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Concerns Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Health As DSS Denies Access To Doctor – Lawyer
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has raised alarm over Kanu's deteriorating health condition while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to Ejimakor, during their visit yesterday, Kanu complained of shortness of breath, low blood pressure, and general malaise. A request was subsequently...
Kenya Youths Fail To Vacate The Street, Insist On Ruto’s Resignation
Police fired tear gas and water cannon against dozens of demonstrators in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Tuesday, as scattered rallies across the country called for embattled President William Ruto to step down. Activists led by young Gen-Z Kenyans launched peaceful rallies a month ago against deeply unpopular tax hikes but they descended into deadly violence, prompting Ruto to drop the...
Spend The Money, Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Counter Assembly Members Loyal To Wike
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has condemned the resolution by the Martin Amaewhule-led House, barring Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending public funds. The Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo stated this in his opening remark during plenary on Tuesday. He said what Amaewhule and 24 others whom he described as former members of the House did, was unfounded and...
190 Nigerians Deported From UAE
The Federal Government has repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a statement by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, on Tuesday, the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 5:57 am, by a combined team of government...
I Never Knew I Would Live To Be 90 — Prof. Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka revealed on Monday that he never anticipated living to the age of 90. This revelation came while he was addressing questions from approximately 383 students participating in the 2024 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Programme, held at his ARI residence in Ijegba, Abeokuta. During the event, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun,...
US Presidency: Elon Musk Backs Donald Trump’s Campaign With Monthly $45m
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to commit roughly $45 million each month to a new fund backing Donald Trump for US president, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Musk’s donations will go to a political group dubbed America PAC, which will focus on promoting voter registration, early voting and mail-in ballots among residents in swing states ahead of...
LG Autonomy: Gov. Makinde Sets Up Committees To Review Judgment Of Supreme Court
As reactions continue to trail the Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says his government will not allow the people of the state to suffer from the fallout of the verdict. The governor on Monday set up two committees saddled with the responsibilities of reviewing the Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy and...
Why UAE Finally Lifted Visa Ban On Nigerians
The Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an agreement vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Monday. According...
Creation Of Additional State Not Solution To South East Problem — Agbakoba
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has faulted the the agitation for the creation of additional states in the South-East, insisting it would not solve the problem of the region. Rather than create more states, Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, said the National Assembly should amend the constitution or put together a completely new...
Constitution Amendment: We’ll Carry All Nigerians Along, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured that the National Assembly will carry Nigerians along in the ongoing constitutional amendment, saying the legislature will not dump any constitution on Nigerians. He spoke in Lagos at the opening of a retreat organised for the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review and Judicial Officers of the...
