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May
05
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
Tinubu’s inauguration: Aso Rock wearing new look for incoming govt – Buhari’s aide

Tinubu’s inauguration: Aso Rock wearing new look for incoming govt – Buhari’s aide

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Ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, 2023, the presidency has revealed that Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock is currently being renovated. The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu disclosed this on Friday. Sharing picture via Twitter, he wrote, “Painter at work. Villa wearing a new look for the incoming President.” The president-elect will move from the Defence Guest House into Aso Rock Presidential Villa immediately after his swearing-in ceremony later this month. Tinubu will become the eighth Nigerian leader to rule from the new presidential palace.
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May
01
2023
By Kalu Odinakachi
Gunmen kidnap two Catholic priests in Delta

Gunmen kidnap two Catholic priests in Delta

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Tension has gripped the Catholic community in Delta State as two priests, Reverend Father Chochos Kunav and Rev Father Raphael Ogigba, have been abducted in Agbaro Otor Area, near Warri, Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the two clerics were forcefully taken away by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along the Agbaro Otor Road on Saturday night, while on their way to Ughelli. A statement issued by Rev Father Okereke Kizito and made available to journalists in Warri on Monday explained that Father Chochos who works in Ibadan was on a visit to his colleague of the Catholic Diocese of Warri, Rev Father…
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May
01
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
Biden, Marcos to discuss countering Beijing in South China Sea

Biden, Marcos to discuss countering Beijing in South China Sea

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Moves to check Beijing’s aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of the South China Sea will headline talks Monday between President Joe Biden and his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos at the White House. Marcos is on a four-day trip that follows last week’s state visit to Washington by President Yoon Suk Yeol and a meeting at the White House between Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in January. “It is clear that we’re in a deeply consequential period in terms of our Indo-Pacific engagements,” a senior US official told reporters ahead of Marcos’ arrival. “It’s really…
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May
01
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
FRSC recovered 385 stolen vehicles in 10 years — Official

FRSC recovered 385 stolen vehicles in 10 years — Official

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The Federal Road Safety Corps says it has recovered over 385 stolen vehicles since the introduction of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme. The corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the FRSC has recorded huge success with the introduction of the NVIS in the area of intelligence gathering and sharing. He said it facilitated the recovery of stolen vehicles and provided “security agencies with adequate intelligence for speedy tracking of criminals.” “It is, therefore, very key to inform the public that in the last 10 years alone, the FRSC…
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