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US Army gives Italian woman, 90, a birthday cake 77 years after WWII soldiers ate hers
A birthday cake always makes for a sweet treat, even when it’s a bit belated. But Meri Mion had to wait a lot longer than most kids to get her 13th birthday cake — 77 years to be exact. On Thursday, the U.S. Army Garrison in Italy marked the woman’s 90th birthday by serving up justice in the form of…
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We’ll continue to fight for return of 1,130 Benin bronzes from Germany – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government would continue to vigorously pursue the repatriation of looted Nigeria’s artefacts from abroad, including 1,130 Benin Bronzes in Germany’s public museums. The President gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja while receiving the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, accompanied by members of the Royal Court of Benin and the Board of Trustees…
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2023: I won’t step down for anyone, says Dele Momodu
Publisher of Ovation Magazine Dele Momodu said he was serious about his desire to become Nigeria’s president. Speaking after the People’s Democratic Party screening, Momodu said he wasn’t going to step down for anyone before the party’s primary election. “It is going to be exciting. Anyone who feels Dele Momodu is here to waste time or to step down for…
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BREAKING: PDP disqualifies two presidential aspirants
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified two presidential aspirants ahead of the 2023 general elections. The two aspirants were disqualified after the screening on Friday. Chairman of the screening committee, Senator David Mark, announced this after the exercise. According to Mark, the two disqualified aspirants are to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of…
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Being governor will be continuity of your service to Ekiti, Buhari tells Oyebanji
President Muhammadu Buhari has wished the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the June 18 election in Ekiti State the best of luck. Buhari, who presented the party’s flag to Mr. Abiodun Oyebanji at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, said having been involved in various positions within the state, the governorship will serve as continuity of…
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‘Gov Abiodun never admitted to being convicted of crime’
Ogun State government has denied stories that Governor Dapo Abiodun admitted to being convicted of a crime in the United States of America. The state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile described the reports as “fallacious”. “This particular story was purportedly from a letter written by Afe Babalola & Co, to the…
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VIDEO: Babachir Lawal leads other APC chieftains to pick nomination forms for Tinubu
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal led other All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains, which include House of Representatives members, members of Tinubu Support Group to pick presidential nomination forms on behalf of APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the International Conference Centre earlier Friday. The former SGF addressed the press after the delegation picked the…
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APC leadership presents Ekiti guber candidate Oyebanji to Buhari
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress have presented the party’s governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji to President Muhammadu Buhari. Oyebanji was presented by APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Atiku Bagudu.
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Iran ramps up oil exports as China pulls back on Russian crude, By Benoit Faucon
Iran is ramping up oil exports and benefiting from a rise in oil prices as its main buyer, China, pulls back on its purchases of Russian oil due to the war with Ukraine. Iran oil exports—which go almost exclusively to China apart from rare deliveries to Syria and Venezuela—rose to 870,000 barrels a day in the first three months of…
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MTN to launch 5G in Nigeria second half of 2022
Nigeria’s telecommunications company, MTN, will launch 5G network in the country in the second half of the year. This was disclosed by MTN CEO, Karl Toriola, at the launch of a media fellowship named Media Innovation Programme (MIP). The MIP which is for Nigerian journalists is in partnership with the Pan Atlantic University (PAU). Toriala said MTN had spent N3.4trillion…
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