Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is said to be under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, Military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government.“President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a
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The federal government has announced that it would pay N825.8 million as compensation to Jiwa Community of Abuja to pave the way for constructing the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.In a statement issued by Anthony Ogunleye, director of Press at the Office of the FCT
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A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has spoken on the alleged suspension of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate during the recent elections.The party’s Board of Trustees suspended Kwankwaso and the other members of the National Working Committee on Tuesday for alleged anti-party conduct.However, Galadima
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed a purported national campaign council list for Nov. 11, 2023 governorship elections for Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States in circulation in sections of the media.Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the lists being
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The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Juliet Ehimuan as a non-executive director of the financial firm effective August 29, 2023.The appointment, announced in a corporate filing to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday, has been confirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Ehimuan is the
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has issued the National Identification Number (NIN) to 102.39 million Nigerians as of August 28, 2023.The Commission disclosed this in its NIN enrolment data just released.The data shows that enrolment for the ID number was yet to pick up after slowing down
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