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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed off France, Belgium and Italy visa centres located at the Mukhtar El-Yakub House, Central Business District, Abuja. The office was sealed with the combined…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday night arrived in Abuja following his two-week working visit to France and the UK. The president arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Monday evening at 9:50…
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President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria today after spending nearly two weeks abroad, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has confirmed. In a brief post shared on X on Monday, Onanuga wrote,…
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President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France on a short working visit. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and…
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Human rights activists on Thursday said the Iranian Government  executed at least 975 people in 2024, in a “horrifying escalation in the use of the death penalty.” The figure is a 17 per cent increase from the 834 recorded in 2023,…
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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. “In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he testified at the ongoing arbitration for the controversial $6 billion Mambilla Power Project in France. According to Obasanjo, in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES from…
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The last batch of French troops on Saturday departed Abéché base, its second military base in Chad. According to AFP, the handover of the base was done in a ceremony attended by Issaka Malloua Djamouss, defence minister. The exit of…
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Two Northern groups, Arewa Youths Coalition for Peace and Political Development and Northern Elders Progressive Group, have condemned Niger Republic’s allegations against Nigeria, demanding an immediate apology. This is contained in a…
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Benin Republic has summoned a Nigerien diplomat following accusations by Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger Republic’s military leader, that neighbouring countries are supporting terrorism in West Africa. In a televised address, Tchiani…
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