Political Awareness Group Condemns Continued Detention of Islamic School Principal, Mr Fasasi
December 22, 2024Nigerian Stampedes and Matters Arisings by Adekunle Adebayo (PhD)
December 22, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
3 July 2023
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Veteran Venus Williams, Coco Gauff crash out at Wimbledon
American tennis veteran Venus Williams bowed out of Wimbledon as she succumbed to injury in her tie against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the first round of the competition. The 43 year old star slipped...
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Nuhu Ribadu pledges commitment to secure Nigeria after meeting Tinubu
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has assured Nigerians of his commitment and that of the service chiefs to work tirelessly to ensure that the objective of securing Nigeria is achieved. The NSA...
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Nnamani’s expulsion from PDP nullified
The expulsion of Chimaroke Nnamani, former Governor of Enugu State, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on grounds of alleged anti-party activities has been nullified by a Federal High Court in Abuja. In a...
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Anambra to investigate alleged UTME result manipulation
The Anambra state government has formed an investigation team to look into allegations that Ejikeme Mmesoma tampered with her 2023 UTME results. This was disclosed by Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state commissioner for education, in...
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Roy Hodgson appointed as Crystal Palace permanent coach
Crystal Palace have appointed Roy Hodgson as permanent coach for the 2023/24 Premier League season. The 75-year-old will remain at Selhurst Park after guiding them to Premier League safety last season following the departure...
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Djokovic, Iga Swiatek in action as Wimbledon gets underway
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships begin today, Monday, with reigning champion Novak Djokovic, women’s world No. 1, Iga Swiatek, and Dan Evans all in action. Djokovic won his 23rd Grand Slam championship at the French...
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Saudi Hajj: Gov Radda distributes N278 million to Katsina Muslim pilgrims
Governor Dikko Radda has distributed N278 million to Katsina pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed in a press statement on Monday in Katsina by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Ibrahim...
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Fighting escalates in Sudan as cases of human rights violations reported
Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) remained more intense on Sunday, as the conflict in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week. Air and artillery strikes, as...
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2023 Hajj: Over dozen of Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has revealed that 14 Nigerian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the 2023 hajj operations. Usman Galadima, chief of operations and head of the NAHCON National Medical...
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OIC condemns Qu’ran burning in Sweden
Nigeria and 56 other countries, members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have jointly expressed their condemnation of the recent act of burning several pages of the Quran by an Iraqi refugee living...
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