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Year: 2024

Tinubu calls for strengthened cooperation with France to end terrorism

Blattman, who recalled her experience on the duty, shared notable achievements, highlighting France’s significant investments and remarkable increase in bilateral trade. President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja called for strengthened cooperation with France in addressing the prevailing threat of terrorism in the country. He also commended the outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blattmann,…

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Redemption for Yusuf, Mutfwang, Lawal at Supreme Court, others coast home

Supreme Court affirmed the election of eight governors on Friday, leading to wild jubilations in the affected states. The trio of Governors Dauda Lawal, Caleb Mutfwang, and Abba Kabir Yusuf of Zamfara, Plateau and Kano States, respectively, found redemption on Friday, January 12, 2024, as the Supreme Court reversed their sacking by the court of…

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Ric Hassani joins Folu Storms and Seun Ajayi on the cast of ‘Spiraling’

Production for the series will start in Lagos this month. Nigerian singer, Ric Hassani has joined the cast of the upcoming series, Spiraling. Speaking exclusively to Pulse, Wande Thomas, an executive producer on the show, said that the selection comes as a full circle moment. He had worked with Hassani as a producer on his…

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Gov Mutfwang claims security agents know masterminds of Plateau attacks

The recent attacks in two local government areas in Plateau claimed over 200 lives and rendered thousands homeless. Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has claimed that masterminds of recent attacks in the state are well-known to security agents. The Governor also expressed convictions that the incessant attacks on the Plateau are acts of terrorism. He…

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Supreme Court Verdict: Community engagement helps to keep peace in Kano

Gumel commended other sister security agencies for contributing to keeping Kano peaceful. The Kano State Police Command said on Friday that proactive strategies it adopted greatly helped in keeping Kano peaceful, before, during and after the Supreme Court judgment for the Kano governorship election. Commissioner of Police Hussaini Gumel, spoke to newsmen while reacting to…

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Dangote thanks Tinubu for support as refinery begins production

The Dangote Refinery finally commenced operations in the early hours of Friday with diesel and aviation fuel production. Africa’s richest person and Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote, has expressed his gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his support towards the actualisation of the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery. The founder of Dangote Group equally thanked the Nigerian National…

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Dangote Refinery finally commences production

After months of anticipation, the world’s largest single-train refinery, built by Nigeria’s multi-billionaire Aliko Dangote, finally commences operations. The much-talked-about Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally commenced refining operations in the early hours of Friday, January 12, 2024. The development comes over six years after Africa’s richest man and founder of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote,…

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There is hand of God in Gov Otu’s Supreme Court victory – Commissioner

The commissioner accused Onor of attempting to circumvent the wish of the people, who freely gave their mandate to Otu, through the court. The Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Erasmus Ekpang, has described Governor Bassey Otu’s Supreme Court victory as one ordained by God. Ekpang said this while reacting to the apex court’s verdict…

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Cabo Verde becomes 3rd African nation to be declared malaria-free by WHO

The certification of malaria elimination is the official recognition by WHO of a country’s malaria-free status. The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. The certification is expected to drive progress on other health fronts in…

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FG says Abuja-Kano dual carriageway will be delivered in 2026

Giving more insight into the project, Umahi said from Abuja to Kaduna is 165km out of which 45km had been done. The Federal Government on Friday assured that it would now deliver the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway in 24 months, instead of in 2024. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this disclosure on Friday when…

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