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AFCON 2025: Chelle Battles Squad List Deadline Amidst Unpaid Salaries

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AFCON 2025: Chelle Battles Squad List Deadline Amidst Unpaid Salaries

Eleven days to the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle is at the centre of an intense situation with the Nigeria Football Federation over unpaid salaries, just as he is yet to unveil his final squad for the tournament. The 2025 AFCON will be played from December 21 to January 18,...

Blackout Hits Abuja Over Faulty 33kV Feeder

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Nigeria’s National Grid Suffers 12th Collapse In 2024

Electricity consumers are experiencing a power outage in some parts of Abuja due to a technical fault on its 33-kilovolt feeder in the Central Area of the Nation’s capital. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company disclosed this in a notice on Tuesday through its official X account. The firm said areas affected are Dakibiyu, Kado Estate, part of Life Camp, Efab estate Life...

Barely Seven Months To End Of Tenure, Wike Appoints 14,000 Aides

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2023: APC Is Hero Of Nigeria – Gov Wike

With about seven months to the end of his tenure, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has appointed 14,000 advisers for various political units in the state. According to a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri, the advisers will play a pivotal role in the administration. READ ALSO: Gov Wike Approves N1bn To Support Flood Victims “In addition to the 14,000...

Catholic Archbishop Ask FG To Consider Herbal Remedies For COVID-19

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Alfred Martins, Catholic archbishop of Lagos Diocese, has called on the federal government to consider herbal remedies in the quest of a cure for COVID-19. The Catholic Archbishop made the appeal during a press conference held at the Holy Cross Cathedral hall in Lagos, on Wednesday. He said Herbal Remedies are known for its potency against several diseases. Martins said Madagascar’s herbal...

NIPR Calls For Attitudinal Change

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Tasks PR Practitioners on Technological Innovation The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of positive mindset and promotion of nation's unique values against current habit of speaking ill of the country. In his presentation as a Keynote Speaker during the 2024 Annual Conference of the Niger State Chapter of the NIPR Tuesday in Minna,...

Wike Assures Maximum Security In Law School, Bwari Abuja

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Wike: PDP Lacks Strong Structure, ‘Not Ready’ For 2027 Elections

The , has assured the management of the Nigerian Law School, NLS, Abuja campus in Bwari, of maximum security. Wike gave the assurance when a delegation of the NLS, led by its Director-General, Prof. Isa Chiroma, visited him on Thursday in Abuja. He said the FCT Administration has ensured the presence of heavy security in Bwari Area Council, where the Abuja...

Osun 2026: APC Planning To Destabilize Our Party” – Accord Party Chair

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Osun 2026: APC Planning To Destabilize Our Party" - Accord Party Chair

The leadership of the Accord Party in Osun State has alleged that the All Progressives Congress(APC) is plotting to organise a parallel primary after the emergence of Governor Ademola Adeleke as its candidate for the 2026 Osun State Governorship election. The Nation recalled that a faction of the Accord Party kicked after the emergence of Adeleke as the candidate of...

President Tinubu Did Not Remove Subsidy – Keyamo

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President Tinubu Did Not Remove Subsidy – Keyamo

The Chief Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign, Festus Keyamo, has said President Bola Tinubu did not remove fuel subsidy. According to him, a section of the media is “mischievously twisting the narrative to read that Tinubu’s government has removed subsidy,” despite President Tinubu proclaiming that subsidy was gone while giving his inaugural speech on May 29. Keyamo, who...

Insecurity: Tinubu Dispatches Emissary To Plateau Foster Intercommunal Harmony

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Insecurity: Tinubu Dispatches Emissary To Plateau Foster Intercommunal Harmony

In a bid to curb incessant communal crises, farmers/herders clashes as well as foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu has dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone was in the state on Thursday where she spent two days. The presidential aide according to the...

We Will Prosecute Motorists Engaged In Overloading – FRSC

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We Will Prosecute Motorists Engaged In Overloading – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ondo State Command, on Sunday, said it is committed to prosecuting motorists engaging in overloading across the state. FRSC State Sector Commander, Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, gave the warning while speaking with newsmen after a lone accident that claimed one life and injured eight people on Saturday in the state. He said any driver caught with...

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