Nigeria records 727 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths –NCDC
Five more people have died from COVID-19 complications as Nigeria recorded 559 fresh cases on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
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Argentina vs Bolivia: Messi scores hat-trick, breaks Pele record
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history on Thursday as Argentina cruised
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We will counter threat to Anambra election, says NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has said that the Federal Government would counter threat to the conduct of the November
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Anambra guber: YPP opposes electoral materials storage in Imo
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has rejected purported plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to store election materials for the November
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IPOB: ‘We are winning’, says Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer after Buhari’s visit
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is amazed by the resoluteness of IPOB members, his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has
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BREAKING: President Buhari lands Sam Mbakwe Airport, Imo, greeted by empty streets.
President Muhammadu Buhari, has just landed Sam Mbakwe, Imo Airport. Vanguard in Owerri on Thursday, monitored the visit of the President when he
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VAT collection row: Wike talks tough, Lagos defends bill as FIRS writes National Assembly
The crisis over the Value Added Tax deepened on Wednesday with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, ordering companies based in the state
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‘I’m doing well’, says Pele after surgery
Brazilian football legend Pele said Wednesday he is doing well after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumor. “I am recovering well,” Pele,
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Buhari’s visit: Police warn troublemakers, MASSOB seeks Kanu’s release
As the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) visits Imo State today (Thursday), the police have warned troublemakers to stay away from the
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FEC directs deployment of 5-G Network
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the policy on deployment of Fifth Generation network, popularly known as 5-G The Minister of Communication and
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Auto accident claims two in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra said a lone accident at Ekulo River in Oraifite, on Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, claimed two lives on
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Buhari sacks NAPTIP DG, names Waziri-Azi as replacement
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Basheer Muhammed and named Fatima Waziri- Azi
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How I escaped from Zamfara abductors, by 13-year-old pupil
Samaila Dahiru, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, has narrated how he was shot by bandits who attempted to kill his
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NCC approves MTN’s operating licence renewal for another 10 years
Telecommunication giants, MTN Nigeria has announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved its operating spectrum and licence for another ten years.According
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We’re prepared to rescue Nigeria from APC’s misrule -PDP govs
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed readiness to reposition the party to rescue Nigeria from the alleged
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Anti-grazing bill: Cows may cost N2m each if… -Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has said that a cow could cost up to N2 million in Lagos State if the anti-grazing
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NIGERIA VS. LIBERIA: Iheanacho assures of Eagles’ readiness
Super Eagles and Leicester City hit man, Kelechi Iheanacho has asserted that the team is fully focused and the mood in camp depicts
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5,890 Boko Haram members have surrendered, says DHQ
No fewer than 5,890 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops in the Northeast following intensive bombardment of their hideouts, the Defence
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Court freezes Atuche’s N19.1b in banks
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds put at N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by a convicted
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BREAKING: DSS stopped American lawyer, others from visiting Kanu —Counsel
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lead Counsel for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Department of State
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NDLEA arrests cocaine kingpin at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a narco trafficker, Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,
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Alaafin: I’m the only king qualified to confer titles that cover Yoruba land
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, has said he is the only monarch, who has a right to confer chieftaincy
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Fed Govt accuses NMA of failing to fulfil agreement
The Federal Government has accused the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) of failing to fulfill its part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it
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Teacher arrested for defiling minor in classroom
The police have arrested a teacher with Shom International School, Surulere, Lagos, for allegedly defiling a student in the classroom. The teacher, Steve, is
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Leave IPOB, ESN alone, save pupils, students from bandits, bishop tells FG
Bishop of the Diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion, Anambra State, Ndubisi Obi, has wondered why the Federal Government should continue to pursue the Indigenous
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I returned to school because my children laughed at me – 65-year-old farmer
A 65-year-old man, Joseph Ugbene, a native of Egede, in the Udi council area of Enugu State, has said he returned to school
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Messi makes PSG debut in Ligue 1 clash
Lionel Messi has made his Paris Saint-Germain debut, coming on for Neymar after 66 minutes in a clash against Reims. It is the
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Death of Senator Na’Allah’s son appears to be culpable homicide – Kaduna govt
The Kaduna State Government has described Pilot Abdulkarim Na’Allah’s death as “appearing to be a case of culpable homicide”. Commissioner for Internal Security
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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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