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Chicago Academic Record: Tinubu, Atiku Resume Legal Battle In US Monday

The legal teams of President Bola Tinubu and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, will resume a legal battle over the President’s Chicago academic records in a United States court on Monday. A US District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, had on Thursday agreed to stay an order directing Chicago State University to make Tinubu’s academic document available …

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Mohbad passed NECO at one sitting, I don’t know why he joined Naira Marley — Ex-principal

Abidemi Faboye, the proprietor and principal of Abifab College, Ikorodu, Lagos, the secondary school Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, attended, tells GRACE EDEMA of PUNCH about the memories he has of the late singer How would you describe Mohbad? I knew him when he enrolled in my school in 2013. His elder sister, Blessing, also graduated from the school in 2013. …

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FG Decries Slow Pace Of Work On Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Railway By CCECC

The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali, has expressed disappointment over the slow pace of work on the reconstruction of the Eastern Railway Corridor by the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) Ltd. The minister made his feelings known on Friday when he inspected the progress of work done on the reconstruction of Eastern railway corridor to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. …

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‘If Nigeria Fails, Black Man Has Failed’ – Shettima

Mr Shettima talked about the exponential growth in the country’s population and asserted that “If Nigeria fails, the black man has failed”. Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Friday, urged the leaders of the 10th National Assembly to embrace divergent views and work for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy. “Democracy thrives when we agree that every voice holds value and each perspective …

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FG Seeks EU Support For Immigration, Prisons Reforms

The Federal Government has sought the support of the European Union EU to help implement its key reforms for its immigration and correctional services. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the request when he played host to the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, in Abuja. While he pledged to strengthen Nigeria’s relations with the European …

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Edo Unveils New City Project To Decongest Benin City, Begins Sale Of Plots

Edo State Commissioner for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning and Development, Isoken Omo, has said that a new city project, CORAL City, is being developed to decongest Benin City. She noted that about 467 plots in CORA City are now ready for subscription. Speaking during a press conference in the State Secretariat in Benin City, she noted that there is a lot of pressure in the city …

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Bloodbath As Gunmen Invade Edo Community, Kill 6, Injure 4

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON At least, six persons, including three gallant members of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN), were gunned down by gunmen who invaded Okhunmwun Community in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State on Thursday. The gun wielding assailants also shot and wounded several others including a septuagenarian retired military officer, Mr. Peter Omorogbe and Head of …

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Wike Revokes Lands Of Udoma, Ufot Ekaette, Imoke, 162 Others In Abuja

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has revoked 165 lands belonging to notable Nigerians in Abuja. According to a document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola made available to The Nation, the revocation was due to the violation and contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy. The document reads: “The Federal Capital Territory …

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Mohbad: Police Exhume Corpse, Conduct Autopsy

The Lagos Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the exhumation of the corpse of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The command also said it has concluded the autopsy on the late singer and is awaiting result.The police also arrested the nurse, who reportedly injected the deceased singer prior to his demise on Tuesday, September 12. The Afrobeat singer …

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Guinea Junta Leader Tells UN To ‘Stop Lecturing’ Africa

The head of Guinea’s junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, defended the use of military intervention in politics during a UN address Thursday, following a recent series of coups on the African continent. “Africa is suffering from a model of governance that has been imposed on us. A model that is certainly good and effective for the West, which designed it over …

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