Death toll in Southern Kaduna killing rises to 34, including 2 military personnel
Kaduna State Government Tuesday said the death toll in the Sunday’s attack in Kaura Local Government Area, LGA, has risen to 34 including
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Gridlock as fire razes shops under Apongbon bridge in Lagos
Fire on Wednesday gutted shops under the Apongbon section of the Eko Bridge in Lagos State. The fire incident caused gridlock and crippled
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Non-service stalls hearing in Abba Kyari’s extradition proceedings
The non-service of the application by the Attorney General of the Federal (AGF) on the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari
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418m people lack access to safe drinking water in Africa — UNICEF/WHO report
A joint special report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) saysabout 418 million people lack basic level of
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Benue gov aspirant faults indigeneship clause in amended constitution
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State, Mr Terve Akase, on Tuesday, faulted provision of the
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2023: Ortom, Ishaku, Ugwuanyi, 34 others in PDP zoning committee
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nominated three Governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Darius Ishaku (Taraba) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) as
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JUST IN: Southsouth cannot win PDP presidency, says Tambuwal
In what appeared a repudiation of the zoning arrangement, Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has told the leadership and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic
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Mother of five sets 10-year-old daughter on fire in Ogun
A mother of five has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly setting her 10-year-old daughter on fire.
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Court fixes May 9 for BRT driver’s trial over Bamise’s alleged murder
The Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has fixed May 9, for the commencement of trial of the driver of
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Obiano left N400 million cash and over N100 billion in debt – Soludo
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo revealed on Tuesday the debt left behind by his predecessor, Willie Obiano, is in excess of N100 billion.
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BREAKING: Court ruling on Electoral Act divides Senators
Senators were apparently divided on Tuesday over a call for the Senate to debate a Federal High Court ruling that declared Section 84(12)
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Chinese plane carrying 132 people crashes in Guangxi province
A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in a mountainous area of southern China. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing
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Buhari inaugurates new Lagos airport terminal Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, inaugurate the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The spokesperson
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Musical equipment, others destroyed as fire guts Owerri Catholic cathedral
Musical equipment, cloths and other items were destroyed when fire gutted the sanctuary section of Assumpta cathedral of the Owerri metropolitan Catholic archdiocese
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4,500 aggrieved investors drag Chinmark CEO Marksman, Facebook influencer Chisom
About 4,500 aggrieved investors have lashed the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Chinmark Group, Marksman Ijiomah, over unpaid funds invested in the
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Ukrainian varsity doctors pledge to support displaced Nigerian students
THE Ukrainian Lviv University of Business and Law Club of Doctors in Nigeria has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The body condemned
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Osimhen speaks on Napoli fans chanting his name
Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, has sent his appreciation to the club’s fans after the Diego Maradona Stadium chanted the Super Eagles stars name during
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Suspected Lagos cultists kill man, police begin probe
The mutilated corpse of a man suspected to have been killed by cultists has been recovered on Unity Street, Baruwa Estate in the
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70 PDP members decamp to APC in Gombe
Gombe State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP over the weekend suffered another setback with the defection of 70 of its members
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Commission orders MultiChoice to introduce price lock, toll-free lines
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has ordered leading pay television service provider, Multichoice Nigeria, to introduce a price lock initiative
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Delta woman’s burial: Husband denies missing body parts, slams in-laws
Chief Ologbo Biakpara, the husband to late Mrs Comfort Biakpara, has said no part of her body was missing when she was buried.
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3,464 Kebbi rice farmers get agri-input
About 3,464 smallholder rice farmers in Kebbi State have received agricultural inputs from WACOT Rice Limited under the Argungu Outgrower Expansion Programme (AOEP).
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Police foil gunmen attack at Uzodimma’s community, kill 4
The Imo State Police Command at the early hours of Sunday repeled attack by gunmen who attempted to raze the Omuma Divisional Police Station,
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Police to enforce Soludo’s ban on touting, illegal revenue collection
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, Echeng Echeng, has given the marching orders to heads of tactical units, divisional police officers and heads
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Poor salary made me become commercial tricycle rider – Female sociology graduate
30-year-old Amarachi Ihezie, a graduate of Sociology from the University of Calabar, who now rides a tricycle for a living following her failed
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Electoral Act: PDP rejects judgment, may report Malami, judge to NJC, NBA
The Peoples Democratic Party rejected the Federal High Court judgment deleting Section 84(10) of the Electoral Act. The PDP also said it was
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NBTE bans unaccredited diploma programmes in polys, TVET institutions
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has banned all diploma programmes other than National Diploma being run by some polytechnics and other
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Okagbare’s doctor, Lira pleads not guilty
Eric Lira, the doctor accused of conspiring to commit international doping fraud with a number of athletes including Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has pleaded not
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Communal crisis: Eight killed, thousands displaced in Cross River – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that eight persons died in a communal clash between Alesi community in Ikom Local Government
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No extension of March 26 UTME registration deadline – Oloyede
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyode, on Friday in Kano said the board had so far registered not fewer
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