Police were out in force in the centre of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. Activists led by young …
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Reps sports committee chair, Adams, passes on
A member of the House of Representatives representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, and Chairman House Committee on Sports, Ekene Adams, has passed on. He reportedly died in the early …
Read More »Enugu begins construction of Int’l motor spare parts market
The Enugu State Government says it has begun the construction of a new International Motor Spare Parts and Allied Trades Market at 9th Mile, near Enugu, on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. …
Read More »Ogun workers threaten strike over N40bn pension
The organised labour unions in Ogun State on Tuesday threatened industrial action over the failure of the government to remit over N40bn contributory pensions deducted from the workers’ salaries in …
Read More »Kenya sends more police to combat Haiti gang crisis
Another 200 Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti under a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the troubled Caribbean nation, senior police officers said Tuesday. …
Read More »FG repatriates 190 Nigerians from UAE
The Federal Government has repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. According to a statement released by the National Emergency Management Agency signed by its Director …
Read More »Air Peace boss advocates nationalism over ethnicity
The Chief Executive Officer, Air Peace Limited, Allen Onyema, has urged Nigerians to embrace nationalism against ethnicity and religious dogma for the development of the country. Onyema stated this while …
Read More »Trump attends Republican convention with bandaged ear after assassination attempt
Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome Monday as he entered the Republican National Convention arena with a bandaged right ear in his first public appearance since being wounded in a …
Read More »Scammers hack Osun governor’s phone number
One of the phone numbers linked to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been compromised. The governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Rasheed urged …
Read More »$1.8bn fuel stolen from refineries in nine years — NEITI
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Dr Ogbonnaya Orji, has disclosed that the country lost $1.84bn worth of petroleum products from refineries in nine years. Orji …
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