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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and other key members of the National Assembly leadership are currently part of the ongoing meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This is an unusual development since the advent of the present democratic dispensation that the Council presided over by…
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The police on Monday arraigned an 18-year-old barber, Moses Gabriel, before an Omi-Adio Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing food items and provisions worth N92,000. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gabriel, whose address was not disclosed, is facing charges bordering on break-in, entering and stealing. The Prosecuting Counsel,…
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The Church of Nigeria has condemned the recent approval of the “Living in Love and Faith Liturgy” by the General Synod of the Church of England. The decision, taken on July 8, 2024, in York, authorises blessings for same-sex couples and allows clergy to enter into same-sex marriages, a move seen by the Church of…
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Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been “sabotaged,” police said on Monday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country. Friday’s disruption on the rail network came as Paris celebrated the opening of the Olympic Games, and wrecked the travel plans of hundreds of thousands…
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A socio-political group, Plateau Patriotic Front, has commended Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, for his efforts toward the return of train services in the state. The Chairman of the group, Mr Mani Imman, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. NAN recalls that in the last two…