BREAKING: Buhari meets Abubakar, Marwa in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in State House. In a separate audience, he also
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JUST IN: NUC approves 3 new universities for Delta Govt
THE National Universities Commission, NUC, Friday, approved three new universities established by the Delta State Government to begin full academic session. The approval
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Zulum: North-South power rotation is a covenant. 2023 is South’s turn to produce the President.
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has said it is the turn of the South to produce the President in 2023. Zulum spoke at
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Africa’s vaccination campaign threatened as India suspends AstraZeneca exports. Four States in Nigeria shun vaccination.
Nigeria’s vaccination programme encountered a hitch on Thursday as India suspended all major exports of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Serum Institute of
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Buhari: Nigeria to deliver $1.3b fertilizer plant soon
A new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3 billion that will produce ammonia and fertilizers in Nigeria will be ready for commissioning in the
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Bloodbath: Bandits kill 20 vigilantes, soldier in Niger
Bandits have ambushed and killed 20 vigilantes in Kotonkoro village of Mariga Local Government Area, Niger State. A reliable source close to the
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98-yr-old woman hacked to death in Enugu. She was a witch, says assailant.
Chinedu Ugwueze, who allegedly stabbed a 98-year-old woman, identified as Oyibo Ogidi, to death at her apartment in Ovoko, Igbo-Eze South Local Government
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126 Nigerians jailed in two months for drug trafficking – NDLEA
About 126 persons in 14 states have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering on drug trafficking between January and February
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Police recruitment: Why we went to court – PSC
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musliu Smith, said they went to court over the recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police
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Otokoto: Man escapes ritual killing in Imo hotel
A middle-aged man, Anayo Ukadike, Thursday, alleged that he escaped from some persons that attempted to use him for ritual purposes in one
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Oyedepo to Kwara, Muslims: leave mission schools for owners
Founder of Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has advised Muslims to leave Kwara schools for their various owners. He
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Anambra 2021: Some Parties still shopping for candidates
AS the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State drawing near, some political parties are still unable to attract aspirants into their
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Buhari to foreign Envoys: Let’s work together to end threats to our common existence
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the international community on the need for various countries of the world to band together to tackle the
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Fraud: FG tenders $1.3m found in ex-Air Chief’s house as evidence
The Federal Government on Thursday tendered a cash sum of $1.3 million recovered from the Abuja mansion of retired Air Comdr. Umar Mohammed.
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Igwe Nsude performs First and Last Ofala, for burial April 8th, 2021
The traditional ruler of Nsude, Udi Local Government area, Enugu State, Professor Kenneth Amaechi Onyia has joined his ancestors at the age of
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Vienna, other parts of Austria tighten coronavirus rules over Easter even as Germany’s Merkel reverses.
Vienna and other eastern regions of Austria are heading back into a lockdown in the coming weeks in an attempt to keep coronavirus
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Woman sets newly-married co-wife ablaze
A woman has been arrested by police in Niger State for allegedly killing a newly-married co-wife. Amina Aliyu, 24, was said to have gone
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Ondo orders schools to refund WASSCE fees to pupils
THE Ondo State Government has ordered the principals of public secondary schools in the State to refund the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination
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NPA hands over shipyard to NIMASA for floating dock
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, is set to relinquish its shipyard to the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, NIMASA, for hosting of the
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Petroleum marketers threaten shutdown in Anambra over debt by State Govt.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Enugu Depot Community, has threatened to shut down over Anambra State Government’s “intentional renege” on its promise to one
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NASU rejects 65 years ‘discriminatory policy’. Wants parity with lecturers.
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Association Institutions (NASU) in schools and colleges, Akwa Ibom State branch, has protested the alleged discriminatory
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Reps propose six-month tenure for EFCC acting chairmanship
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act to
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2023: There was gentleman’s agreement for ACN bloc to succeed Buhari, says SWAGA
The South West Agenda (SWAGA) group has said there was a gentleman’s agreement between the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Action
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Fed Govt, Lagos on war path over vaccination
A huge showdown which will massively disrupt the COVID-19 vaccination programme, unless urgently resolved, has broken out between the Federal Government and the
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Cacophony of voices: Bandits are displaced herdsmen — MIYETTI ALLAH. Let’s break up – Middle-Belt Forum
One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, said yesterday that herders are facing many challenges from hostile
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NBA protests as Magistrate orders lawyer handcuffed, jailed for contempt
There was drama at an Abuja Magistrate’s Court as the magistrate, Ibrahim Mohammed, ordered policemen to arrest and handcuff a lawyer, Eburu Barth,
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Financial autonomy: State Assemblies shut by workers
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) on Tuesday began an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of legislative financial autonomy. As a result,
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Nigeria Army to go after secessionists, Attahiru vows
The Nigeria Army will soon move against separatist agitators such as Sunday Igboho and Asari Dokubo, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen.
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Frustration causes calls for secession, says Fayemi
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said that those calling for secession are doing so out of frustration. He said this
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Nigerian airlines to enjoy duty-free regime on importations says Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says airlines registered in Nigeria and providing commercial air transport services are entitled to duty-free importation of their
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