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Re-contest election – APC group tells lawmakers

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2024May 16, 20240

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Frontier has advised the members of the Rivers State Assembly whose seats were recently declared vacant to go back and contest fresh elections. The group in a statement on Thursday said the lawmakers’ defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a betrayal of...

Two women, boy killed in Abuja riot

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2024May 16, 20240

No fewer than three persons, including two women and a young boy, were killed in a riot that erupted in Byazhin, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday. Newsmen gathered that the riot which started on Tuesday night followed a clash between some local scavengers popularly...

MNJTF commander charges troops to be positive minded, dedicated to duties

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2024May 16, 20240

The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Maj Gen Ibrahim Sallau Ali, has called on troops to maintain a strong belief in their abilities and potential for victory. Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Chief Military Public Information Officer, N’djamena – Chad, in a statement on Thursday, said the...

Appraising Bago’s Template On Agriculture

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

By Kabir Ahmed Panti When you hear people call him “Farmer Governor”, you would be tempted to assume that someone with a heavy Hausa accent is struggling to pronounce “former governor”; but no, His Excellency, Mohammed Umaru Bago, the executive governor of Niger State is known and called the “Farmer...

‘Undeniably the blueprint for Afrobeats’ – Adekunle Gold hails 2Baba

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

Singer Adekunle Gold has poured encomiums on the legendary musician, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba, as his debut solo album, ‘Face2Face’ turns 20. According to Gold, the project is “undeniably the blueprint for Afrobeats.” He noted that the ‘African Queen’ hitmaker’s timeless artistry and influence continue to inspire generations of musicians....

Jamie Carragher predicts Man City vs West Ham, Arsenal vs Everton

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has predicted that both Manchester City and Arsenal would win their final matches of the Premier League season on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side are currently on top of the Premier League table with two points ahead of second position the Gunners with just one game left...

Demolition of visually impaired man’s house: Family cries out to Enugu govt, IGP

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

The family of one elder Anibueze Nnadi Ozor, an indigene of Enugu State, whose house was demolished in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state has again raised the alarm over the police’s manner of handling the case. Ozor, a 68-year-old blind man, is without a wife and children. Earlier...

Tinubu flags off inaugural airlift of 2024 Hajj pilgrims in Kebbi

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, in Kebbi State, flagged-off the inaugural airlift of 2024 Hajji exercise from Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The grand ceremony took place at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport in Birnin Kebbi with eminent Nigerians in attendance. The president, who was represented by...

Davido reacts to report of sacking his lawyer over $370,000 embezzlement

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has debunked reports that he sacked his lawyer and longtime friend, Bobo Ajudua, over embezzlement. Reports emerged that Davido recently sacked his long-term business partner and lawyer, Bobo Ajudua for embezzling $370,000. However, reacting, the singer stated that that wasn’t the...

Osun NDLEA arrests crack cocaine major distributor, one other

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2024May 15, 20240

Operatives of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Osun State Command, have arrested a 40-year-old Kareem Alamu and his accomplice, Adeyemi Saheed, 33. The duo, according to a statement by the Osun NDLEA Commander, Nnamdi W. Chidi, were arrested for possession of substances suspected to be narcotics. The...

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Re-contest election – APC group tells lawmakers

Two women, boy killed in Abuja riot

MNJTF commander charges troops to be positive minded, dedicated to duties

Appraising Bago’s Template On Agriculture

‘Undeniably the blueprint for Afrobeats’ – Adekunle Gold hails 2Baba

Jamie Carragher predicts Man City vs West Ham, Arsenal vs Everton

Demolition of visually impaired man’s house: Family cries out to Enugu govt, IGP

Tinubu flags off inaugural airlift of 2024 Hajj pilgrims in Kebbi

Davido reacts to report of sacking his lawyer over $370,000 embezzlement

Osun NDLEA arrests crack cocaine major distributor, one other