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President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres, on Wednesday, engaged in talks bordering on war against terrorism, food security and other international issues. The Nigerian leader welcomed Guterres at the State House at about 3.p.m., before going into closed door discussions on matters affecting Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. The UN boss, who arrived Nigeria on a two-day visit , was in Maiduguri, Borno, where he interacted with victims and repentant Islamist militants, on Tuesday. Gutteres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time since he assumed duty as UN secretary-general, had…
Business mogul, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, an APC aspirant for the Ondo South Senatorial District on Wednesday, picket the party’s N20 million Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the APC Secretariat, Abuja. Ibrahim, the founder of University of Fortunes, Igbotako, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone in Okitipupa.Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. “My ambition is to empower my people to be self reliant. Ondo South deserves a better representation at the National Assembly. ” I have collected the forms because I have all the qualities to vie and win the APC ticket and…
Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk has revealed that Twitter commercial and government users may have to pay before they can assess the micro-blogging platform. This followed the fears by the majority that his takeover might lead to commercialisation of the social media platform, Musk in a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday, said only commercial and government users will pay for the platform with the assurance that, the micro-blogging site would “always” remain free for casual users. He wrote, “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users. The entrepreneur in a reply…
The Police in Imo have confirmed a bomb blast at an oil company in Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri, said it occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. Abattam said the explosion occurred at a facility operated by Addax Petroluem Development Nigeria Limited. According to him, Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mohammed Barde, already deployed a squad from the command’s anti-bomb unit, as well as some of its operatives to the area to prevent breakdown of law and order. ” It happened, there was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled its former Chairman of Enugu State Chapter, Mr Ben Nwoye, for alleged anti-party activities. The party also expelled six other members. It said that Nwoye conspired with some others to illegally break into the party’s store and take away property and sensitive documents. It added that the other five members sued APC in court without exhausting the party’s internal conflict resolution mechanisms. The party made the disclosure in a communique it released on Wednesday in Enugu after an expanded meeting of its state executive committee and senatorial district committee. In the communique signed…
Governor of Ekiti State and a presidential aspirant Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday said he is at home with either direct or indirect mode of primaries to select the candidate of the All Progressive Congress. The APC is expected to pick its party flag bearer on May 30. But speaking shortly after his public declaration on Wednesday, Fayemi said the popular opinion over the mode of choosing the presidential candidate of the party is more tilted towards He said he had recently visited many parts of Nigeria adding that he could feel the pulse of members of the APC. The constitution…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, earned some accolades on Wednesday for showing up at the declaration for presidential election by Governor of Ekiti Kayode Fayemi. Amosun had shown up at the Transcorp Hilton venue of the unveiling of Fayemi’s agenda . When called up to join Fayemi, his presence had drawn loud applause. Others at the declaration by Fayemi on Wednesday include former Senate President Ameh Ebutteh Senator Shuaibu Lawan, traditional rulers from Ekiti and other political leaders.
An escaped inmate and a guard suspected of helping him had a “special relationship”, say investigators. The announcement from the Alabama sheriff’s office said the discovery was confirmed by fellow inmates of missing prisoner Casey White, a murder suspect. A manhunt is under way for the 38-year-old escapee and corrections officer Vicky White, 56 (no relation). The pair vanished as she was transporting him to a bogus mental evaluation. Police have not revealed whether the relationship was romantic. Friday – the day the pair went missing – was supposed to be her final day at work. She had recently sold…
London (CNN)Ever since the “Partygate” scandal rocked Boris Johnson’s premiership at the end of last year, the British Prime Minister has repeatedly dodged questions about his future by asserting that what the public wants is for politicians to get on with running the country, not obsess over events that took place nearly two years ago. Later this week, Johnson will have some indication of whether or not that claim is right. On Thursday, people across England, Scotland and Wales will vote in local elections, the closest thing to a mid-term that Johnson has faced since taking office in 2019. The…
(CNN)Video circulating on social media appears to show Dave Chappelle was attacked Tuesday night when a person ran onto the stage during the comedian’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s unclear whether Chappelle was injured, but another video seemingly recorded by someone in the audience appears to show the comedian joking about the incident afterward and continuing with his set. The motive of the apparent attack is unclear. CNN has reached out to representatives for Chappelle for comment. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told CNN affiliate KABC officers responded to an incident at the Hollywood Bowl around 10:45 p.m.,…