency called on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 95 […]
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Published on 23.04.2020 at 13h54 by AFP Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief on Thursday warned the US of a “decisive response” after President Donald Trump said he instructed the US Navy to “shoot down” Iranian boats that harass American ships in the Gulf. “We declare to the Americans that we are absolutely determined and serious… and […]
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Published on 23.04.2020 at 14h54 by AFP Pakistan prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced to death 18 years ago for the kidnapping and brutal murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. The Wall Street Journal reporter’s beheading sparked revulsion and international outrage in early 2002, putting […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to automatically open dollar bank accounts for their customers who do not have domiciliary in order to facilitate remittances. The development, according to a statement from WorldRemit- an International Money Transfer Operators (IMTO), would ensure that, “all international money transfers will be successfully processed even if […]
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Published on 10.09.2019 at 16h54 by AFP France’s pick for the European Commission was interviewed by police on Tuesday, sources close to the case told AFP, shortly after she was given a powerful economic brief in the new EU executive. Sylvie Goulard visited the offices of France’s OCLCIFF anti-corruption force and gave a statement as […]
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BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A Nigerian Shi’ite group banned by the government said police killed 12 of its members and injured more on Tuesday during marches in the north of country to mark a Muslim holiday. The government banned the group, called the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in July after a series […]
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Published on 10.09.2019 at 15h54 by AFP Bahamas authorities have updated the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 50 with the number expected to climb, local media reported, as thousands are evacuated from the archipelago’s hardest-hit islands. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson said 42 deceased persons on the island of Abaco and eight on Grand Bahama […]
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Published on 10.09.2019 at 15h54 by AFP Spain’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it will announce on September 24 its ruling on the government’s plans to remove the remains of dictator Francisco Franco from a state mausoleum, a move fiercely opposed by his descendants. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government had planned to move his remains […]
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