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Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums, suspected to be cultists, have stabbed and butchered a ‘mentally challenged’ man to death in Awka, the Anambra State capital. It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday while the victim was sitting at his usual base at Dike Park, near Zik Avenue, when the suspected cultists invaded the place. An […]
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Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, a Nigerian singer popularly known as Ayra Starr has expressed discontent with the organisers of Headies Awards for their “nonchalant” attitude towards female musicians. Beating industry heavyweights like Tiwa Savage, Simi and Tems, Starr emerged winner of the Best Female Artiste category at the 16th edition of Headies, which was held on […]
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President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigeria’s career and non-career ambassadors. This development was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday. Tuggar made this known in response to inquiries that Tinubu recalled the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola. A statement by Tuggar’s media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir, reads: […]
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Members of the Isale Eko Descendants’ Union (IDU) have called on the Lagos State Government to address the infrastructure deficit in their community. The Chairman of IDU, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, made the call when he led newly inaugurated executive committee members of the union on a courtesy visit to Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos, in […]
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The rift between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu may come to a head next week as the latter is set to be relocated to a building outside the Government House. Affairs tv discovered on Saturday that the new office is situated at 7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the […]
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The management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja has once again absolved itself of the allegation that it is culpable in the case of a 12-year-old boy’s missing intestines. This was revealed in an official statement via X, formerly Twitter, and signed by the hospital management on Saturday. The boy’s mother, Deborah Abiodun, […]
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday, visited the leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs ( NSCIA) and solicited for prayers and support for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Friday in Abuja. […]
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Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, on Saturday announced the appointment of 14 additional Special Advisers and 44 Senior Special Reporters to various ministries, departments and agencies in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin Tofa, in Kano on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports […]
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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has threatened to revoke the licences of oil and gas operators over failure to remit the statutory three per cent to host communities in the Niger Delta region by the end of September 2023. The management of the NUPRC faulted the continued delay by operators to remit the statutory […]
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Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili on Friday said it is impossible to achieve high economic growth, tackle poverty and prosper without prudent management of public resources. In a statement on her social media platform X, Ezekwesili said it is fiercely urgent for countries, especially Africa, to fix the intransigent poor management of public finance. […]
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