North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared his country would launch three military spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 2024.The North Korean leader announced on Saturday that the “grave situation requires us to accelerate works to acquire overwhelming war response capabilities and thorough and perfect military readiness to suppress
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and one other, Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi with consignments of psychoactive substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.The Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday disclosed that Amobi was arrested
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The Bayelsa State Government has frowned at the child marriage involving a four-year-old girl and a 54-year-old man in the Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.The State Government, in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Gender Response Initiative Team, Dr. Dise Ogbise-Goddy, and the Director, Child
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, visited the family of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday.Tinubu’s wife arrived at the Jerico residence of Akeredolu around 12:45 p.m. in the company of the deputy governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal, the Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has reviewed the present administrative charges for late renewal of regulated products to make the business environment more investment-friendly.It said the downward review translates to a 65 percent decrease in processing fees for the renewal of registration
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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly invaded Shere village in the Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State.The attack, which was reportedly going on as of Sunday morning, came barely one week after similar attacks by jihadists. The jihadists attacked up to 15 communities, killed about 200 people,
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The House of Representatives has passed N28.7 trillion as the 2024 appropriation bill.The bill was passed during plenary on Saturday, shortly after the Senate approved the same amount as the 2024 appropriation bill.In the passed bill, the sum of 1,742,786,788,150 is for statutory transfers, 8,270,960,606,831 is for debt servicing, 8,768,
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano.Justice John Okoro, who led the five-member panel of justices, reserved the judgment after counsels involved in the matter met and agreed
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A former governor of Ogun State and lawmaker representing Ogun Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ibikunle Amosun, has accused his counterpart, the Senator representing Edo North Senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole, of turning the truth on its head over circumstances surrounding his removal as national chairman of the All
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The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Limited, in Rivers State, by December 2023, commenced operation on Wednesday, TheWill Newspapers reports.Emerging videos from the facility on Thursday morning showed flares from the refinery, indicating that operations have indeed commenced.Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has consistently assured that
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