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Missing gaps in Tinubu’s 64th independence anniversary speech

“The world is witnessing and benefiting from the can-do spirit of the Nigerian people, our massive intellectual capacity, and our enterprise and industry in all vocations, from arts to science, technology to infrastructure. The dreams that our founding father…

2024-10-02 01:57

S-East residents rise against scavengers, say many of them are criminals

Activities of scavengers (aka scraps dealers/condemn iron) have become very worrisome to the residents of the South East region. The post S-East residents rise against scavengers, say many of them are criminals appeared first on Vanguard News.

2024-10-01 21:42

October 1 protest: Police man flashpoints, APC, opposition clash

State commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed men in flashpoints as organisers of the October 1 protest insist on going ahead with the demonstration on Independence Day as planned, findings by The PUNCH have shown. If the protest holds, it will be …

2024-09-30 00:25

I have surpassed detractor’s eight-year achievements – Fubara

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said those antagonising his administration are envious and frustrated, saying he is currently building a psychiatric hospital for the benefit of his detractors. He said his opponents and detractors were pained bec…

2024-09-29 23:39

Constitution Review: Senators unite on LG Autonomy, divided on State Police

Senator Ali Ndume said, Personally, I don't support state police. Right now, we have less than 400,000 Police nationwide, and you are clamouring for the creation of state police, why don't you increase the number and Train, Equip, Armed and Motivate them, wha…

2024-09-29 21:11

Nigerian state announces four new polio cases

Nigeria was declared polio-free in 2020 by the World Health Organisation, but hundreds of cases of the vaccine-derived type have been reported since.

2024-09-29 07:21

Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel

DAKAR, Senegal — Extremist attacks in Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara in Africa, have proliferated in recent months: Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali, for the first time in almost a decade, demonstrating their…

2024-09-29 07:03

I will teach Fubara camp politics, Wike mocks gov’s camp for joining APP

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has mocked his successor, Siminalayi Fubara and his camp for resorting to the Action People’s Congress as an alternative political party, saying he will teach them how to play politics. This is as Ki…

2024-09-28 20:25

‘We are sorry,’ Fubara’s kinsmen apologise to Wike

The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,  Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the …

2024-09-28 16:07

30,000 N’Delta ex-agitators oppose #FearlessOctober protest

Over 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region on Friday converged in Warri to say ‘No’ to the planned protests in the country on October 1st. The youths, who vowed that the protest would not hold in any of the nine states in the Niger Delta, called on th…

2024-09-28 00:41