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OPEC Secretary-General, Barkindo dies at 63
The Secretary-General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Mohammed Barkindo is dead. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), confirmed the development in a statement posted on his official Twitter page on Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr Mohammed S Barkindo. He died at about 11.00 p.m. on Tuesday. “Certainly a great loss to…
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Bandits kill assistant police commissioner, Aminu Umar in Katsina
An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Aminu Umar Dayi, in charge of Dutsinma Area Command in Katsina State was on Tuesday ambushed and killed by bandits in a fierce gun duel. According to reports, the late Aminu, on Monday, led a police team to Kurfi where they killed one of the bandits’ commanders. Angered by the death of their commander,…
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Otedola prays for Tinubu’s emergence as president, visits APC presidential candidate in France
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has expressed the hope that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins the 2023 presidential election. Otedola, who is the son of former Lagos State governor, Chief Michael Agbolade Otedola visited Asiwaju Tinubu in Paris, France. The APC presidential candidate, who is currently in France, has been holding a…
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Nigeria, Germany sign joint declaration on return of Benin Bronzes
Nigeria and Germany have signed a historic joint declaration that will pave the way for the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 125 years after they were looted from the ancient Benin Kingdom during the Benin Expedition of 1897. The signing was done in Berlin, Germany, with Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Minister of…
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FG replies US senators, says Nigeria not persecuting Christians
The Federal Government on Monday condemned the call by five US Republican Senators asking for the redesignation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern because of the alleged persecution of Christians. The Senators who made the call in a letter to the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken also alleged violation of freedom of Christians’ rights to practice their…
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Electoral malpractice: NYSC says arrested corps member in Osun should face the law
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says any corps member that engages in any form of electoral offence should be made to face the wrath of the law as stipulated in the electoral act. NYSC was reacting to the arrest of a corps member, Orji Desmond Nkenna in Osu, Osun State, along with a supervisor with the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo in Accra for ECOWAS extraordinary summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday arrived in Accra to represent President MuhammaduBuhari for the 61st Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Heads of States & Government.
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Osinbajo in Ghana for ECOWAS heads of state, government meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departs Lagos this afternoon for Accra, Ghana to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government holding tomorrow. Prof. Osinbajo, standing in for President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit, will join other leaders to deliberate and take decisions on the political, security and humanitarian issues among…
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Buhari thanks Portugal for regional security support
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night expressed appreciation to Portugal for the deployment of weapons and training of military personnel in ensuring peace in the sub-region. Speaking at a State Dinner in National Palace Ajuda, Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, the President commended President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for deploying troops for peacekeeping in the Central African Republic, monitoring political developments…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari meets with Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday was received by the Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina as part of activities of his State Visit to Portugal. The Mayor presented Buhari with the key to the City of Lisbon as a mark of honour and recognition. On the delegation of the Nigerian leader are Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, Minister…
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