$1.1bn Malabu Scandal: Italian court acquits Shell, Eni managers
An Italian court has declared Shell, Eni and their managers all acquitted in the controversial Malabu scandal. They were all acquitted by the
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Hijab controversy: Christians, Muslims in violent clash as Kwara govt reopens schools
Christians and Muslims yesterday clashed violently in Ilorin, Kwara State over the raging Hajib controversy as the state government reopened the 10 affected
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Kanye West becomes richest Black man in U.S
Music producer, rapper, and fashion mogul Kanye West is the richest African American in the United States. Bloomberg reports that West is officially
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2023: PDP committee throws Presidential ticket open, Southeast loses out.
The 2019 Elections Review Committee set up by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to assess its performance in the last general election, has urged
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Why I won’t jubilate over plan to fix refinery. It’s all 2023 politics- Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Wednesday said he will not jubilate over the $1.5 billion approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
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Court remands Ekiti man for stealing cooked rice, phones
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Ayomide Ajifolowo, for allegedly stealing a warmer filled with cooked rice. The
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Sacked Ganduje’s aide, Yakassai, flees Nigeria
Salihu Tanko Yakassai, the immediate past Special Adviser on Media to Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has relocated overseas. The Nation had reported Ganduje relieved
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Chisco Transport boss, Anyaegbu, floats airline
The Chairman and Chief Executive of Chisco Transport Company Limited, Chief Chidi Anyaegbu has taken his business acumen into the Aviation sector. The
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Covid-19: Tanzanian President Magufuli dies at 61
Tanzanian President John Magufuli is dead, his deputy Samia Suluhu has announced after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts. In a
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FG yet to obey burial judgement on ‘Apo Six’ 15 years after – Counsel
About 15 years after their killing on June 8, 2005, lawyer to the six traders killed by the police in the Apo area
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NDDC to NASS Committee: We gave Niger Delta governors N100m each for COVID-1
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has claimed that it gave each of the governors of the nine oil-producing states N100million each as
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Kwara reopens schools shut over hijab controversy
The Kwara State Government has announced the reopening on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, of the 10 schools that were recently shut down over
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Murder of Fasoranti’s daughter: Police SWAT arrest five more suspects
Five more suspected killers of Mrs Funke Olakunri, 58-year-old daughter of the national leader of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti,
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ALGON backs calls for State Police
The President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Kolade Alabi, has reiterated the need for state police. He spoke when
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Tiger Woods returns home from hospital after crash
Tiger Woods said Tuesday he has left hospital and is recovering at home after being seriously injured in a car crash in Los
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5,222 get Covid vaccination in Lagos
No fewer than 5,222 persons have been vaccinated in Lagos State, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said in a statement yesterday. Abayomi
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118 Nigerians stranded in Libya arrive in Abuja
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has announced the return of 118 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya. NIDCOM, in a post on Twitter, said the
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins Swedish national team
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been recalled to Sweden’s squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, five years after retiring from international football. The AC
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BREAKING: Lagos releases list of 88 COVID-19 vaccination centres
The Lagos State Government has released list of 88 health facilities approved to provide vaccination across the 20 Local Government Areas. Commissioner for
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2023: Why president should be a southern Christian — NEG
The Nigeria Equity Group, NEG, on Tuesday said for the sake of equity and fairness, the President of Nigeria in 2023 should be
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CBN introduces new charges for USSD services
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services. The apex bank said effective
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Recover our ancestral lands from Rochas, others, Owerri people tell Uzodinma
The Owerri people have called on the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to recover their indigenous lands forcefully collected from them by past
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NCAA suspends Azman Air flight operations
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority , NCAA, Tuesday said that it has suspended the flight operations of Azman Air due to series of safety
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Naira exchanges for N481/$ at parallel market
The naira on Monday exchanged for N481/$ at the parallel market. At the Exporter & Importer forex window, the exchange rate hit a
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Rivers elders, youths tackle Dokubo on Biafra
Kinsmen of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, elders and youths from the Niger Delta have distanced themselves from the declaration of Biafra
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Germany, France, Italy latest countries to suspend AstraZeneca jab
Germany, France and Italy on Monday became the latest countries to temporarily suspend use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca over blood clot
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Goalkeeper Patricio conscious after head injury, says Wolves manager
Rui Patricio was awake and talking after being knocked out in Wolves’ 1-0 defeat to Liverpool, club manager Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed.
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Six killed, many injured in Akwa Ibom crash
No fewer than seven persons died on Monday in a road crash involving a fuel tanker and two tricycles on the Calabar-Itu Expressway,
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We didn’t detain complainants of herders attacks, say Oyo police
Oyo State Police Command has refuted allegations of detaining people who reported attacks by herdsmen in Ibarapa axis of the state, and alleged
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NAFDAC collects water samples, others to investigate cause of strange disease in Kano
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has collected water samples and flavour products for laboratory analysis, following
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