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Amidst outrage over Zamfara killings, the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is working hard to crush insurgents. This was the position by the National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, in a statement issued on Monday. He was reacting to the recent killings in Zamfara by bandits. NPO had reported the killings of villagers in the state by insurgents suspected to be fleeing from military operations. The APC scribe, while condemning the development, said the party was deeply pained by the killings of innocent Nigerians in their villages…

Buckingham Palace has unveiled the full line-up of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year. Street parties, a concert with some of the world’s “biggest entertainment stars” and a chance to see the Queen’s homes up close are all part of the plan to mark her 70 years on the throne. It will culminate in a four-day UK bank holiday weekend from 2 to 5 June. The first event begins on Monday, with a competition to invent a new pudding to celebrate the Queen’s reign. Finalists will be judged by an expert panel including Dame Mary Berry and…

Kazakhstan Unrest: At least 164 Killed in Crackdown on Protests, Reports Say Internet services have returned to Kazakhstan’s largest city following a five-day blackout. Almaty, the country’s former capital, has been offline since Wednesday amid a wave of violence in the country. Almost 8,000 people have been detained throughout the country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The demonstrations, triggered by a rise in fuel prices, turned into the worst unrest the country has seen in its 30 years of independence. They started on 2 January and grew to reflect discontent at the government and former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who…

At least 19 people, including nine children, have died after a fire in a New York apartment building. Another 32 people were sent to hospital, several of whom are in a critical condition, according to New York Mayor Eric Adams. Fire department Commissioner Daniel Nigro said they had found victims on every floor of the 19-storey block, saying the smoke was “unprecedented”. He told NBC News the death toll was the worst seen in New York for 30 years. It comes days after an apartment fire in Philadelphia killed 12, with eight children among the dead. Sunday’s fire broke out in…

Allow Artists to Contribute to Nigerian Economy – Ogulu A fine artist, Ms. Nisi Ogulu, says arts and creativity can contribute significantly to the nation’s economy if Nigerian artists are given the enabling environment to operate. The 26-year-old Ogulu made these remarks at an art exhibition, which had as its theme, “Puzzle”, held on Sunday in Lagos. “I think everybody has art in his or her mind, but the challenge is that people have not been given the opportunity to explore it. “Abroad, there is the exposure; there are several experiences to dive headfirst into, but at home, there are…

A 45-year-old Nigerian, Quadri Adekunle Oladokun, has appealed to Nigerians to rescue him from the throes of anal cancer seeking N5m for medical bills. Oladokun, who is bedridden at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was diagnosed with the ailment about 18 months ago. His wife, Rofiat Oladokun, said the family had tried every possible means to raise the money to no avail. She lamented that her husband’s ailment had further burdened the family’s paltry income. Lamenting, Rofiat said her husband needs to undergo surgery urgently just as she appealed to Nigerians to come to his aid. She said,…

Residents of Garoua in the North of Cameroon) on Sunday took to the streets to celebrate the Indomitable Lions which defeated its first opponent with a 2-1 win at the opening AFCON match. Cameroon had relied on two penalties to pull up a comeback win against Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2021 AFCON in Yaounde. Garoua a sleepy port city and capital of the North Region of Cameroon suddenly came alive after the match with residents draped in their national colours blaring horns and singing in their traditional dialect. Mohamadou Alhadji on his part said the Indomitable…

There are indications that nurses in Lagos state who had commenced a warning strike may call off their action today. This is because the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council on Sunday evening resolved to call off after hours of discussions. It was gathered that both parties agreed on a number of issues which had been raised by the nurses at the meeting with the leadership on Thursday. It was gathered that the Governor pledged Government’s sincerity in the implementation of all that was agreed on,…

The Governor of Ondon State, Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday vowed to hunt down those who killed villagers and burnt their houses at Omolege Junction, near Ute in Ose Local Government Area. The governor, while visiting commiserated with the people and assured that the perpetrators will not go unpunished. Gunmen had on Thursday night killed three people and razed down buildings in the community. The governor’s visit is contained in a statement made available on Sunday in Akure by Mr .Richard Olatunde his Chief Press Secretary. Akeredolu, who commiserated with the people over the incident, particularly the death of community head,…

•Declares Presidential Bid Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Otunba Dele Momodu has said he will contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. He said already, all the wrong candidates are offering themselves to be President come 2023, saying it’s left to Nigerians to change the way they vote this time around to retire those he called bad politicians. Momodu spoke Sunday night at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos where he was a guest at the 10th year anniversary of a group January 9 Collectives (J9C). The publisher said Nigerians must show interest at the point when…