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British man killed in missile strike in Ukraine

26 August 2024

The agency confirmed safety advisor Ryan Evans was one of six Reuters employees staying at the Hotel Sapphire in the city of Kramatorsk – which is under Ukrainian control but near the front line – when it was hit. Ukrainian authorities said the hotel was struck by a Russian missile but Russia has not commented. […]

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DSS Releases Journalist Soyinka, Seizes Passport

26 August 2024

The reason for Soyinka’s arrest early Sunday was unknown, as DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya had not responded to inquiries by one of our correspondents. However, a source close to the former BBC Pidgin Editor who confirmed his release to reporters, however, said the secret police seized Soyinka’s travel passport. Soyinka, the Regional Editor of The […]

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Resident Doctors Declare 7-Day Warning Strike

26 August 2024

The resident doctors strike is to clamour for the release of its kidnapped member, Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in captivity for over 8 months. NARD President, Dele Abdullahi, who said this in a statement, noted that the strike will begin Monday, August 26, 2024, at 12am. Abdullahi disclosed that the decision was made during […]

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

25 August 2024

Reports say Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport. According to officials the 39-year-old had been arrested under a warrant for offences related to the popular messaging app. Telegram is particularly popular in Russia, Ukraine and former Soviet Union states. The app was banned in Russia in 2018, after […]

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PMAN suspends Pretty Okafor over ‘financial misconduct’, appoints Sunny Neji in acting capacity

25 August 2024

In a statement, the association said the suspension follows a comprehensive investigation into allegations against Okafor, which were found to be in gross violation of the PMAN Constitution and financial regulations. According to NWC, Okafor’s alleged offences include taking non-members for an international trip; financial misconduct related to a withdrawal of N7,000,000 and $40,000 belonging […]

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Ododo remains APC member despite defection rumours, Kogi declares

25 August 2024

This statement was made in response to a report by an online news platform which went viral. The report claimed that Ododo, who secured a Supreme Court victory , dismissing the appeal of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Muritala Ajaka, contesting Ododo’s victory in the 2023 Kogi State governorship election, was considering defecting to the […]

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Persons with HIV at higher Mpox risk– NACA DG

25 August 2024

The Director General of NACA, Temitope Ilori, said this in a statement, signed by the agency’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Toyin Aderibigbe. Ilori emphasised the heightened risk faced by people living with HIV, stating, while anyone can contract Mpox, individuals with compromised immune systems, such as those living with HIV, may experience more […]

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2027: Tinubu woos North as loyalists battle opposition

25 August 2024

Close aides to the President told newsmen several initiatives were being implemented and new ones created. While insisting that the President was not afraid of any political or pressure group, the sources said the plan was to counteract the recent actions of some northern leaders opposed to his reelection in 2027. Some Northern politicians had […]

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Chief magistrate under probe for jailing Ondo man without trial

25 August 2024

The statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary,  Yetunde Ajanaku, said the judiciary was disturbed about the judgment and the uproar it has generated in social media within and outside the state. The statement made available to journalists stated that the Ondo State Judiciary had taken note of a recent judicial pronouncement […]

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Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends campaign and backs Trump

24 August 2024

Kennedy, 70 years old, a longtime Democrat and member of the renowned Kennedy family, explained that the principles driving his departure from the Democratic Party had led him to support Trump. In a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Kennedy announced his intention to remove his name from the ballot in 10 key battleground states, including […]

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