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WHY MY FATHER MARRIED 30 WIVES, SIRED 108 CHILDREN – EBONYI GOVERNOR Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has revealed that his father, Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwankpu, married over 30 wives due to the intimidation and humiliation he suffered in his community. Nwankpu originally married over 30 wives, but some were delisted from the family for not bearing children, leaving 19 wives. …

HOUSE OF REPS TELL TINUBU TO CUT DOWN MINISTERS TO 37 The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review is currently evaluating a proposal aimed at amending the 1999 Constitution to restrict the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37.This proposal, titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 …

REBELS TOPPLE SYRIAN PRESIDENT Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of autocratic rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. The Islamist rebels also dealt a major blow to the influence of …

FORMER PRESIDENT, JOHN MAHAMA, WINS GHANAIAN ELECTION Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has won the country’s presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. “The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,” Bawumia said in a news conference on Sunday. The …

CHINASA UNAEGBUNAM APPOINTED TO HAGUE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR AVIATION The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (HCAA) has appointed Chinasa Unaegbunam, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as a member of its advisory board. This was disclosed on Friday, December 6, in a statement by Tunde Moshood, spokesperson for Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Moshood described …

REAL REASONS POLICE SEALED EMIR OF KANO’S PALACE REVEALED MORE facts have emerged on reasons behind the sealing off of the entrance gate leading to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday Though the Nigeria Police were yet to speak on the matter, a reliable source disclosed that the action carried out by law enforcement …

NO EVIDENCE OF NEW COVID VARIANT IN NIGERIA, SAYS HEALTH MINISTRY The federal ministry of health says there is no evidence of new COVID variant XEC in Nigeria. The variant, first reported in Australia, has spread to 29 countries, raising alarms over its heightened virulence. In a statement on Saturday, Alabi Balogun, deputy director of information and public relations at …

FG DEDUCTS ₦‎700B FROM FEDERATION ACCOUNT FOR FREE METER DISTRIBUTION The Federal Government has set aside N700bn from the federation account for the implementation of the distribution of free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative, according to the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and Media, Bolaji Tunji. In a chat with The PUNCH on …

NIGERIAN.SOLDIERS WILL SOON RETURN TO BARRACKS – CDS As the Nigerian military gains ground in the war against insurgency, plans are underway to return soldiers to barracks as the country transitions towards peace. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said regimentation will play a crucial role in maintaining discipline and effectiveness among troops during this period. He said …

NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT RISES TO N30TRN The naira devaluation has increased Nigeria’s external debt by about N30.03 trillion between 2023 and June 2024, which is considered in naira terms. When calculated using the current exchange rate, Nigeria’s debt in dollars has made the country’s foreign debts more expensive in the local currency. The impact of naira’s crash on Nigeria’s debt …