Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in cities around the world, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory nears the one-year mark.In Washington, DC, more than 1,000 protesters demonstrated outside the White House, demanding the United States, Israel’s top military supplier, stop providing weapons and aid to Israel.One...
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MINISTER OF ART, CULTURE AND CREATIVE ECONOMY CLAIMS SHE’S RIGHT FOR HOLDING A PUBLIC OFFICE WITHOUT NYSC CERTIFICATE
The minister of art, culture and creative economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa declared she did nothing wrong accepting a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet while undergoing the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.Musawa who spoke on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels Television programme when questioned on how she became a minister without an NYSC...
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EGUAVOEN INVITES 23 PLAYERS TO CAMP FOR AFCON QUALIFIERS CLASH AGAINST LIBYABy Ibidunni Doyinsola
Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen called up 23 players to face Libya. Sevilla’s winger Chidera Ejuke was called up to the squad for the first time since September 2022.Ejuke has been inform this season with Sevilla and has played 499 minutes. There was no Kelechi Iheanacho in the squad, the 28 year old has...
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NDLEA ARREST ONE CANADIAN AND THREE OTHER SUSPECTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian woman, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for importing a large consignment of a strong strain of synthetic cannabis called ‘Canadian Loud’.Munju was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on a KLM airline flight from Canada at Terminal...
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GRAY RESIGNS AS U.K PM’S CHIEF OF STAFF, GET APPOINTMENT AS ENVOYS FOR NATIONS AND REGIONS.
Sue Gray has resigned from her position as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, and has instead been appointed as the prime minister’s envoy for nations and regions.Morgan McSweeney, the party’s former campaign director who masterminded July’s election landslide, will replace her as the prime minister’s chief of staff.Ms Gray revealed to support the Prime...
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT U.S REPUBLICAN RUNNING VICE PRESIDENT
JD Vance was best known as a chart-topping author a few years ago. Now he’s a Republican senator, Donald Trump’s running mate and possibly the next US vice-president. Here’s all you need to know about him.A memoir about his difficult upbringing made him famousHillbilly Elegy drew on Vance’s childhood in Ohio and Kentucky, shining a...
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SEVEN SWING STATES SET TO DECIDE THE 2024 US ELECTION
According to experts, about 240 million people are eligible to vote in this year’s US election, but only a relatively small number of them are likely to decide who becomes the next president, as its believe there are only a handful of so-called “swing” states that could plausibly be won by either Democrat Kamala Harris...
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FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES CALL FOR CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON
French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed that 88 predominantly French-speaking countries have collectively called for an “immediate” ceasefire in Lebanon.Speaking at the 19th Francophonie Summit in Paris, Macron added that the group had approved an international conference to support Lebanon, which will take place later this month.According to the French president: “We expressed our solidarity...
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EGBETOKUN ORDER THE UNSEALING OF 23 LGA IN RIVERS STATE
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Bala Mustapha, has orderedThe Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in Rivers state.This was contain in a statement released on Monday by the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko.The order came in 24...
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CBN MOVE TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE ACCURACY OVER FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso disclosed that the Bank’s decision to implement the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) is rooted in the understanding that trust is essential to central banking.Addressing members of the Harvard Club of Nigeria in Lagos at the weekend on the topic: “Leadership in...