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Expulsion letter on Duro Meseko is fake – Ward chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Odo Ape ward, Kabba/Bunu local government area of Kogi state, Obaganye Isaac, has alerted the public about a fake letter circulating on social media which claimed Hon. Duro Meseko, has been suspended from the party. The ward Chairperson of the APC, in a disclaimer he issued on Thursday described the letter as an unholy…
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Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS
Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced on the final day of a summit of the group that considers itself a counterweight to Western powers. The group encompassing five major emerging economies – China, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and India – which makes…
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DEPOWA donates to Renewed Hope Initiative
The Renewed Hope Initiative , a pet project of First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has taken delivery of food items and clothing materials, donated by the Defence Chiefs and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA) The items, consisting 300bags of 25kg rice, 250 bags of Semovita, 250 Bottles of groundnut oil and 250 pieces of Ankara materials, were donated by the…
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Roads I construct as works minister will last 50 years – Umahi
Minister of Works Dave Umahi has said roads constructed under his watch as minister would last 50 years before the need for maintenance. The former Ebonyi State governor said this while appearing on Channels TV Programme, Sunrise Daily on Thursday. He said he will deploy “concrete technology” that will aid the construction of quality roads. “I noticed that some of…
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Two-storey shopping plaza collapse in Abuja
A two-storey shopping plaza has collapsed in the Garki Village area of Abuja. The incident occurred on Wednesday around 11:50pm during a heavy rain. According to TheCable, the structure, situated near Lagos Street, collapsed due to the downpour. Former aide to the past FCT minister, Ikharo Attah, confirmed the occurrence at 2am on his Facebook page. Attah stated that 37…
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Tobi Amusan qualifies for World Championships final
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Wednesday qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Amusan, who ran in lane seven, returned in time of 12.56seconds to finish first in Heat 2 of the semi-final, to ensure she booked her place in the final. In spite of a slow start, the…
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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘on board’ crashed Russian plane
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane which crashed in Russia, killing all 10 on board. He was believed to be on board the plane. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, north of Moscow. Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against the…
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India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first on the south pole, with Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched last month and touched down on the lunar surface around 8:34 a.m. ET. The feat makes India the fourth country – after the then-Soviet Union, the U.S. and China – to land on…
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BRICS leaders weigh expansion criteria with bloc’s future in balance
BRICS leaders were weighing rules for admitting new members to the bloc of developing countries at a summit on Wednesday even as splits over its future direction risked undermining its ambition to give the “Global South” more clout in world affairs. Bloc heavyweights China and Russia – whose President Vladimir Putin is attending the meeting virtually – want to reinforce…
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FG, states, LGCs share N966bn for July –FAAC
The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared N966.110 billion revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils, LGCs, for July. The announcement is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC meeting for August, which was chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun. According to the communique,…
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