Why Obiano’s backing Soludo to succeed him. Names Ibezim as his deputy.
THERE were speculations in some quarters that Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State would back a dark horse to emerge as the candidate
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping undergraduate with charms
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti division, on Thursday, sentenced a 24-year-old man, Dayo Asiwaju, to life imprisonment for raping a college student with
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Why Sunday Igboho escaped during house raid – DSS
The Department of State Services has said Yoruba rights activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho escaped when the secret police raided his Ibadan
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Lagos-bound ISWAP suspect arrested in Ogun
A suspected member of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been apprehended in the Sango Otta area Briefing reporters on Thursday in
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NIN-SIM: Again! Fed Govt approves July 26 deadline
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN) Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to
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Ebonyi announces N5m tuition as new medical varsity begins September
EBONYI State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday said academic activities would take off in September 2021 at the new state-owned Medical University, Uburu,
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Anambra guber: Moghalu assembles legal team, seeks redress
An aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr George Moghalu, has said that he has already assembled a legal team
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11 APC governors receive Matawalle. Deputy still in PDP
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took to the streets in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital to witness Governor Bello Matawalle’s defection
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Kanu’s arrest: ACF demands caution, Archbishop alleges woman trapped IPOB leader
THE arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the Federal Government has attracted mixed reactions from various groups,
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How Nnamdi Kanu was arrested, whisked to Abuja
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested abroad and brought back to Abuja on Sunday in an
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IPOB to Gumi: Show us one northerner ESN has attacked
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday, replied Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, that the group is not against the North, but rather against killer-herdsmen
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Dangote receives highest civilian honour in Cameroon
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has received the highest civilian honour in Cameroon – the Commander of the National Order
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Buhari directs Onu to submit revised 25-year roadmap on National Space Policy to FEC
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday directed the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu to prepare and submit to the Federal Executive Council for
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National Hospital Crisis worsens as Board allegedly creates illegal office
The appointment crisis in the National Hospital worsened on Wednesday as the Board of the Hospital headed by former Speaker Patricia Etteh allegedly
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FEC to approve new public service rules
A total of 390,676 civil servants in 559 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been captured on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System platform
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Zamfara governor to join APC Tuesday
After months of speculations, Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle, is expected to formally defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress
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Abuja: A city with open manhole everywhere
Imagine walking home one evening on one of the roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and suddenly you stepped onto a
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BREAKING: JAMB releases 2021 UTME results, withholds others
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday,
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Senate President backs FG borrowing spree, opposes new taxes
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has defended Nigeria’s borrowing spree, arguing that the Federal Government cannot tax Nigerians any further to fund
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Super TV CEO: Suspect’s father arrested, lecturers, classmates shocked, UNILAG silent
MEN of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the father Chidinma Ojukwu, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV,
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We’re not borrowing to finance projects –Wike
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared his administration takes great care in executing its several development projects to completion stage without being indebted to any
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Self-confessed murderer of SuperTV boss never wrote 300 Level exam’
The self-confessed killer of SuperTV boss, Chidimma Adaora Ojukwu, was last seen in the University of Lagos (UNILAG) before the Covid-19 lockdown, The Nation learnt
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Buhari leaves for UK checkup as doctors threaten fresh strike
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Friday proceed to London for “a scheduled medical follow-up.” His Special Adviser on Media
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‘$43.4m Ikoyi cash with CBN’
As the probe of the whereabouts of $43, 449, 947, 000 seized from Osborne Towers in Ikoyi deepens, there were indications on Sunday
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Delisted Centres: JAMB directs affected candidates to reprint exam slips
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has directed candidates affected by the de-listing of 24 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres to reprint their
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JUST IN: #BuhariMustGo protesters block Abuja Airport road
Angry youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday staged a protest against insecurity and bad governance. They blocked the Shehu Musa
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Heritage Bank staff lay siege on Andy Uba’s property in Abuja over unpaid loans( Watch video)
Some staffers of Heritage Bank, a commercial bank operating in Nigeria, this Monday laid siege on the property of Senator Andy Uba in
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Yoruba Nation: No going back on planned Lagos rally, says Sunday Igboho
oruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. Igboho will storm
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Nigeria sliding into instability under your watch, NADECO tells Buhari
THE National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Sunday, looked at the state of the nation and told the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that, under his watch,
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Kenneth Kaunda – The Last of the Titans (1924-2021)
The Founding-Father of independent Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, passed away last week, Thursday 17 June. He was 97. During 1990, I travelled from England
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