Christmas: Umahi showers workers, students with gifts
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the distribution of Christmas packages for workers and students of higher institutions in the state. The
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Twitter ban: Court dismisses suit against FG, awards N100,000 fine against SERAP
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete
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Mrs. Osoba is God’s gift to humanity, says Abiodun
Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; husband of the celebrant and erstwhile governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba; celebrant, Aderinsola Osoba; Ogun State First Lady, Bamidele
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Gunmen invade Imo community ,kill two ,destroy properties
Palpable fear has enveloped the community of Etekwuru in Ohaji /Egbema council area of Imo following an early Wednesday morning invasion by gunmen
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Pressure mounts on Buhari to sign Electoral Act
THERE are growing fears that President Muhammadu Buhari may reject efforts to amend the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which was passed by the
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Former Enugu Commissioner, Nnam remanded in Enugu Correctional Centre over alleged forgery
FORMER Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development in Enugu State, who left the Government few weeks ago, Surveyor Victor Nnam was last Friday
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Buhari condoles with parents, relations of Ojodu Grammar School students
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in an accident on
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Students lament as NASU strike grounds Taraba varsity
Some students of the Taraba State University, Jalingo, on Tuesday, lamented the hardships they were facing as a result of the strike embarked
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Omicron: NCAA lists new boarding rules, airlines risk ban
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority says international airlines will be made to pay $3500 fine on each passenger flown into the country not
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Illegal roadblocks: Human Rights Commissioner writes GOC, Enugu CP
Alarmed by the organized extortion of ordinary road users in the Southeast, a member of the National Human Rights Commission, Ozo Joe Mmamel,
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BREAKING: Pupils storm streets over mates’ death in Lagos
Pupils of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the death of their mates. An articulated truck
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20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for political murder
Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social
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Insecurity: My people may resort to self-help, says Benue Senator
THE Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Abba Moro, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that the people of Benue State may
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I never had sex with Fani-Kayode for six years, says ‘ex-wife’
The Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday to hear an application by a former beauty queen
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Court orders autopsy on corpse of Imo businessman killed by suspected soldiers
A Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo State, on Friday, ordered that an autopsy be carried out on the corpse of Noel Chigbu.
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Enugu Electricity Distribution Company announces power outage on December 4 in parts of Imo State.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has announced that there would be a power outage on Alaoji-Owerri 132KV line 1, scheduled to hold on
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Omo-Agege became Deputy Senate President as compensation, says Lasun
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, has said Senator Ovie Omo-Agege was made the Deputy Senate President as
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Pope Francis appoints Bishop Badejo, others to Vatican Communications’ Dicastery
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo to the Vatican Dicastery for Communications. The appointment was announced
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Missing child: Appeal court frees Prophet Babatunde of Sotitobire church
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, has discharged and acquitted the founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Akure, Alfa Babatunde,
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JUST IN: Former Edo State Governor, Igbinedion loses mother at 85
A former governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion, has lost his mother, Mrs Maria Oredola Igbinedion. The statement reads, “With gratitude to
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Wike presents N483bn 2022 budget
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a 2022 budget appropriation estimate of N483, 173,307,96 billionto House of Assembly. Christened “Budget of consolidation”, the
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Nigeria records two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant – NCDC
Nigeria has joined the growing list of countries that have confirmed cases of the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron. The Omicron variant was
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BREAKING: Court voids ex-Emir Sanusi’s banishment from Kano
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as unlawful and a violation of the fundamental human rights of the ex-Emir of Kano,
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Gov Ugwuanyi appoints BBNaija star, Whitemoney, Enugu creative arts ambassador
The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Friday appointed reality TV star, Whitemoney, as the state’s creative arts ambassador. This was announced
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I watched my brother die, Aliko Dangote tells Tinubu
ALHAJI Aliko Dangote on Friday disclosed how his younger brother, Sani, died. Aliko Dangote, the richest African, who said he watched helplessly as
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Criminals should not enjoy support from any ethnic group – Lawan
Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has said that criminals should be allowed to face the full wrath of the law and not enjoy
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Security forces rescue 544 abducted persons in Zamfara within two months – Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Friday said security forces rescued no fewer than 544 abducted persons in the last two months
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Buhari to Igbo leaders: Demand for Kanu’s release has serious implications
Confronted with a fresh appeal for the release of the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,President Muhammadu
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DSS detained, interrogated me for hours during visitation to Nnamdi Kanu –Lawyer
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Department of
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Passengers stranded as railway workers begin strike nationwide
Angry railway workers on Thursday turned back passengers as they shut down passenger and cargo train services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)
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