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Ezeife, Ex-Anambra Governor, Dies at 86

Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the former governor of Anambra State, passed away at 86. According to a brief press announcement signed by Chief Rob...

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Kano ShopRite Moves To End Operation

Nigeria’s economic circumstances seem to be causing many business firms to operate at a slower pace after the contentious election. This comes as...

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NSCDC CG: Worries Over Increase In Illegal Oil Refinery

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) holds a quarterly summit on Thursday at the Corps Headquarters in Abuja. In attendance, the...

Discover the leadership crisis that Nigeria faces and the impact on its future.
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Leadership Crisis and the Future of Nigeria

Nigeria, the most populous African country with 230.8 million people (2023 est.), gained independence from Britain in 1960. Although a new constitution was...

Tinubu fires five aviation agencies heads
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NCAA Suspension: Five Aviation Agency Heads Sacked Following West Africa Weekly Investigations

Following the aviation investigations that exposed irregularities in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, the exposé by West Africa Weekly Editor-in-Chief,...

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UNCA CoSP10: EFCC Calls For Urgent Recovery of Stolen Assets Abroad

The UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) 10th Conference of the States Parties (CoSP 10) convened in Atlanta on December 11. CoSP is the...

Akeredolu's Letter Received by Ondo Speaker, Aiyedatiwa Now Acting Governor
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Ondo: Lucky Aiyedatiwa Now Acting Governor

Following the planned protest that resulted in the leadership crisis in Ondo State, which was attributed to the illness of the current governor,...

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Did Mahmood Yakubu Appoint Wike’s Cousin as Rivers REC?

Mahmood Yakubu, whose public biography on Wikipedia contains wording that promotes the subject through exaggeration of unnoteworthy facts, is also the current Chairman...

Rotimi Akeredolu Resignation Looms as Ondo Demands Resumption
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Rotimi Akeredolu Resignation Looms as Ondo Demands Resumption

Rotimi Akeredolu’s ailment has made the people of Sunshine State demand his resignation as he has directly incapacitated his Deputy Governor in keeping...

NDDC Presents to Senate 2024 Budget
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NDDC Presents to Senate 2024 Budget

Amidst the NDDC’s instability and indebtedness of over N1 trillion, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku,...

Senate President, Godswill Apkabio arrival at Internation Stadium, Uyo
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Godswill Akpabio: The Senate President Uses 30,000-Capacity Stadium for Birthday

The Senate President marks his 61st birthday on the 9th of December 2023 at a glamorous but publicly funded scale party in Akwa...

Rhoda Jatau and Deborah Yakubu
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After 18 Months of Detention, Rhoda Jatau Regains Freedom

Rhoda Jatau, a mother of five who was illegally arrested and locked up for 18 months in Bauchi for asking for justice for...