Author: Femi Ajasa
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Pandora papers: Peter Obi shoot down allegations of breaching Nigerian laws
Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Vice Presidential Candidate in 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, declaring that he broke no law. An online publication, Premium Times, quoting Pandora Papers, had listed…
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Gunmen invade Ebonyi community, kill two policemen, lawyers, six others
Two police officers, two lawyers and seven other peasants farmers were on Thursday reportedly killed by gunmen who invaded Isu and Onicha-Igboeze communities, in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to reports, the cops were reportedly killed in Isu while others were killed in Onicha Igboeze. It was gathered that two lawyers were…
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2023: Why an Igbo candidate can’t be trusted – Joe Igbokwe
Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that an Igbo candidate cannot be trusted in the coming presidential election. The APC chieftain who is also a special adviser to the Lagos State government said nobody would vote for somebody who would use the position to divide Nigeria. He said these…
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Mosquirix: WHO approves World’s first vaccine for prevention of Malaria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday endorsed the first ever vaccine to prevent malaria, debuting a tool that could save the lives of tens of thousands of children in Africa each year. Called Mosquirix, the new vaccine is given in three doses to children between ages five and 17 months, and a fourth dose roughly…
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Bandits demand N100m to free 300 level BUK student
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted one Sakina Bello, a 300-level student of Botany at Bayero University while on transit in a tricycle, popularly known as ‘Keke’. The abduction was said to have occurred along the Janbulo and Rijiyar Zaki area of the Kano metropolis on Tuesday. The 23-year-old student had left her home in Rjiyar…
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World Bank raises Nigeria’s growth projection to 2.4% in 2021
The World Bank on Wednesday raised its 2021 economic growth forecast for Nigeria to 2.4 per cent, but said this still falls behind the sub-Saharan growth forecasts of 3.3 percent in 2021 and 3.5 per cent in 2022. The World Bank disclosed this in the latest edition of its Africa’s Pulse Report. The World Bank…
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How two women fetched, carried guns for kidnappers in Kaduna [+Photo]
Two women have been arrested for their involvement in the illegal possession and illicit sale of prohibited firearms. The Nigeria Police Force arrested Hafsat Adamu, 24, and Aisha Ibrahim, 30, alongside nine others for aiding and perpetrating violent crimes including kidnapping and armed robbery in the north-western region of the country. A statement signed by…
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Bandits kill 10, wound many others in fresh Katsina attack
Bandits on Tuesday evening killed 10 people and injured 11 others in Yasore village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits were also said to have looted several houses in the village during which they stole money, phones, clothes, foodstuff and other personal items. Residents said the assailants also rustled several domestic animals…
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Insecurity: Anambra faces state of emergency ahead of Nov 6 guber
A state of emergency necessitated by insecurity is looming in the southeast state of Anambra, the federal government hinted Wednesday. The attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, disclosed this in Abuja during an interaction with newsmen after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He…
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Oil prices surpass $83
Oil prices hit a multi-year high on Wednesday above $83 a barrel, its highest level since 2018. The price jump was supported by OPEC+’s refusal to ramp up production more rapidly. However, the market later unwound those gains due to an American Petroleum Institute (API) report showing rising crude inventories in the United States. Technical…