Obi, Atiku and Kwankwaso locks horn in debate

05 Dec 2022

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterparts, from the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and New Nigerian People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have proffered their respective solutions to the incessant strike actions by lecturers of public universities in the country. They also promised to increase investments in the education sector to […]

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The NDLEA has declared Abuja drug lord ‘Ibrahim Bendel’ wanted

04 Dec 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Ibrahim Momoh, also known as ‘Ibrahim Bendel,’ an Abuja drug lord wanted. According to VisioTalks, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. According to an NDLEA spokesman, the drug lord escaped from prison to resume his criminal activities. […]

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3 dies, many injured in auto-crash in Delta State

04 Dec 2022

Three persons have been confirmed dead and others critically injured in multiple accidents in the Ugheli area of Delta State. It was gathered that the accident involved a Volkswagen Golf, a Tipper and other vehicles along Evwreni axis of the East-West road, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. It was […]

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Pele moved to end-of-life care after failing to respond to chemotherapy

04 Dec 2022

Football icon Pele has been moved to palliative care after becoming unresponsive to the chemotherapy he was given to combat his cancer, according to reports in Brazil. The 82-year-old was taken to hospital last week and is now receiving pain relief on an end-of-life ward after his treatment for bowel cancer stopped working. Pele has […]

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Fresh strike looms in universities as ASUU holds its National Executive Committee meeting

04 Dec 2022

As the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, holds its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Calabar, Cross River State, there is a palpable fear of a new round of strikes in Nigerian public universities. The meeting began yesterday, Saturday, November 3, and is still ongoing at the time of filing this report. ASUU has […]

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Major China Cities announce that COVID restrictions are being relieved.

01 Dec 2022

Following widespread protests against stringent zero-COVID policies, major Chinese cities have begun to lift COVID lockdowns and ease restrictions.    Less than 24 hours after violent protests in Guangzhou, officials announced the lifting of lockdowns in at least seven districts of the sprawling port city north of Hong Kong.   On Wednesday, one school district […]

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