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Nigerian Athletes Shine at African Championships in U-18, U-20 Events

2 years ago922 min

Team Nigeria has won a total of 12 medals on the second day of the ongoing 2023 African Under-18 and Under-20 Athletics Championships in Ndola, Zambia. Nigerian athletes won seven gold, five silver, and five bronze medals, for a total of 17 medals. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Tonobok Okowa, expressed confidence in the team’s ability to perform well in the competition, saying that their goal was to improve on previous outings. “I...

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Metro News

Gunmen kidnap ex-NULGE Chairman, two others in Nasarawa

2 years ago812 min

In Nasarawa State, gunmen suspected of kidnapping Ismaila Konga, former Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). Konga was kidnapped along with two others on his way from Akwanga town, the headquarters of Akwanga Local Government Area, to his country home, Andaha, where he lives with his family, on Monday evening. According to a family source, the gunmen set up a roadblock on the Akwanga-Jos federal highway between Ningo village and Andaha,...

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News Nigeria Politics

APC Chairman reveals how Amaechi, Giadom plotted against Tinubu.

2 years ago757 min

Blessing Agbomhere, the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South Zonal Organising Secretary, has accused former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi of conspiring with his associates to thwart Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election. According to reports, Agbomhere, who now serves as the party’s Acting Zonal Chairman, claimed that the recently removed Zonal Chairman, Victor Giadom, would no longer hold that position following a vote of no confidence against him and the former zonal secretary,...

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Ex-Kano Emir, Sanusi: Nigeria lost by not electing Osinbajo president

2 years ago6013 min

Former Kano Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has lamented the fact that Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is not the country’s president. According to Sanusi, Nigeria lost by not electing Osinbajo as president. He spoke at the virtual launch of a book, “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader,” yesterday. Sanusi claimed that the failure of the political system to elect him as president has harmed Nigeria. The former governor of the Central Bank of...

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Entertainment Music News Nigeria

Burna Boy, Tems, Others Attend 2023 Met Gala

2 years ago964 min

Tems and Burna Boy, two Nigerian musicians who have won Grammy Awards, were among the hand-picked celebrities who were invited to attend the star-studded gathering of the fashion world that took place at the 2023 Met Gala. The Met Gala is a fundraising event that takes place each year for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is traditionally held on the first Monday of May each year....

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News Nigeria Politics

Edo APC suspends former Attorney General Idahagbon over anti-party activities

2 years ago1203 min

The All Progressives Congress (APC) continued its suspension spree in Edo State, as the party suspended former attorney general and commissioner for Justice, Henry Idahagbon, for alleged anti-party activities. The party leadership stated that the decision to suspend him was made following the submission of a report by the disciplinary committee established to investigate the former commissioner’s activities in accordance with Article 21 (B) of the APC constitution as amended (March 2022). Read Also: JAMB will...

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News Politics

Atiku Tells Buhari, Others to Stop Marketing Electoral Heist

2 years ago715 min

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on redeeming his “disastrous years of misgovernance” rather than becoming the chief marketing officer of the recent “electoral heist.” Atiku also warned the president and members of his administration not to bully the Presidential Electoral Petition Tribunal, which is set to begin hearing petitions regarding the outcome of the last general election. Recall that Buhari and Lai...

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News Nigeria Politics

Tinubu’s supporters advise him to focus on his first 100 days

2 years ago6106 min

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged by the Progressive Solidarity for Asiwaju (PSA) to concentrate on the goals he will accomplish in his first 100 days in office. Chief Ibrahim Emokpaire, the group’s leader and a member of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said that Tinubu is expected to do a lot for Nigerians and that he won’t let them down. Emokpaire reassured Nigerians that Tinubu would keep all of the commitments he made in...

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News Nigeria Politics

APC Group Supports Lukman, Threatens Legal Action Against Adamu, Others

2 years ago5775 min

Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) acting through the Progressives Right Group (PRG) yesterday moved to defend the party’s national vice chairman (North West), Salihu Moh Lukman, in the midst of the party’s leadership crisis. The group recalled that it had warned against Adamu’s selection as APC national chairman, claiming that the former Nasarawa governor “is not a true party man at heart.” The group’s stance runs counter to the APC’s national legal...

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Security & Defence

Tinubu’s aide-de-camp begins duty

2 years ago6291 min

The official appointment of Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf as Bola Tinubu’s Aide-de-Camp has been made. According to sources, Yusuf started his responsibilities just three weeks before Tinubu was sworn in as the new President. Yusuf, a native of Kwara State, has an exceptional resume that includes work experience at the Presidential Villa, which would be useful in his new position. Yusuf will be in charge of the President-elect’s security and protection in his capacity as...

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