Falana, Ezekwesili, others form new political movement ahead of 2023 elections

At least 30 prominent Nigerian activists, academics, and other professionals have formed a new political movement called National Consultative Front. Its founders said the new party will have an ideological outlook and mobilise Nigerians to take power like the African ...

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Two former Panama Presidents charged with money laundering

Panama’s last two presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, were charged Thursday with money laundering, as two separate scandals tarnished the political legacy of the former allies turned enemies. Martinelli was charged with money laundering over the so-called “New ...

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned, along with his government, according to an announcement from France’s Presidency. The resignation came ahead of a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron designed to bolster his green credentials and win back disillusioned ...

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Bricklayers rape, impregnate mentally challenged girl in Ogun

A bricklayer, Gbenga Ogunjobi, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping and impregnating his neighbour’s daughter in Sote, Ibafo area of the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Punch Metro gathered that the ...

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Passengers with cold, malaria won’t board – Aero Contractors

The Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Ado Sanusi, has said any passenger who sneezes on the plane will be treated as a COVID-19 case. According to him, passengers who have malaria must present COVID-19 test results and not ordinary ...

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NAFDAC officials disrupt unveiling of COVID-19 herbal syrup in Ogun

A herbal medicine practitioner, Paul Oni, was said to have planned to unveil the syrup at a briefing on Thursday at the Centenary Hall in the Ake axis of the state capital. The programme was later reported to have been ...

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193 almajiris test positive for COVID-19 in Kano state

A total of 193 Almajiris in Kano State have so far tested positive to COVID 19, the state government has confirmed. Speaking at the COVID 19 press briefing held, Thursday, Kano State Commissioner of Education, Sanusi Mohammed Kiru disclosed that ...

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D’banj and his wife celebrate 4th wedding anniversary

Nigerian singer, D’banj  and his wife, Didi Lineo are celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary today. Sharing  lovely photo of them posing together, Dbanj wrote; ”To my beautiful wife, Heartbeat, love of my life and Partner……..Happy Marriage Anniversary to us. You ...

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Buhari didn’t suspend NSITF MD, Directors – Management

The Management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has debunked the report that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension of the Managing Director of the Fund, Adebayo Somefun, three Directors and eight other senior staff. Recall that a statement ...

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Eight Indian cops shot dead in ambush

Eight policemen have been shot dead in India after being ambushed as they went to arrest a murder suspect, authorities said on Friday. At least seven other people were injured in the nighttime incident in a village in the northern ...

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COVID-19: London hospital sees spike in child abuse during lockdown

A major London children’s hospital registered a 15-fold increase in the number of apparent child abuse cases it dealt with during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to previous years, researchers reported on Thursday. From March 23 to April 23 — corresponding ...

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Rodrigo Alves reveals she now has a ‘JLO butt’ and ‘Kim Kardashian hips’

Rodrigo Alves has revealed she now has a ‘JLO butt’ and ‘Kim Kardashian hips’ after undergoing a Bioplasty buttock augmentation that involved her having nine litres of filler injected into her bottom at a cost of £30,000. The 36-year-old, who ...

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UN suspends 2 officials in viral car-sex video

The two officials of the United Nations mission in Israel who were seen in a viral video having s3x in an official vehicle have been suspended without pay. After the s3x video went viral, the United Nations officials wwho were ...

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Ogun land-grabbers arrested for shooting workers on site

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected land-grabbers, who allegedly shot at seven workers at a construction site in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi ...

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Plant used to make Madagascar COVID-19 drink exists in Nigeria- health minister

The Nigerian Government Thursday said preliminary results of the analysis of the Madagascar COVID-19 herbal drink by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRID) showed that it is the same as the plant Artemisia annua, with proven efficacy ...

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Two Kenyan senators exchange blows in fight over committee post

There was drama in Kenya earlier this week when two nominated senators Beatrice Kwamboka (ODM) and Mary Seneta (Jubilee) engaged in a scuffle before parliamentary security separated them. The scuffle over a post is said to have led to the ...

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Djokovic, wife recover from COVID-19

Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena, who last week both tested positive for coronavirus following his exhibition tournament in the Balkans, have now tested negative, his press service said Thursday. Neither the 33-year-old player nor his partner felt any symptoms, ...

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Alleged N127m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Lagos Ex-Scholarship Board Chair, Oshinowo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arraigned Stephen Oshinowo, a former Executive Secretary of Lagos State Scholarship Board, for alleged N127million fraud. Oshinowo during the arraignment before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, pleaded ...

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