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APC Group mobilises support for Sen. Akpabio, Sen. Barau over Senate presidency

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Senate Presidency: APC groups beg Jibrin to support, deputise Akpabio for national cohesion and unity The Conference of All Progressives Congress (APC) support groups, has appealed to Sen. Barau Jibrin to work with Sen. Goodswill Akpabio, in the contest for the Senate Presidency and be his deputy. The groups made...

Buhari Meets APC Governors In Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with the All Progressives Congress governors on Thursday. Buhari met with the Progressive Governors’ Forum at the State House in Abuja following the Nigerian Army trooping and presentation of colors parade. Governors present in the meeting are Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...

22-year-old Conjoined Twin Sisters Open Up About Their Dating Lives

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Twenty two-year-old conjoined twin sisters, Carmen and Lupita Andrade, who are attached at the body and share a reproductive system have revealed how they coordinate everything from dating to deciding what to wear and where to be. Because they have so many internal structures, according to Carmen and Lupita, having...

A virus called HURIWA

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

Our attention has been drawn to an ill-motivated and self-serving news item credited to a self-appointed civil society group and Non-governmental Individual ( NGI) entitled, “Medical Trip: Tinubu shows the tendency of becoming another Buhari, says HURIWA”. Our initial reaction to this callous title was to ignore it, bearing in...

Ooni Hosts, Renames Americans With Ile-Ife Root

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, played host to some Americans who traced their roots to the Kingdom of Ile-Ife. The Americans were led to the Ooni by the Asoju Asa of Ile Oodua, Ambassador Dotun Taylor. The Ooni stressed the excitement that comes with identifying with...

NASS Speakership: Why north-central, Wase should be considered – Group appeals

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

With barely six weeks to the inauguration of the tenth National Assembly, a group under the aegis of the Wase Bogghom Development Association Jos Branch has appealed to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and authorities concerned to zone the position of Speaker of the House of...

Nigerian Army retires, replaces 53 units’ colours, issues 28 new ones

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Nigerian Army on Thursday conducted a historic trooping and presentation of colours parade, retiring and replacing 53 units’ regimental colours and issued 28 new ones for newly established units. The ceremony was conducted by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, in line with military tradition...

COCEASU agitates exclusion of lecturers, others in 40℅ salary increase

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union,COEASU, has faulted the decision of the Federal Government over the increase of 40% in the salary of civil servants, saying it promotes divide and rule. COEASU expressed joy thatCivil Servants who are the drivers of government policies have been considered for salary increase,...

Ajaokuta Steel Concession : Youth Group Urges National Assembly, Gov Yahaya Bello to halt the process

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

A group under the auspice of Ajaokuta Steel Township Youth Vanguard for Development has called on Kogi state Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the national assembly and the incoming president – elect to put an immediate halt on the last minute galloping rush by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development...

EFCC Convicts Mother, Son Who Spent N5.6m On Sports Betting For False Information

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Oluwayemisi Samuel and her Son, Joshua Samuel, before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court for false information. The agency made this known in a statement shared via its website on...