Bandits subjected us to 88 days of torture, threatened to kill us –Freed Niger pupils
News of the release of the pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina, on Thursday night threw Tegina town, in particular, and Niger
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Kaduna: Bandits free 32 kidnapped Baptist students, 31 still in captivity
Bandits who kidnapped 121 students of Bethel Baptist High, Mararaba Damishi, Kaduna, have released 32 out of the 63 students remaining in their
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Southern govs should reject PIA, grazing routes, Akintoye, others say
The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination has urged the governors in southern Nigeria to unanimously reject the recently assented Petroleum Industry Act
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Igboho committed no crime against Nigeria, release him, Soyinka tells Benin Republic
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has appealed to the government of the Republic of Benin to free Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly
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Terrorists planning to attack Tarok nation, Plateau Council Chair, Laven raises alar
The Executive Chairman of Langtang North, Hon. Joshua Ubandoma Laven has raised the alarm over plan by terrorists to attack the people of
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Militia leader ‘General Iron’ killed, dismembered in Cross River
A notorious militia and gang leader, Thomos Obi Tawo, fondly called “General Iron” in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State where he
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Nordica Foundation plans training to check doctors’ brain drain
A non-governmental organization, Nordica Foundation, has concluded plans to hold the 2nd edition of Dr. Abayomi Ajayi Mentoring Programme for 12 doctors across
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FG inaugurates 12-man inter-ministerial committee on Nigeria at 61
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-man Inter-Ministerial Committee, to plan the Nigeria’s 61th independence anniversary.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
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Governors pledge to intervene in doctors’ strike
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has resolved to take a mediatory role to resolve the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors.
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Kwara Police rescue three kidnapped victims
The Kwara Police Command on Thursday said it rescued three persons recently kidnapped in the state. The command named the rescued persons as
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NDA Attack: We need action – Ex-defence minister
A former Minister of State for Defence, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, has called for action in the wake of Tuesday’s attack at the Nigerian
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Jorginho named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year
Chelsea star Jorginho has been named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year following his heroics for both club and country in the 2020-21
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Plateau killings: NARD recalls striking doctors as corpses, patients fill hospitals
The Nigerian Medical Association in Plateau State on Thursday expressed deep concern over what it described as the increasing population of the hospitals’
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NNPC breaks 44-year lull with N287b net profit
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded a net profit of N287 billion, breaking a 44-year jinx in a major recovery hailed
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Simon Harry becomes new Statistician-General
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Simon Harry as the new Statistician-General of the Federation to head the National Bureau
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BREAKING: Helicopter shoots passenger boat in Rivers, casualties feared
A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State. An eye
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Ohanaeze to military: Reduce tension in Igboland
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to military authorities to deescalate tension in the South East. This is as army has solicited the support of Igbo
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Terrorists named govs, senators, Presidency officials as sponsors during interrogation – Ex-Naval officer
A former Naval officer, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi, retd, said yesterday that Boko Haram terrorists mentioned names of current governors, senators and Aso Rock
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Heads may roll over NDA terror attack
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has constituted a Board of Inquiry (BoI) to investigate the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy
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Sex-for-grade scandal: Rivers varsity suspends lecturer
Management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education has suspended a lecturer, Samuel Abiye, of the Department of Curriculum Studies for three months on half
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Super TV CEO’s murder: DPP okays Chidinma, others for trial, clears 3
The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, has cleared Babalola Disu, Abayomi Olutayo, Oluwo Ifeoluwa and other persons who were
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2023: Battle for PDP’s presidential ticket
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares for national convention, gladiators eyeing the position of national chairmen are warming up. They are mainly
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Major kidnapped by bandits in NDA found dead -Reports
Major Datong, who was kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday by armed bandits at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna has been found
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COVID-19: NPHCDA deploys Moderna vaccines to 29 states
Moderna vaccines donated by the US to step up efforts to battle a third wave of the COVID-19 have been deployed to 29 states,
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Bakers lament over hike in flour price
The Progressive Bakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) has lamented the hike in flour prices, asking the government to regulate millers’ activities . According
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Federal agencies struggling to pay office rent in Bayelsa, officials say
The Association of Heads of Federal Parastatals in Bayelsa has lamented the office accommodation challenge faced by Federal Government agencies operating in the
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[BREAKING] Crisis: APC caretaker secretary, six Aregbesola’s allies arraigned in Osun
Rasaq Salinsile, the incumbent caretaker secretary of the All progressives Congress in Osun State was on Monday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court
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APC challenges Udom on ownership of Globus Bank, N4.2 billion judgment debt
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has challenged Governor Udom Emmanuel to clarify issues concerning the ownership of Globus Bank
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Funke Akindele: I didn’t let my failed first marriage break me
Actress Funke Akindele-Bello aka Jenifa has explained how she survived the trauma of her failed first marriage In an interview with Media Personality,
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Apostle Suleman opens up on Chioma Ifemeludike’s sexual allegation
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to an allegation by Nollywood actress Chioma Ifemeludike that they had
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