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Ugwuanyi    The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has lamented what it described as a smear campaign against immediate past Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.  Addressing the media Wednesday in Abuja, the national coordinator of HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, urged Nigerians to exercise discernment and critical thinking when faced with sensational and unverified claims against public figures.  He …

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for the 2023 FIFA Best Men’s Player award, with Declan Rice also on the list. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is the current holder of the most prestigious individual award handed out by world football’s governing body. He is back to defend that crown after helping …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday, dismissed reports of a plot by the party and the Kwankwasiya Movement to occupy the Supreme Court and foreign missions in Nigeria. According to the party, the allegation was a figment of the imagination of a conceived coalition of some civil society organisations. The party’s acting National Chairman, Abba Ali stated this …

● Commends President Tinubu for setting up Nigeria’s tax system reforms committee Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said that Nigeria Agenda 2050- a perspective plan designed to transform the country into an “upper-middle income country” with a significant improvement in per capita income-had already identified and clarified where to be in …

  Senator Elisha Abbo who was sacked by the Appeal Court on Monday as senator representing Adamawa North has apologised to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over his earlier claim that Senator Akpabio influenced the judgment against him at the Court of Appeal. Speaking on Arise News Television on Tuesday night, Senator Abbo also denied any plot by …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has secured the permission of the Federal High Court to continue its lawsuit seeking to compel President Bola Tinubu to probe alleged missing US$15 billion oil revenues and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries between 2020 and 2021. SERAP made this known on Friday night via its verified X page. It said: …

A former senator represented Kogi West in the 9th National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi, has said he pities President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because he is carrying a burden that he never even imagined at the onset of his presidential ambition. Senator Smart Adeyemi however commended President Tinubu for his courage in pushing his policies forward to ensure that there is development …

For the first time in more than 20 years, the WTA Rankings had a historic shakeup. On Monday, Aryna Sabalenka officially captured the top singles spot, while US Open champion Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula jointly rose to No.1 in the doubles rankings. Sabalenka’s ascent ends Iga Swiatek’s 75-week reign at No.1, a position she held since April 4, 2022, …

The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that 471 Palestinians were killed in the devastating blast at a hospital in the Strip. In its first official figures since the exploration late on Tuesday, the ministry added that another 324 people were injured in the incident. Hundreds of people were reportedly killed and injured when an airstrike struck al-Ahli Arab Hospital …

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter which crashed Monday in Niger State, was actually conveying to a military hospital in Kaduna State, some troops wounded in a gun battle with terrorists, PRNigeria exclusively gathered from credible military sources. “The NAF helicopter that unfortunately crashed in Niger today was not a fighter aircraft, as speculated in some quarters. It is used …