Cross River State governor Bassey Otu has ordered an investigation into the boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the popular Marina Resort in Calabar, the state capital.He lauded authorities of the Nigerian Navy for quickly responding to the plight of the drowning students and rescued 11 of them.Otu's statement
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The chairman of Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State, Mr Emmanuel Ajah, has confirmed the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers who killed a staff of the independent National electoral Commission (INEC), Emmanuel Igwe on Ishiagu-Mpu Road last Sunday.The suspects also abducted the wife of the deceased INEC staff and
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A Nollywood actress and deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State in the 2023 general election, Tonto Dikeh, has said she will continue to contest election until she realises her ambition.Dikeh who stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja at the weekend said,
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President Bola Tinubu, has renamed some federal airports after prominent Nigerians.The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday.The statement noted that the President
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The chairman of the Political Parties Regulations Commission (PPRC) in Sierra Leone, Abdulai Bangura has urged politicians in the country to conduct themselves peacefully by taking a cue from Nigeria’s Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.Bangura while addressing the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), the Office of National Security
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-Agency reportsLeaders of India's governing party have criticised former US President Barack Obama for his recent remarks on Muslims in the country.Mr Obama said in an interview last week that India may "start pulling apart" if the rights of minorities weren't protected.He was responding to a question on how President
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AFPIlkay Gundogan has signed for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester City contract, the Catalan club said Monday.The German midfielder, 32, has agreed a two-year deal with the option for a year's extension and a release clause of 400 million euros ($436 million)."He is bringing
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TelegraphFor Vladimir Putin, this is the end of the road.He may just survive an armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries but he will be permanently damaged and his Kremlin days are numbered.Putin’s aura of invincibility and control, badly fractured by his misguided and failed invasion of Ukraine,
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Representatives of the Federal Government, leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will resume talks today. The move is part of efforts to hit the ground running and meet the eight weeks deadline for conclusion of discussions on palliatives over petrol subsidy
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On Sunday, Abdulaziz Yari, representing Zamfara West senatorial district, donated N300 million to APC officials and supporters across the state.During a meeting with the party stakeholders, Mr Yari announced the donation through the APC chairman in Zamfara, Tukur Danfulani, at the senator’s residence in Talata Mafara.Mr Yari said the gesture
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