Category: News
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Russia ‘Considers’ Talk With Ukraine
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia is ready to send a delegation to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, for talks with Ukraine, Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti reported, which Ukraine said it is “considering.” “As you know, today the President of Ukraine [Volodymyr] Zelensky announced his readiness to discuss the neutral status of Ukraine,” Peskov…
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Court Convicts Kidnap Kingpin, Evans, Two Others
Ikeja High Court on Friday convicted notorious Kidnapper, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, alongside two others for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The other two convicts are are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu. The three men were found guilty of a two-count charge by after diligence examination of the case by Justice Hakeem…
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President Buhari Signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill Into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented electoral act amendment bill into law. Buhari signed the bill at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa, Abuja on Friday afternoon. This come amidst much public criticism following Mr Buhari’s refusal to assent the bill into law at previous occasions coupled with the latest dillydally. The Senate had…
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‘If I Die, Na Marlian Music and Naira Marley Kill Me’, Distraught Mohbad Cries Out (Video)
Nigerian music artist, Mohbad, has called out his boss, Naira Marley and other members of the record label over alleged threat to his life. Distraught Mohbad cried out in an Instagram live video saying : “I don’t know why this people have been hating on me, they have been doing bad bad things on me,…
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Biden Announces Sanction on Russia’s Export Blocks on Technology, Others
United States President Joe Biden has announced sanctions targeting Russian assets in response to the expanded invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. The announced sanctions include export blocks on technology, which the Biden administration said would severely limit Russia’s ability to advance its military and aerospace sector. Mr Biden appeared in the East Room of the…
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Full Speech of Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Selenkskyy On Russia Invasion
Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence. Though the silence should be in Donbas. That’s why I want to address today the people of Russia. I am addressing you not as a president, I am addressing you as a citizen of Ukraine. More than 2,000km…
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SaharaReporters Publisher, Sowore Reportedly Arrested
Operatives of the Nigeria police on Thursday reportedly arrested publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore. The police laid ambush and arrested Mr Sowore who was in the Appeal Court earlier today for his case, Inibehe Effiong, Mr Sowore’s lawyer, disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Thursday. “I just stepped out of the Court of Appeal…
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NECO Releases 2021 SSCE Results For External Candidates, Blacklists 4 Supervisors
National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of its 2021 school certificate examinations written by non-school (external) candidates.The release of the results, which had 78 per cent pass rate, is coming 64 days after the last paper was written. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday at…
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Court Sentenced American Man To Death For Raping, Beheading Diplomat’s Daughter
Pakistani court on Thursday, sentenced a U.S. national of Pakistani origin to death for raping and beheading the daughter of a former diplomat, crimes that sparked outrage across the South Asian nation. The body of Noor Mukadam, 27, was found in Islamabad on July 20. Police charged Zahir Jaffer, from one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families,…
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NBA Releases Names Of 23 Lawyers Aspiring To Be Appointed as Supreme Court Justices (Full List)
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has released list of 23 lawyers who have expressed interest in being appointed Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Dr Rapulu Nduka, and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, the association called for public reactions…