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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has questioned the new refinery agreement between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Chinese firms, demanding transparency and accountability. NECA Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on May 4 for refinery rehabilitation and expansion projects. The …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims of civilian casualties following recent aerial interdiction operations in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the DHQ insisted that the strikes were precisely targeted at armed bandits. The statement was issued and made available to newsmen by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael …

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says the crackdown on fake pastors targets social reformation and protecting vulnerable residents from religious exploitation. Soludo spoke on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral during the All Knights Day of the Catholic Diocese of Awka. He said several suspects had been arrested and were already in custody, assisting investigators with useful confessions. “The action forms …

Fresh fears of renewed cult war have gripped residents of Benin, Edo State, following the killing of a yet-to-be-identified young man who was reportedly gunned down by suspected cultists on Sunday evening near the main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The bloody incident, which occurred at about 5:00 p.m. along the ever-busy UNIBEN main gate axis, threw the …

  Sources indicated that former President Goodluck Jonathan might pick up the PDP presidential nomination form on Monday. Some groups may pick up the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination form for former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter. Sources indicated that former President Goodluck Jonathan might pick up the PDP presidential nomination form …

Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in the country and later died amid an outbreak of the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius. …

Iran has sent its response to US proposals to end the war via mediators in Pakistan, Iranian state media report. No details have been released. The US has not made details of its proposals public, either, but reports suggest they centre on a 14-point memorandum of understanding, which could lead to negotiations on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. A ceasefire meant to …

  •PDP remains our major threat, not NDC coalition —APC •APC has deepened poverty, insecurity nationwide —NDC The Nigerian Democratic Congress and the ruling All Progressives Congress traded words on Saturday after the NDC zoned its presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the South, a move widely seen as a deliberate attempt to weaken incumbent President Bola Ahmed …

Mahmud Sadis Buba, a 30-year-old person living with disability (PWD), has passed the screening conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for a seat in the house of representatives from Kaduna state. Buba, popularly known as Abin Al-Ajabin Zazzau, is seeking to represent the Sabon Gari federal constituency. He lives with dwarfism, a condition that affects growth and …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For 21 years, Steve Fowler and Sam Wilson have performed together in a band on Memphis’ renowned Beale Street. And for the past decade, the men have been neighbors on a quiet, leafy avenue. But as of Thursday, they will no longer cast the same ballot despite living across the street from each other. That’s because …