Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has concluded plans for a nationwide strike beginning Thursday, July 24, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands by the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.Professor Bala Audu, NMA President, confirmed this in an interview on Sunday.The
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party,LP, is currently holding its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja.The NEC meeting is coming barely 48 hours after a rival NEC session was held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.Present at the Abure-led meeting were
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaAir Peace will begin direct international flights from Abuja to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports, effective October 26, 2025.The airline stated in a press release by its spokesperson, Efe Osifo-Whiskey, that Air Peace had become the first Nigerian carrier to offer direct services from Abuja to
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has visited Daura, Katsina State, to offer his condolences to the family of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.Obi was spotted at Buhari’s Daura residence on Wednesday, a day after the former President was laid
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaA Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday morning discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, of all charges in his long-standing money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The court upheld Fayose’s no-case submission, effectively ruling that the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe remains of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, have been buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State.The janaza (Islamic funeral prayer) was conducted at approximately 4:50 pm on Tuesday before his body was lowered into the grave in accordance with Islamic rites.Buhari’s body had earlier arrived in
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaAfrica’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is taking another major step in the expansion of his industrial empire with plans to construct a deep seaport near his existing fertilizer and oil refinery plants.The initiative is aimed at boosting export capacity and strengthening the Dangote Group’s logistics operations.Speaking in a
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82 years at a clinic in London, United Kingdom.This was disclosed in a statement shared by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on his personal X account on Sunday.“INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN.“The family of the former president has announced the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe immediate-past Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s ruling affirming Governor Monday Okpebholo’s election victory.In a statement released on Thursday following the apex court’s unanimous decision, Obaseki said he believes that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaOperatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Katsina State Command, have busted an inter-state human trafficking syndicate and rescued three young women forced into prostitution.The agency also arrested three suspected members of the trafficking ring, believed to specialise in the recruitment, harbouring,
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