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Peru’s President proposes plan to bring elections forward

Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, is planning on bringing general elections forward by two years to April 2024. In a televised address Boluarte said she would submit a bill to Congress to hold elections in April 2024 instead of April 2026. She declared a state of emergency in areas where protests have erupted. The move represents an about-turn as she had said upon taking office that she would serve out […]

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News

FG Abolishes Mandatory Use of Face Mask

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said pre-arrival or post-arrival testing for COVID-19 was no longer a prerequisite for travelers. According to a letter addressed to airline operators. COVID-19 Travel Testing: Pre-departure and post-arrival COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction tests are no longer required for all passengers irrespective of vaccination status. It noted that the PCR tests required for all passengers who are partially/not fully vaccinated have been suspended. It added that aside […]

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CBN Assures of Financial System Stability

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has assured that it is committed to ensuring financial system stability and improving access to credit. CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele gave the assurance at the apex bank’s Development Finance Department Retreat in Abuja. Emefiele noted that the CBN had introduced several policies to improve access to credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises over the last few years. The governor added that the apex […]

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Rivers Assembly Passes Advertisement Prohibition

Rivers state House of Assembly has passed the Advertisement and Use of State-Owned Properties Prohibition Bill 2022. The House passed the bill shortly after a public hearing with various stakeholders including Civil Society Organizations and security agencies. Speaking during the public hearing, the Deputy Speaker, Edison Ehie said the bill is aimed at ‘sanitizing the state from the use of residential properties for commercial purposes. The bill seeks to prohibit the […]

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Sports News

Rivers United to Face Ivory Coast in CAF Group B

Rivers United has been drawn in Group B of the CAF Confederations Cup. Drawn into the Group alongside the Nigerian League champions are Asec Mimosa of Ivory Coast, Diables Noirs of the Republic of Congo and DC Motemba Pembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Match days for the group stage are Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 9, 19, and Apr 2.

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Entertainment News

Asake Kicks Off Show

Nigerian singer Asake has kicked off the first of his 3 sold-out shows in O2 Brixton Arena London. This comes after his Brixton O2 tickets sold out consecutively in less than 5 minutes. On Sunday, the singer hosted the first day of his Brixton O2 show with fans filling up the 5,000 capacity to watch the superstar street-pop sensation.

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World

Afghan Security Forces Kill Three Attackers

At least three attackers have been killed by Afghanistan’s security forces after they opened fire at a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals. A spokesman for the ruling Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said unidentified armed men opened fire inside the multi-storey Hotel in central Kabul on Monday. Mujahid noted that no foreigner was killed, although two of them were injured while trying to escape the attack by jumping from the hotel […]

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Federal Government Dismisses Report of Secret Abortion Programme

The Federal Government has dismissed report that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme in the war against Boko Haram. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, debunked the report at the 10th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration Scorecard Series, 2015-2023. Mohammed, who described the news as is fake, and a ploy to demoralize and distract the fighting forces, queried the basis for the so-called investigation at […]

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Enugu Police Debunks Statement Ordering Police to Retreat to Barracks

Enugu State Police Command has dismissed an alleged order asking policemen to return to the barracks with immediate effect. The Police Public Relations Officer, the Command, Daniel Ndukwe, described the purported order as unfounded, false, misleading and mischievous. The alarm followed an alleged order from the CP, asking police officers and men under various units and formations in the State to remain in their barracks until further notice. The said […]

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