Two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company have been indicted by the Swiss bank as part of a yearslong international investigation of a scandal linked to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that the FBI once described as the “biggest kleptocracy case” ever. According to the office of Switzerland’s attorney […]
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On the Foreign Scene The World Health Organization (WHO) has called out the high risk of biological hazard at a laboratory caught up in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Officials said it was unclear who was behind the occupation of the National Public Health Laboratory in the capital Khartoum. The […]
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Report has it that the Adamawa State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman as the substantive Chief Judge of the State. According to source, the confirmation of the first female Chief Justice (CJ) and two others followed the consideration of a letter forwarded to the […]
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As World Malaria Day was marked on 25th April ,2023 Speak Up Africa and its partners have reiterated the urgency to mobilise communities, political leaders and private businesses to develop and support innovative funding initiatives to end malaria. They said the rising cost of fuel due to COVID-19, and the […]
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Report has it that some stakeholders in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and other political Parties in Imo State defected with their supporters to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The event took place at Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri. Top on the list of the defectors were Rt. […]
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “causing massive suffering and devastation” at a meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the meeting, Beijing also attempted to appease furious European officials after China’s ambassador to France questioned the sovereignty of ex-Soviet states. Recall that Russia […]
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The traditional ruler of Aghara, Chief David Obadofin, in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has died in the custody of his abductors. Obadofin was said to have passed on last Thursday, 12 days after he was kidnapped when he could no longer withstand the torture of his captivity. […]
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Agbo Onuabuchi, aged 24, a native of Ebonyi State, but resident at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arraigned and remanded in Enugu Custodial Centre, for strangling to death and burying his male friend, one Peter Ukekwe aged 44, in a shallow grave, at […]
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Air Peace is willing to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan free of charge as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum, the Chairman of Nigeria’s largest domestic airline, Allen Onyema, has said. Clashes broke out in the North-Eastern African nation on April 15 as rival factions of the military government […]
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In a related development, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has blamed a lack of unity in the country on desperate politicians using politics to sow seeds of discord among Nigerians. Obi said this in Onitsha on Sunday when he […]
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