Some survivors are recalling the first moments a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that the Atlas mountains of Morocco late Friday southwest of the tourist centre of Marrakesh. Authorities report that the death toll zhich continues to climb have surpassed 2600, making the quake teh deadliest in Morocco in 60 years. _ “I …
Read More »BREAKING: IG sets up gun licensing, regulations committee
In line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee tasked with the comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force. …
Read More »Akeredolu signs Ondo LCDAs bill into law
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed into law the bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas in the state. The bill, which had earlier been approved by the state House of Assembly, was presented to the governor for assent by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr …
Read More »French deputy vows to keep social house despite huge salary
French deputy Rachel Kéké, a former chambermaid, asserted on Friday that she has kept her social housing since being legally elected, recalling that her “life before will continue after her mandate”, in a statement released on X (ex-Twitter). The MP, who has lived in social housing in Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne) for …
Read More »Oil theft: Military saved Nigeria from losing N4bn — DHQ
The military high command on Thursday said its operations across the Niger Delta region have denied oil thieves from stealing crude oil estimated at N4bn from the country. The command said within this period, over 6.6 million litres of stolen crude oil; 3.5 million litres of AGO; 200,000 litres of …
Read More »BREAKING: Tribunal dismisses APM’s petition against Tinubu, Shettima
The Presidential Election Petition Court has struck out the Allied Peoples Movement petitions against President Bola Tinubu and his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, for lack of merit. The PEPC dismissed and described APM’s case filed to nullify Tinubu’s election as “incompetent”. The court held that issues raised by the APM …
Read More »Central African president appears on Gabon state TV welcomed by Oligui
Gabon’s new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday met the Central African Republic’s president, Faustin Archange Touadera, who has been named regional mediator for the country following last week’s coup, state TV said. The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has appointed Touadera “facilitator of the political process” …
Read More »PUNCH Panorama: Why people marry from within their cultures
Adaora, the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, recently got engaged to her partner, Arinze, in Morocco. From their names, one can tell that they are from the same region of the country, which is the South-East. With reference to their union, we will discuss some of the …
Read More »Obaseki swears in LG chairmen, APC kicks
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, swore in the chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas elected in Saturday’s council election amid calls by the All Progressives Congress to halt the ceremony. Obaseki said the elected chairmen were carefully selected by the Peoples Democratic Party and elected …
Read More »Senegal revives train line for religious festival
Senegal on Friday temporarily brought back into service a long-closed railway line to take worshippers to an annual religious festival. Three trains, each capable of carrying 240 passengers, are being deployed on a 130-kilometre line between Thies and the holy town of Touba in central Senegal, the GTS railway company …
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