Sierra Leone set for AFCON return after 25-year absence
Sierra Leone could not have asked for a tougher start to their first Africa Cup of Nations in a quarter of a century
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Anti-Buhari comments: DSS yet to invite Kukah, says spokesman
The Department of State Service DSS is yet to invite the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, over his recent criticism of the
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Ex-Assembly Speaker and several others kidnapped by Gunmen in Imo
The former Speaker of the Imo State 8th Assembly, Hon. Lawman Duruji has been abducted by Gunmen. It was reliably gathered that Duruji
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BREAKING: Buhari in a closed-door meeting with Tinubu in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The
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Deploy Super Tucanos, additional military to Zamfara, APC chieftain urges FG
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Zamfara State, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy fighter
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5 die as herdsmen sack 5 Enugu farm settlements
Enugu State Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has convened an emergency security meeting of stake- holders in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area following incessant herdsmen
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AFCON kicks off in Cameroun
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will finally take place this month, following a seven-month delay. 24 teams from Africa will battle it
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Restructuring not threat to Nigeria’s unity – Ohanaeze
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor, has said restructuring is not a threat to the unity of Nigeria. Prof. Obiozor who
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P-Square, Fireboy, Angelique Kidjo, others join Faces of Afrobeats campaign
Faces of Afrobeats campaign, organised to celebrate African indigenous music, has featured Beninese Grammy award-winner Angélique Kidjo, and Nigerian superstars, P-Square and Fireboy
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AuGF queries management of Bank of Agriculture says thebank is at risk of becoming distressed.
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation has raised the alarm over the possibility of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) becoming
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Umahi suspends commissioner, SSA, principal secretary
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday suspended the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr. Emmanuel Uguru. The Governor also suspended his Senior
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Obama, Oprah Winfrey, others mourn veteran Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier
Former President of the United States, Barack Obama; globally-renowned media personality, Oprah Winfrey; and other notable figures have sent glowing tributes to veteran
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AFCON champions to earn $5m as CAF raises prize money
Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will return home with a prize money of five million U.S. dollars (about N2.8 billion).
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As APC crisis deepens, Buhari demands convention timeline
All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are rallying to keep the party on track for its crucial national convention following Thursday’s warning by President
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We’ll shut down Nigeria if fuel prices increase – Niger Delta activist
A Niger Delta rights activist, Israel Joe, has asked the Federal Government not to make real its proposed increase in prices of petroleum
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Okorocha: Uzodimma has a killer squad
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of setting up a killer squad known as Hopism Strike Force (HSF).
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2023: Businessmen woo Osinbajo as campaign posters flood FCT
Some businessmen in the six geopolitical zones have asked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the 2023 presidential race, describing him as “the
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IPOB warns South-East schools not to sing National Anthem
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has warned South East schools against disobeying the order banning the recitation of the Nigerian anthem. Its spokesman,
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Man caught with mutilated human body parts in Osun
A man, whose identities could not be immediately ascertained, living in Igege, Osun State, was on Wednesday caught with a mutilated human body
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Pastor Kumuyi kick-starts Global Youth Convocation, IMPACT, for young people’s transformation
The General Overseer of DeeperChristain Life Ministry, Pastor (Dr) W.F. Kumuyi has kicked off a Global Youth Convocation (GYC) with the theme: ‘IMPACT.’
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I can’t release Nnamdi Kanu, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night, said detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, should answer for his actions. He
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How I sponsored myself through university selling meat after dad’s death – 24-year-old graduate
24-year-old Ebonyi-based butcher, Michael Ebe, alias Demo, who recently graduated from the Ebonyi State University with a degree in Political Science, tells GODFREY GEORGE how
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Fire at Port Harcourt Refining Company minor, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said the fire incident at the Port Harcourt Refining Company on New Year’s day was minor. The
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How I battled incurable ailment in 2021, by actress Kemi Afolabi
Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi-Adesipe, has recounted how she was diagnosed with an incurable disease which led her to sell her properties and secure
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NLC to FG: Dare us, we’ll shut down Nigeria if fuel price increases
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not about to back down on its objection to the plan by the federal government to hike
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Godfathers removed me for protecting Anambra treasury – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that political godfathers removed him as governor because he refused to do
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Katsina to lift ban on telecom services before January, says Masari
The Katsina State Government has said it will lift the ban on telecommunication services in the remaining seven affected Local Government Areas before
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Oil belongs to Nigeria not Niger Delta, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday took an exception to Chief Edwin Clark’s reaction to his (Obasanjo’s) insistence that Niger Delta cannot lay claim
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Child visit: Fani-Kayode shuns court order, ex wife cries out
Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused him of shunning a court order directing him
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My arrest intended to eliminate me –Nwosu
Former governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Chief Uche Nwosu, has alleged that his arrest, on Sunday, during the outing service of his
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