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NewsDeskNgJun 25, 2023June 25, 20230

Imo guber: Court reaffirms Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as LP candidate A federal high court in Bayelsa has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma...

I’m not in any political romance with Ihedioha, says Okorocha

NewsDeskNgJun 25, 2023June 25, 20230

A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that there is no political relationship between him and the immediate past governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Okorocha who spoke with a select group of journalists at his Spilbat mansion in Owerri, the state capital, said that his relationship...

NIS blames agents, others for 97,000 uncollected passports

NewsDeskNgJun 25, 2023June 25, 20230

The Nigeria Immigration Service says about 97,000 passport booklets issued remained uncollected in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. This, it said, was due to third party applications and instances where some people dropped wrong contact information during their application. The NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Tony Akuneme,...

Wagner boss says march on Moscow halted to ‘avoid bloodshed’

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to avoid “shedding Russian blood”. Prigozhin said while his men are just 200km (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided on Saturday to turn them back to prevent killings. “They wanted to disband the Wagner military...

NIGERIAN ARMY RESHUFFLES TOP BRASS, APPOINTS NEW PSOs, GOCs, OTHERS

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

STATEMENT In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and functional administration, the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA...

Man beats wife to coma in Anambra for getting pregnant for him

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

A yet-to-be-identified pregnant lady has been beaten to coma in Anambra State by the man who allegedly impregnated her. ThE man was said to have used the teenage girl as a punching bag for allowing herself to get pregnant for him when he was not ready for marriage. The incident...

Zulum: We’ll partner military to increase safe access to farmlands

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

Borno State will collaborate through some initiatives that will give farmers in Borno State increased and safe access to their farmlands this rainy season, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Zulum stated this at Keleri, a town in the outskirt of Maiduguri, located along Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa- Gamboru Highway. The governor spoke...

NPA alerts public of blackmail, smear campaign

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised the alarm over plans by some unnamed groups and individuals to embark on a campaign of calumny and smear against some of its officials, especially, the Chief Executive, Mohammed Koko Bello, alleging sharp practices and other financial infractions. In a...

Women’s PGA Championship: Leona Maguire leads by one shot at halfway

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

Ireland’s Leona Maguire hit a flurry of late birdies to take the halfway lead at the Women’s PGA Championship in New Jersey. She carded a three-under 68 in the second round to move to five under par, one shot ahead of a three-strong group that includes England’s Mel Reid. Maguire,...

Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios Wimbledon comments ‘misinterpreted’ after being perceived as racist

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2023June 24, 20230

Stefanos Tsitsipas says comments he made towards Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon in 2022 have been “misinterpreted” after they were perceived as racist on social media. Greece’s Tsitsipas said the Australian’s approach to tennis was “uneducated” after he was knocked out in a fiery third-round clash. He also said Kyrgios brought “that...