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A member of the Security and Intelligence Committee of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has declared that the introduction of the new naira notes is causing hardship for many Nigerians. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had last year, introduced new N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The…

The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension slammed on two out of the seven party members in Ekiti State, namely; Prince Funso Ayeni (Ekiti North Senatorial Candidate) and Otunba Ajayi Babatunde Samuel (Ekiti North II Federal Constituency Candidate). PDP said it lifted the suspension…

A Leopard tank | Photo Credit: Reuters A senior EU official on January 27 said that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to “a different stage” by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, while criticising Moscow for triggering recent moves by Germany and the United States to…

Alhaji Aliyu Maina, the National Rescue Movement’s candidate for governor of Adamawa State in the 2023 elections, has passed away. His passing occurs after that of Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in Abia State. Ikonne and Maina both passed away on January 25, 2023. Olusola Afuye, the…

Cotton’s stance threatens to shut down an already slow-moving Senate. The chamber has taken just one roll-call vote since being sworn in on Jan. 3: confirming an assistant defense secretary on Monday. The chamber will take its second floor vote on Thursday to dub January National Stalking Awareness Month. Otherwise,…

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Advertisement Dino Melaye, a former senator who was a member of the 8th Nigerian National Assembly, on Tuesday said Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could not attend the “all-important” commissioning of the Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos because “he broke down” after the…

Turkey is sensitive about any hostile act toward Islam, and the president is looking to strengthen support from nationalists and the religiously conservative ahead of elections slated for May. Danish far-right activist Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in central Stockholm on…

Germany will decide “soon” on whether to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine or approve the export of German-made equipment by other countries, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, as pressure mounts on Europe’s largest economy. The German government has to sign off on any transfers of the tanks, around 2,000…

Nova Scotia HMCS Fredericton left Halifax Sunday afternoon for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in support of NATO operations. Vessel will support NATO operations in Mediterranean SeaCBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2023 5:54 PM EST | Last Updated: January 22 HMCS Fredericton left Halifax harbour on Sunday…