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By Soni Daniel, Abuja The crisis rocking the embattled African Democratic Congress took a new turn on Monday, as the faction loyal to its 2023 presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, openly threw its weight behind the de-recognition of the David Mark-led party leadership. At a press conference in Abuja, the group said it was in total […]

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Kwankwaso issued the warning in an interview with DCL Hausa, amid the lingering leadership crisis within the opposition party.

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Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Tuesday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a text already diluted from the green light Gulf states had sought to use force to protect the key shipping lane.

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By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate arrest of the developer and the permanent seizure of the land where a multi-story hotel structure collapsed last Friday in the Jikwoyi area of Abuja During an on-the-spot assessment of the site on Monday, the minister revealed that […]

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Among those arraigned and convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja was a father of three, Shehu Bukar, who was jailed for 20 years for selling goats to Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.

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Nigeria has stepped up efforts to strengthen economic cooperation with Indonesia, seeking to draw policy lessons from the Asian country’s $1.4 trillion economy as part of its broader growth and reform agenda.

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Iran’s hardline judiciary chief on Tuesday urged courts to speed up verdicts linked to the US-Israeli war, including capital punishment, as activists sounded the alarm about surging hangings of convicts seen as political prisoners.

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-Insists on due process, -Says he is yet to declare governorship ambition By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Senator Solomon Adeola, representing Ogun West Senatorial District, has appealed to his supporters across Ogun State to refrain from erecting campaign billboards and posters promoting his alleged governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 elections. The lawmaker, in a statement […]

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Since its opening in 2010, the Burj Khalifa has remained the undisputed tallest building on Earth.

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For Nigerian passport holder looking to explore the world without the hassle of extensive visa fees or long application processes, there’s good news.

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