Nigeria
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A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Olufemi Oguntoyinbo has declared that the move by opposition political parties to produce a single candidate to face President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will save Nigeria. Oguntoyinbo made this declaration via a statement issued on Sunday. The statement was made available to…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Wednesday in a statement by the Ministry’s…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a coalition of opposition political parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku, made this known while responding to a question on behalf of the opposition leaders…
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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG Here is today’s news summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday hosted state governors, ministers and heads of paramilitary agencies to an Iftar dinner at the State House, Abuja, marking the first such gathering of the Ramadan season. Among the notable attendees were Rivers Governor Sim Fubara and…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday, while 14 others were rescued alive from the rubble after a three-storey building with a penthouse under construction collapsed, on Oriwu Street, in the Lekki area of Lagos. The victims were labourers working at the site located at…
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The Senate Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Ways and Means has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion facility provided to the last administration from 2015 to 2023. The chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Senator Jibrin Isah Echoch, made the accusation after receiving an interim report from consultants commissioned…
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Bauchi chief judge raises concern over rising cases of witchcraft in court The Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has raised alarm over the increasing number of cases involving witchcraft, describing it as a persistent challenge in legal jurisprudence. She stated this this while reviewing the cases of awaiting trial inmates at…
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Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida’s attempt to rewrite history regarding the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election has sparked widespread reactions, with Dr. Joe Odumakin, President of the Centre for Change, strongly condemning the move. Speaking in response to Babangida’s remarks at the launch of his autobiography, Odumakin accused the former leader…
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The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relinquish his position as the Minister of Petroleum. The organization argued that the role should be occupied by a qualified expert who can drive much-needed reforms in the sector. This was contained in a press statement issued…
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The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has vowed to implement the recommendations of the committee that investigated the August 1, 2024, End Bad Governance protest, which claimed 10 lives and resulted in the destruction of properties worth over ₦11 billion. Governor Yusuf made the commitment while receiving the committee’s report from its chairman, Justice…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rev. Father Maurice Livinus, a Catholic Priest of the Port Harcourt Diocese, and two other kidnapped victims from their captors. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, said the victims were set…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti was on Saturday elected Chairperson of the African Union, AU, Commission. Youssouf emerged winner of the election after five rounds of voting. He defeated Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round. 2. A self-acclaimed cleric, AbdulRahman Bello,…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Wednesday, released new guidelines which permits Bureau de Change, BDC, operators to purchase up to $25,000 weekly from Authorised Dealer Banks, ADBs, to meet retail market demand. The apex bank also outlined the compliance requirements to ensure transparency…
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In a surprise move on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu jerked up the proposed 2025 budget from the N49.7 trillion he earlier presented to the National Assembly to N54.2 trillion. The President announced an increase in the proposed budget size in separate letters forwarded to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The letter read during…
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About 21, 580 traffic offenders were arrested by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This is also as the corps revealed that 411 persons died scoping fuel in 2024 across the country. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, made…
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On Monday evening, the 24 teams set to compete in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will learn the identities of their group stage opponents. Ahead of the draw, ESPN rank every single one of the 24 qualifiers and forecast who will go the distance at the continental showpiece in Morocco later this year. 24. Botswana The rank outsiders…
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