Calabar on Thursday stood still as the parade of the bands took centre stage in the ongoing cultural festival christened “Carnival Calabar”. The post Calabar agog as carnival takes centre …
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U.S., France seek arrest of perpetrators as death toll hits 200
The death toll in the Christmas eve attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local councils of Plateau State has risen to over 200 as search for missing persons continues. The post …
Read More »More resignations loom as Aiyedatiwa takes charge in Ondo
Twenty-four hours after inauguration of Lucky Aiyedatiwa as seventh civilian governor of Ondo State, those regarded as cabals within the late Rotimi Akeredolu’s cabinet have taken the back seat. The …
Read More »‘W’Africa earns 5% cocoa revenue despite producing 75% of global output’
Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Abba Bello, has revealed that the cocoa industry is worth $200 billion yearly, out of which the entire West Africa’s producing region, made …
Read More »Fresh worries as 20 electricity plants face hurdles
Over 20 of the 27 electricity plants on the Nigerian electricity grid are in shambles as some of the plants are producing only about 0.2 per cent of their installed …
Read More »Court extends interim order against INEC, PDP over defected Rivers lawmakers
A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, extended the December 15 interim order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against …
Read More »Don’t succumb to EU’s threat on gay marriage, CSOs warn
Following recent threat by European Union (EU) to 35 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, who have refused to sign the EU-ACP partnership agreement, coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) …
Read More »FG to close section of Third Mainland Bridge for repairs Jan 9
The Federal Government, yesterday, announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The post FG …
Read More »Kidnappers storm Ogun mosque, abduct cleric, businessman
An eight-man kidnapping gang has invaded a mosque and abducted one Murithador Sadullahi Akanho Olamide, the Imam of Muhadul-iftai-wa-sadah Institute of Arabic and Islamic studies. The post Kidnappers storm Ogun …
Read More »Exercise caution in implementing accord with Wike, NADECO urges Fubara
Nigeria’s pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), United States of America (USA), has urged Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to exercise caution in the implementation of the peace accord …
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