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Some major roads are currently deserted while many shops have been closed up, as heavy gunshots currently badger in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to a source in the area, the gunshots have been ongoing since morning, while the residents of the community are currently in detained in their homes
Back in Bamako with members of the ECOWAS mediation team for consultations with the Transition authorities, we held functional talks with President of the Transition H.E. Col. Assimi Goita and other senior government officials. The team noted the actions taken towards a viable transition timetable and the promise of the Malian authorities to remain committed
Nigeria’s under 17 men’s national football team were victorious against the Junior Etalons of Burkina Faso. Golden Eaglets recorded a 2-1 victory against Burkina Faso. The final was played between the two west African rivals on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. The two goals were scored by Abubakar Abdullahi
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the list and particulars of candidates vying for various positions at the federal level in the 2023 general elections. Conspicuously missing were the names of Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi. The trio had contested the
The Federal Government has disbursed the entire $322.5 million Abacha loot of 2017 to 1.9 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians. Before making the disbursement, the money accrued an interest of $11 million where it was deposited. Mr. David Ugolor, Executive Director of ANEEJ, an independent monitor providing independent report on the use of the funds,
The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the country in 1973. The court’s ruling gives individual states the power to set their own abortion laws without concern of running afoul of Roe, which for nearly half a century had permitted abortions
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed Bashir Machina as the Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The Independent National Electoral Commission has disassociated itself from the purported primary election which allegedly produced Ahmad Lawan as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North and recognised only the 28 May primary poll that
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi says he and his family are praying for Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his family over their travails. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested by the London Metropolitan police over links to organ harvesting. They are being charged for allegedly conspiring to bring a child
Controversial actress, Tonto Dike has has gone on her page to announce her nomination as the Deputy Governorship Candidate under ADC in Rivers state. She wrote below… I thank Mr. Tonte Ibraye(@tonteibraye ), the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rivers State for nominating me as his running mate. We are looking forward to
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N1.85 billion from a house and office said to belong to former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai in Abuja, multiple sources told SaharaReporters. Buratai, a retired Lieutenant General was the COAS between 2015 and 2021. Sources said ICPC officials stormed the house