SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS VOW TO PUSH FOR THE RELEASE OF THE LEADER OF THE PROSCRIBED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA, NNAMDI KANU.

SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS VOW TO PUSH FOR THE RELEASE OF THE LEADER OF THE PROSCRIBED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA, NNAMDI KANU.

The South-East Governors has resolved to interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The forum also resolved to visit President Bola Tinubu to discuss pressing issues concerning the South- East region These are contained in a communique issued and signed by the South-East Governors Forum at the end of its meeting in Government House, Enugu. […]

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US DOLLAR RISES AS INVESTORS WEIGH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY AFTER LAST WEEK’S POOR DEBATE PERFORMANCE BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week’s poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden. Speculation about a second term for the Republican rose on the Supreme Court’s ruling that all former leaders had “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for “official acts” taken while in office but could still face criminal penalties for “unofficial acts”. The decision comes […]

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THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN URGES NEW RECS TO PREPARE FOR ELECTONEERING CHALLENGES

The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC) has charged the new Resident Electoral Commissioners (Recs) to prepare for the challenges of electioneering in Nigeria as the nation lacks reliable election calendar. Speaking at the induction retreat for the new RECs in Lagos the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu stated that the reality of the work in INEC is that there is no election season in Nigeria. According to him, elections are […]

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PRESIDENT TINUBU, NORTHERN GOVERNORS’ FORUM, CONDEMNS BORNO TWIN SUICIDE ATTACK AS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 18

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the spate of suicide attacks in Borno State, which killed 18 people and injured several others. The President described the incident as a “desperate act of a degraded insurgency. A series of blasts, detonated by suspected female suicide bombers, occurred at Gwoza, Borno State, at a wedding ceremony, motor park, and hospital, according to official sources. President Tinubu, in a response to the attacks […]

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MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION COMMENDS NIPR FOR ITS ROLE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has commended the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for its role in the designation of Public Relations as a cadre in the civil service. Idris gave the commendation when the President of NIPR, Dr Ike Neliaku and the President of Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, Justin Green, visited him in Abuja. The visit was to show […]

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FCT POLICE COMMAND RESCUE TWO GIRLS FROM KIDNAPPERS

The FCT Police Command’s anti-kidnapping unit says it has rescued two female victims, fifteen year old Mart Ojadi and twelve year old Evelyn Chinaza, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Guto village in the Bwari Area Council of the FCT on June 30, 2024. This was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the territory, SP Josephine Adeh, on Sunday. Adeh disclosed that the police, […]

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MAURITANIA’S PRESIDENT MOHAMED GHAZOUANI WINS RE-ELECTION FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS.

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ghazouani has been re-elected in office after winning 56.12 per cent of the vote, provisional results showed. His main rival, Biram Abeid, an anti-slavery human rights activist, came in second place after winning 22 per cent of the vote. Hamadi Mokhtar of the Islamist Tawasul Party got 12.76 per cent. Elections were held on Saturday in Mauritania, a former French colony in north-west Africa. Results were announced […]

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