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Lagos, Six Other States To Experience Blackout, as National Grid Collapses
About seven states in the country will experience blackout over the collapse of the national grid. The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. Confirming the development in a text message to its customers, The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, said that the system collapse occurred on the…
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Breaking News: Why We Extend Strike by Eight Weeks, ASUU President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed reason behind the extension of its ongoing strike by eight weeks, hinging the decision on the Federal Government failure to satisfactorily address all the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action within the four-week warning strike. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this…
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Drama, as Abba Kyari’s Wife Slumps in Court (Video)
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday as a lady identified as wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, slumped in the court premises. The woman slumped and fell on the floor while men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were leading Kyari…
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My 10-month-old Baby Was Not Abducted by Dispatch Rider, Mother Affirms
Mother of the 10-month-old baby, Lovina Biturs, found in a dispatched box on Saturday said her baby was not abducted by the rider, Williams Tadule as earlier reported in the media. Lagos State Police Command on Monday affirmed the mother’s narrative of the story in a release issued to newsmen. According to the police, Tadule…
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Ekiti Guber Poll: INEC Publishes Final List of Candidates (Full List)
Ahead of the June 18 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the poll. The electoral umpire in a release by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, stated that Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji was cleared as the candidate…
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Fatal Airstrike Hits Kyiv Ahead of New Russia-Ukraine talks
An airstrike on a residential building in Ukraine’s capital killed at least one person Monday, the country’s emergency service said, as Moscow maintained its devastating assault ahead of a fresh round of talks. The strike, which injured at least a dozen people, came as Russian troops edged closer to the city and kept up their…
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N4.2 Billion Traced To Separate Accounts of Suspended ‘Super Cop’, Abba Kyari
A whooping sum of N4.2 billion has been traced to the separate accounts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari; and his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua. The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to the…
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Just In: ASUU Extends Strike For ‘Two Months’
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The extension of the industrial action was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard…
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Just In: Buhari Returns Governor Buni as APC Caretaker Committee Chairman to Conduct National Convention
Politics Nigeria In a twist of events, President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, will lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) to her national convention slated for March 26, POLITICS NIGERIA can authoritatively report. Two weeks ago, Niger state Governor, Sani Bello, took over affairs at the APC national headquarters, announcing…
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Russia Reportedly Seeks China’s Military, Economic Aid
Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, US media reported Sunday, hours after the White House warned Beijing would face severe “consequences” if it helps Moscow evade sanctions. US officials told media that Russia had requested military equipment and support from its key ally. Moscow also asked Beijing…
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