Tag: breaking news
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BREAKING news from Aso Villa, By Femi Adesina
By Femi Adesina Quite a challenging week it has been for Nigeria, and, indeed, the rest of the world. Except perhaps in China only, where the affliction started from, figures of Coronavirus infections continue to mount in other parts of the world. Italy and Spain have been particularly badly hit. But as the world reels…
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BREAKING: Reps approve June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives has approved that June 12 be marked as Democracy Day in Nigeria. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking to amend the Public Holidays Act 2004. Considering the report at the plenary on Thursday, the lawmakers approved the amendments to three clauses in the Act, as…
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BREAKING: Boko Haram kills 11 in Maiduguri — police
Eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers launched a rare combined attack in Maiduguri, police said on Thursday. Borno state police commissioner Damian Chukwu said one civilian was killed as locals in the Jiddari Polo area of the city fled the insurgents, while 10 were killed nearby in three separate suicide…