Tosin Oyediran

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Nigeria’s golden boy, the 2024 African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman, on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Lagos on Friday.

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The Nigerian Red Cross Society has expressed sorrow over the flooding that struck Kpege-Mokwa in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Thursday, May 29, leaving at least 21 people dead, scores missing, and a community reeling in shock. Recent updates placed the death toll at over 100 with many still missing. In a statement released on Friday, the Red Cross described the development as heartbreaking.

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President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of “political bitterness” and “unfair” attacks on the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In a response to Atiku’s criticism, Onanuga said the former vice president’s commentary was driven by “animosity rather than objective analysis.”Onanuga stated this in a release he shared on X late Thursday.

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Suspected drug traffickers murdered five Mexican band members who went missing over the weekend after being hired to perform a concert in a crime-wracked northeastern city, authorities said Thursday. Nine alleged drug cartel members were arrested on suspicion of killing the musicians, public prosecutor Irving Barrios told a news conference. The announcement came hours after officials said five bodies had been found in the search for the men, who were members of a local band called Fugitivo.

1 week ago | punchng.com | Tosin Oyediran

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania on the election of Dr Sidi Ould Tah as the ninth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Speaking from Lagos in a telephone call with his Mauritanian counterpart on Thursday, Tinubu commended the transparent and credible process that produced Dr Tah at the AfDB’s Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.