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5h ago
President Bola Tinubu has called on religious leaders to refrain from vilifying or denigrating the nation in their sermons.
Speaking during Ramadan Iftar with traditional rulers and religious leaders at the State House on Thursday in Abuja, the President emphasized the important role of religious leaders in shaping public opinion and fostering a sense of unity among citizens.
He urged the leaders to be more constructive in their criticism of those in elective positions.
President Tinubu also declared that his administration is determined to turn Nigeria’s challenges into prosperity.
He ..read more
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6h ago
The King of Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, who is one of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community has turned himself in to the Delta State Police Command.
The monarch was said to have arrived the state police command headquarters at exactly 6:41pm on Thursday to report himself to Police Commissioner, Olufemi Abaniwonda.
Before he turned himself in to the police, the monarch spoke to journalists, insisting on his innocence in the matter ..read more
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7h ago
A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people on board, the transport ministry said.
An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor and had been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The vehicle had been heading from neighbouring Botswana to Moria in the north of the country, the ministry said in a statement
“It is alleged that the driver lost control, colliding with barriers on the bridge causing the bus to go over the bridge and hitting the ground, where it caught fire,” the statement said.
Rescue operations ..read more
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9h ago
An Urhobo leader and former Editor of Guardian Newspaper, Abraham Ogbodo, says the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama in Delta State cannot be unconnected with crude oil as is the case with most conflicts in the Niger Delta area.
Ogbodo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, said the conflict that led to the gruesome murder of the military personnel was related to oil. “It’s very true, nothing so grave happens in Niger Delta without oil underlining it,” he said.
“That has been said before and that has also been confirmed by the Chief o ..read more
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9h ago
Political economist Prof Pat Utomi says parliamentary democracy will increase accountability of public office holders and reduce cost of governance.
“A parliamentary form of government is clearly so much more cost-effective for a democracy than presidential type system where you have to run around the entire country,” Utomi said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.
The thought leader said in parliamentary democracy, tyrants won’t become leaders, noting that thriving democracies in the world practice parliamentary democracy.
He said people connect more wi ..read more
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9h ago
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Senate.
In a statement on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President expects that the new CCB chair will lead the Bureau to realise its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality.
By the presidential pronouncement, Bello replaces Aliyu Kankia, who has been the acting Chairman of the Bureau.
“Dr. Bello is a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, fina ..read more
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11h ago
In its continuous efforts in ridding the country of counterfeit goods, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made a significant breakthrough by dismantling a fake bottled water ring.
The fake bottled water ring that produces counterfeit Eva water at Pipe Line Road, Eneka, Port Harcourt, were busted following a tip off.
According to a statement by NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, Cyril Monye, the perpetrators operated from a run-down shop masquerading as a pool house.
They filled used Eva plastic bottles with contaminated water s ..read more
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12h ago
In Ndiaganiao, a remote village in Senegal’s agricultural region, men from around the country flock to congratulate the father of president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Speaking from the hallway of the pastel-coloured family home and dressed in a silk blue boubou, 84-year-old Samba Faye says he is “happy and proud” of his son.
“He came to see me before the election, crouched at my feet and asked that I pray for this success,” Faye said as men come up to greet him while others hand him buzzing telephones.
Samba Faye(R), father of presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye poses for a p ..read more
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12h ago
Former Minister of Transport and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state, Abiye Sekibo, has pledged to support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Addressing a Press Conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State, on Thursday, Sekibo, who was flanked by former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; former governorship aspirant, Celestine Omehia; and former lawmaker, Austin Opara; pledged their support for President Tinubu and his policies as well as Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
They expressed their displeasure at the direction of events unfolding politically in the ..read more
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12h ago
Once hip hop’s flashy impresario credited with commercializing the genre, Sean “Diddy” Combs has seen his star plunge as federal authorities raid his homes amid sex trafficking accusations and assault lawsuits.
The legal pressure and heavily publicized bicoastal operation, which saw armed agents enter his sprawling luxury properties in Miami and Los Angeles, mark a rapid downfall for the powerful mogul who in recent years has vied to rebrand as “Brother Love.”
The 54-year-old founded the Bad Boy record label in 1993, with proteges including the late Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige, u ..read more