President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the Heritage Voyage of Return initiative, which aims to reunite Afro-descendants with their African roots.UNITY TIMES reports that the president met with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and the initiators of the project on Friday in Abuja.Tinubu said the project would “rekindle our past and light
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The Nigerian embassy in Niger Republic has countered a viral report that its embassy was burnt down by angry protesters in Niamey, Niger.This was contained in a statement signed by Liti Auwalu, for the Nigeria Ambassador to Niger and made available to Media on Saturday.The statement explained that even though
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The death toll from a mosque collapse in Zaria, in Kaduna State, has risen to 10, with seven injured.The incident occurred at 4pm on Friday when Muslim worshipers were observing their evening prayer.The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Nuhu Bamali, who confirmed the incident, said the worshipers were in the second
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Resident doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike of July 26.Its National President, Dr Emeka Orji, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in AbujaAccording to him, a review will be made in two weeks.He said, “We just suspended the strike.
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The Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured Nigerians and International communities that the 10th National Assembly will give priority to laws that would enable ease of doing business and attract foreign investment to the country.Kalu gave the assurance on Friday when he hosted the Hungarian
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The Defence headquarters has said that Nigerians who are calling the Armed Forces of Nigeria to change the constitutional order in the country are unpatriotic.DHQ noted that the military is happy and better under democracy hence it will not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned Nigerian democracy.The
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New data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows Nigerians continue to pay more for food in the month of June 2023.In the bureau’s June food price watch, prices of staple foods consumed every day by Nigerians increased from as low as 8% to as high as 12% on a
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said Nigeria does not need a fresh war as it is already battling wars within its borders.Adeboye said this during the RCCG Holy Ghost Service of the 71st Annual Convention tagged ‘Beyond Expectations’ at the
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