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Myanmar’s ex-ambassador in London spent Wednesday night in his car after saying he was locked out of his embassy. Kyaw Zwar Minn said staff were asked to leave the building by Myanmar’s military attaché, and he was dismissed as the country’s representative. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned the “bullying actions,” but the UK […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum have donated N100 million to victims of Zamfara State fire incident and warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) desist from attempting to poach its governors. Chairman Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum and Governor of Sokoto State,. Aminu Tambuwal, stated this when he led a delegation of PDP governors on […]
IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, says aggrieved politicians in the country are sponsoring a “national crisis” in states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress in the South-East geo-political zone. Specifically, the governor said APC detractors were determined to bring down the regime and destabilize the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. by sponsoring attacks in […]
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the chairman of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, Philemon Kingoli, on Wednesday. Kingoli was anducted in the early hours of Wednesday along the Peter Odili Road axis of Port Harcourt, the State capital. The circumstances leading to his kidnap could not be ascertained of the time of filing this […]
Human rights groups in Pakistan have accused Prime Minister IMRAN KHAN of being a “rape apologist” after he blamed a rise in sexual assault cases on how women dress. During a live television interview, he advised women to cover up to prevent temptation, but added that in any society where vulgarity is prevalent, there are […]
The United Kingdom’s vaccine advisory body says under-30s are to be offered an alternative Covid jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine due to the evidence linking it to rare blood clots. It sad a review by drugs regulator MHRA found out that by the end of March 79 people in the UK had suffered rare blood […]
The Rivers state Commissioner for health, Professor PRINCEWILL CHIKE has urged the people in the state to work together in promoting equity in the society for better health outcome. Professor CHIKE who gave the advice as the World Health Day, takes centre stage today, urged everyone to always sustain clean environmental and personal hygiene. He […]
The Senate Minority Leader, ENYINNAYA ABARIBE is demanding a thorough investigation into the rising wave of attack on police formations across the country, especially the ones that happened recently in Imo State. ABARIBE condemned the frightening surge of violence in the South-East, particularly the attack on the Correctional Centre in Owerri, Ebonyi and Enugu states. […]
Vice President YEMI OSINBAJO has decorated USMAN ALKALI BABA as the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The decoration ceremony was held at Vice President Conference Hall at the State House in Abuja. Those present at the event include the former IGP, MOHAMMED ADAMU; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), BOSS MUSTAPHA and […]
Myanmar troops have fired at anti-coup protesters, killing at least five people and wounding several. Media said activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling junta. More than 580 people have been killed, according to an activist group, in the turmoil in Myanmar since a February 1 coup that ended a brief […]
