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Afenifere Warns Against Stoking Religious Conflict in South-west
Yoruba’s foremost socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has warned all groups and interests against making incendiary statements or introducing unsecular practices that can endanger peaceful coexistence among the residents of…
CAJ Urges Immediate Release of Detained Journalists in Burkina Faso
Nairobi, Kenya: April 8, 2025 – The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces. Guezouma…
Fasua Clarifies Comments on 1$/Naira value, Poverty Amid Backlash
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Kolade Fasua, who has recently come under heavy criticism over his comment on the value of the naira compared to a dollar has clarified his recent comments on the…
Diamond Bank Founder, Chairman MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie is Dead
Mr. Pascal Gabriel Dozie, the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Nigeria Limited and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, has died at the age of 85.
The former banker, according to family sources that spoke to journalists died in the…
Teargas in the Air As Protest Erupts in Abuja Over Economic Hardship, Repression, and Cybercrime Law
A peaceful protest organized by the Take-It-Back Movement and allied civil society groups was forcefully disrupted by police operatives in Abuja today, as demonstrators gathered to decry worsening economic conditions, political…
Use Your Position to Unite Nigerians, Speaker Abbas Urges New Alaafin of Oyo
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the new Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade, on a successful coronation on Saturday.
Oba Owoade became…
NUJ FCT Chair, Grace Ike, wins African Leadership Excellence Award
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Comrade Grace Ike has received the African Leadership Excellence Award at the African Legendary Award (AFRILA 2025).
Ike…
NDLEA Arrests Two Bothers Trying to Smuggle Cocaine to India at Lagos Airport
Operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested two brothers, John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos with 5kilograms…
‘Its Not ‘Worth Dying for’ Obiora Okonkwo Says as He Withdraws From APC Primary…
Dr, Obiora Okonkwo, a governorship aspirant in Anambra State on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced his withdrawal from the race ahead of the primary election of the party underway in Anambra State.
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Anambra 2025: Soludo Wins APGA Primary Unopposed
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has emerged as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the upcoming Anambra State governorship election.
The primary election was held On Saturday, at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka,…