July 16, 2023

6 Minutes

VIEWPOINT

Op-ed: Are There No More Elders In Igboland Again?, By Adesoji Omosebi

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First and foremost, I spent my childhood days with the Igbos in Lagos. We cooked together, we ate together, we went to parties together. We wined and dined together, in fact, we were inseparable!...

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Politics

Adamu, APC national chairman reportedly quits

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VAM News update THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has reportedly resigned from his position. The party’s National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, also allegedly followed the decision of his...

1 Minute

Local News

Doctors embark on indefinite strike in C’ River over colleague’s abduction

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VAM News Doctors in Cross River State have embarked on a total and indefinite strike. The doctors took the decision in solidarity with one of their members, Ekanem Ephraim, who was kidnapped on Thursday...

2 Minutes

National

Kebbi Customs Officer Killed By Suspected Car Smuggler

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VAM News Update THE Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, on Sunday confirmed the killing of one of its personnel, Aminu Abdullahi, by a suspected car smuggler in Yauri Local Government Area of...

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National

Sit-at-Home In South-east: FG Told To Share N50k palliatives every Monday

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VAM News Update Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has suggested to the Federal and South-Eastern state governments a solution to end the sit-at-home menace crippling the economy of the region. Recalls that the...

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Local News

Nigeria insecurity: My mother died day after dad was abducted –29-year-old Daughter

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VAM News Update Twenty-nine-year-old launderer, Efe Agbeyiwa, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about how her mother died a day after her father was kidnapped and how the situation is affecting the family You said in...

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Local News

Breaking: 8 Month-Old Baby, Mother Kidnapped In Osogbo

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VAM News Update A Woman, her 8-month old baby, were abducted, on Saturday evening, by yet to be identified gunmen while transiting between Oke-Baale and Ayekale area in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State....

2 Minutes

World News

Twitter revenue drops 50% as Threads App continues to grow

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VAM News Update Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load. Elon Musk said on Saturday, July 15, that the app had fallen...

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Local News

Niger government to close Minna-Bida road for repairs

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Niger State Government has announced that Minna-Bida road will be closed for six hours on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 to carry out a repair of a failed section of the road. The Special Adviser...

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Africa

Nigeria fulfills 2023 financial obligation to AU

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Nigeria has made full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023 to the African Union, fulfilling its financial obligations to the group. This was disclosed on the sidelines of the 43rd Ordinary...