Nigerian government will complete second Niger Bridge next year

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth year anniversary of the present administration. According to Mr Fashola, the bridge, which will serve…

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PDP wins Kaduna assembly bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Usman Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the bye-election for Sabon Gari Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The Returning Officer, Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, who declared the result on Saturday in Zaria, said Mr Baba won the election with 9,113 votes….

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JOHESU-UITH embarks on three-day warning strike

Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Wednesday embarked on a three-day warning strike to press home their agelong demands. Olutunde Oluwawumi, the branch Chairman of JOHESU-UITH who declared the warning strike during an emergency congress of the union in Ilorin, noted that their agitations border…

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Court rejects EFCC’s plea to amend ‘$9.8 million fraud’ charges against ex-NNPC chief

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s request to amend the criminal charge filed against former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that granting the EFCC’s application would amount to breaching the decision of the…

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Iran’s EIran’s Ebrahim Raisi: The hardline cleric set to become presidentbrahim Raisi: The hardline cleric set to become president

The 60-year-old presented himself as the best person to combat corruption and solve the economic problems Iran has experienced under the outgoing President Hassan Rouhani.He is the country’s top judge, and has ultra-conservative political views. Many Iranians and human rights activists have pointed to his alleged role in the mass executions of political prisoners in…

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Portland riots: Police crowd-control team resigns after officer indicted

The charge stemmed from violent anti-racism protests that rocked the city, in the state of Oregon, last year.Prosecutors allege the officer used “excessive and unlawful use of force” against a protester in August 2020.But Portland’s police union described the decision to prosecute the officer as “politically driven”.The crowd-control unit, known as the Rapid Response Team…

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