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2027: APC will rely on hard work, not defections to win S’East – Kalu
The senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will not rely on defections to win the 2027 presidential...
Reps order probe into $18bn spent on ailing refineries
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its relevant committees to investigate the non-functionality of state-owned petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite the reported expenditure of...
Oil spill pollutes Bayelsa communities
An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa.
The OML 29 asset is...
Fraud: Interpol arrests wanted Nigerian in Argentina
The International Criminal Police Organization has confirmed the arrest of a wanted Nigerian, identified as Ikechukwu N., by the Argentine authorities.
INTERPOL, in an update on its X handle on...
Cameroon election: World’s oldest leader, Biya, poised to win eighth term
Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him an eighth term in power in the central African...
Presidency rejects World Bank’s poverty report
The Presidency has disputed the latest economic report by Nigeria’s biggest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were living in poverty, describing the figure...
