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3 CASUALTIES RECORDED AS BUILDING COLLAPSED IN ABUJA ON MONDAY

No fewer than three persons were injured in a building that collapsed in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. No life was, however, lost to the incident. Newsmen reported that a four-bedroom apartment located opposite Stanbic IBTC Bank in Area 11, caved in on Monday evening. It was gathered that the old structure was undergoing renovation before the incident. Many people working on the structure were said to have been trapped in the building when it caved in around 8:40 […]

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Security

DEFENCE HEAD QUARTERS {DHQ} SAYS RECENT BOMBINGS IN BORNO STATE SHOW NIGERIA IS RECEDING INTO A STATE OF WAR.

The Defence Head Quarters has described the recent bombings in Borno State as Nigeria receding into a state of war. This was revealed in a statement by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, on Tuesday while re-enacting the gory incidents that led to the loss of lives in the Gworza Local Government Area of Borno State over the weekend. According to Buba who described the terror attacks as comprising of multiple Person Bourne Improvised Explosive Device, otherwise […]

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Politics

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 via a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on […]

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Politics

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 held all-year round in addition to numerous electoral activities such […]

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Sport

SPAIN TO FACE GERMANY IN EURO 2024 QUATER-FINAL

Spain have set up a thrilling quarter-final clash with Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, after overcoming an early scare to comfortably defeat debutants, Georgia. In their first major tournament appearance, Georgia withstood heavy pressure from Spain early on but shocked the crowd at Cologne Stadium by taking a surprise lead after 18 minutes. Spain defender, Robin le Normand, inadvertently turned Otar Kakabadze’s curling cross into his net, capping off a devastating counter-attack and silencing the supporters behind the goal. Substitutes warming […]

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General

GUN MEN ATTACK TRAVELLERS ALONG SAGAMU-IJEBU-ODE ON SUNDAY ABDUCTING 20

About twenty travellers have been abducted by gunmen along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway. The travellers were ambushed on Sunday June 30, around 9:00 PM along Sagamu area command of the Nigeria Police Force and Ilishan Township. The Ogun State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, according to a resident and chairman of the Ilishan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, a victim was shot in the knee during the incident and currently […]

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Politics

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 appreciation to the minister for his support towards the successful […]

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Health

Hon. FALEKE URGE NIGERIANS TO TAKE CHOLERA OUTBREAK SERIOUSLY

A member representing (Ikeja Federal Constituency) Honorable James Faleke, has advised Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with same level of seriousness accorded in handling COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke, while speaking with journalists in an interview in Lagos on Monday, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently reported 53 deaths due to cholera outbreak in the country. He urged citizens to be more careful with what they eat and drink, especially during […]

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Communications

WORLD BANK REPORT SHOWS DIASPORA REMITTANCE TO NIGERIA AT $19.5 BILLION IN 2023

A recent World Bank report shows that diaspora remittance to Nigeria is $19.5 billion in 2023, constituting 35 per cent of such fund transfers to sub-Saharan Africa, with decline of 2.9 per cent year-on-year. In the “Migration and Development Brief” the World Bank Group projected that global remittances are expected to grow by 2.3 per cent in 2024 and 2.8 per cent in 2025, to reach $690 billion next year. The United States continued to be the largest source of […]

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