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Military high command, operations in Niger Delta region prevent oil thieves from stealing crude oil worth N4B

1 year ago3144 min

According to the military high command, operations in the Niger Delta region have prevented oil thieves from stealing crude oil worth an estimated N4 billion from the nation. Over 6.6 million liters of stolen crude oil, 3.5 million liters of AGO, 200,000 liters of DPK, and over 65,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirits were all found in this time period, according to the command. This information was revealed in Abuja at the quarterly briefing on...

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FG gives NIS two weeks to clear 200,000 passport backlogs

1 year ago1113 min

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the interior minister, has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) two weeks to process the more than 200,000 pending passport applications that are on its desk. On Thursday in Abuja, the minister gave the directive while speaking with Caroline Adepoju, the acting comptroller-general of NIS. In addition, Yinka Fisher, the managing director of Iris Smart Technologies, the organisation in charge of creating the booklets for Nigerian passports, was present. The minister claimed that...

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Tinubu reveals his reasons for running for president

1 year ago2915 min

Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, has explained his motivations for running for the nation’s top political position. In Abuja’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Tinubu on September 6 defeated his petitioners, as had been previously reported. Tinubu, on the other hand, was attending the G-20 Summit in India while yesterday’s much-anticipated Tribunal judgement was being delivered at the Abuja headquarters of the Appeal Court. On Thursday evening, during an interactive session with several Nigerian students...

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Tinubu tells Nigerians in India, I was a brilliant student back in school

1 year ago1692 min

On Thursday (today), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed to have been a brilliant student in his earlier years when speaking to Nigerians living abroad. The Nigerian president is reportedly currently attending the G-20 Summit in India. However, Tinubu met with a number of Nigerian students who were studying in India on Thursday evening, and he cautioned them that they could succeed in their chosen fields if they put in the necessary effort, were sincere with...

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Akume Allegedly Flown To Germany For Medical Treatment

1 year ago1472 min

Senator George Akume, the SGF’s secretary, is said to have travelled to Germany for immediate medical attention. A top presidential source confirmed that the 69-year-old former governor of Benue State was reportedly flown out to the European nation about five days ago. According to the reports, the source revealed that Akume is presently ill, which is why he was flown out for immediate medical care. “The SGF for Tinubu is currently abroad and ill. He...

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Local Politics

Court upholds victory of Kano NNPP rep

1 year ago1664 min

The National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, which was sitting in Kano on Thursday, confirmed that Sagir Koki of the New Nigeria Peoples Party prevailed over Muntari Ishaq Yakasai of the All Progressives Congress in the Kano Municipal House of Representatives election, which took place on February 25, 2023. Yakasai was the candidate for the All Progressives Congress. In its decision, the three-judge panel led by Justice Flora Azinge ruled that the petitioner failed...

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Police apprehend 10 persons in connection to death of Deborah, students of FUOYE

1 year ago1865 min

On Thursday, the Ekiti State Police Command announced that it has detained ten individuals in connection to the death of a student who was attending the Federal University in Oye Ekiti. Modupe Deborah was a female student. DSP Abutu Sunday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, made the news using the handle that the command has on X (formerly known as Twitter). Sunday stated that the late nursing student of the university, who was enrolled in...

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PEPT: Why I didn’t challenge Tinubu in court – Sowore spills

1 year ago1375 min

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate for president in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, has explained why he chose not to sue the government of President Bill Tinubu after other opposition parties did. He claimed that even if he had done so, he didn’t believe that justice would have been done, noting that he had no faith in the tribunal because it had never previously rendered justice in election-related cases. Sowore questioned...

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Diphtheria: WHO urges Nigeria to increase routine vaccination

1 year ago1224 min

The federal government has been urged to increase routine vaccination rates in order to stop outbreaks in their tracks by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision was made during a media conference held online by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus. Nigeria, according to Mr. Tedros, is dealing with a serious diphtheria outbreak. In 17 states, he claims, there have been reported more than 9000 suspected cases, resulting in 307 fatalities. This year’s diphtheria outbreak is...

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Why trade between Nigeria and Finland is low – Ambassador

1 year ago1295 min

Leena Pylvänäinen, Finland’s ambassador to Nigeria, has provided potential explanations for the low levels of trade between her nation and Nigeria. Although there are numerous explanations for the figures, she noted in an exclusive interview that it is always a matter of which figures are being examined. “If you look at simple trade in goods, the customs data, the numbers are incredibly low, but they do not capture all of the trade that we do...

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