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OVER FIVE HUNDRED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SURRENDER IN THE NORTHEAST.

Five hundred and eleven 511 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered following a recent offensive by troops of the Nigerian Army in the Northeast region. The figure comprised 99 adult males, 161 adult females, and 251 children who surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre of operations. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said during one of the operations, troops killed 26 Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists, arrested […]

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Foreign

UNITED KINGDOM NAMES NEW BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIGERIA.

The United Kingdom UK has appointed Richard Montgomery as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Montgomery yesterday presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja as he takes over from Catriona Laing who recently concluded her four years as High Commissioner in Abuja. Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World Bank Group Board from 2018 to 2022 in Washington DC, USA before becoming the British High Commissioner to Nigeria. To mark his […]

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Sports

MANCHESTER CITY BATTERS REAL MADRID TO SECURE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS SPOT.

Manchester City are through to the final of the Champions League after a 4-0 battering of defending Champions Real Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final at the Etihad Stadium to secure a 5-1 aggregate win. Bernardo Silva was in hot sizzling form scoring twice in the first half as Pep Guardialo’s side overwhelmed the Los Blancos. Carlo Ancelotti’s squad tried to rally after the break but Eder Militao's own goal and Julian Alvarez's stoppage-time finish only reflected the […]

todayMay 18, 2023 57

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Security

GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UNITED STATES MISSION WORKERS.

The Governor of Anambra State Professor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed condolences to the families and organizations of the United States US Mission staff members and policemen killed by gunmen in the state, while strongly condemning the attack which he described as heinous and unprovoked. The assailants killed two workers on a mission and two accompanying officers along Atani-Osamala Road, Ogbaru Local Government Area LGA on Tuesday. Soludo in a statement yesterday by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime promised that the […]

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Politics

PRESIDENT-ELECT REJECTS LIVE BROADCAST OF TRIBUNAL.

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is opposing the application by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition. Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima through their team of lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun in response to the application yesterday said the request was an abuse of the court process. They asked the presidential election petition court to dismiss the application, arguing that the relief demanded by the […]

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National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RENAMES MINISTRY OF AVIATION.

The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has announced that the Federal Ministry of Aviation has been renamed as the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria. Sirika in his pronouncement yesterday in Abuja moments after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari explained that the alteration became expedient because it is on the exclusive list, linking the development to the establishment of the African Aerospace and Aviation University in Abuja. He maintained that the future […]

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Economy

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA ADVISES GOVERNORS: MOVE BEYOND CRUDE OIL DEPENDENCY.

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has counselled incoming governors to stop depending on crude oil and diversify the sources of revenue in their respective states. Speaking during an induction organized for elected governors in Abuja, the former Minister of Finance highlighted that states that heavily depend on the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC would be badly affected when the country’s oil and gas no longer serve as the main sources of its revenue. Okonjo-Iweala […]

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Economy

BIDEN CUTS SHORT FOREIGN TRIP AMID LOOMING THREAT OF US DEBT DEFAULT.

President of the United States of America Joe Biden and Republican leaders have expressed cautious optimism that a deal to raise the US debt ceiling is within reach, following emergency talks at the White House but House of Representatives Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said the two sides are still far apart. The standoff has forced Biden to cut short a foreign trip because, without a deal, they could enter a disastrous default on its 31.4 trillion Dollars debt as soon as […]

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Entertainment

IGBO INDIGENOUS FILM LEADS NIGERIAN BOX OFFICE.

Nigerian indigenous film The Bride Price has risen to number one at the Nigerian box office after spending just two weeks in cinemas and amassing 13 million Naira. Data from the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria CEAN however, showed that The Bride Price recorded a 26% drop over the weekend and a 25% overall decrease in ticket sales but was still ahead of an international title John Wick 4 and local titles like Honey Money,  and The Kujus again. Reportedly the first Igbo indigenous […]

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