Flood submerges houses in Anambra communities
Many houses located in flood-prone communities in five different local government areas across Anambra State have been submerged by flood following the rising
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Popular Nollywood actor, Charles Olumo, is dead
Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, is dead. This was made known in a statement by the president
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Reps probe Ikwechegh over assault on Bolt driver
• Say, ‘we won’t suspend lawmaker outside rules’ House of Representatives, yesterday, referred the member representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency of Abia, Alex
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Bitcoin on verge of record high as investors bet on Trump’s victory
Bitcoin was close to $73,000 in Asian trade Wednesday, approaching a record high with investors keeping a cautious eye on the US presidential election. The
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Police set to arraign Reps member, Ikwechegh for assaulting Bolt driver.
The Nigerian Police Force is set to arraign a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, in court for allegedly
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Power’ll be restored to North in 72hrs – FG
THE Federal Government said yesterday electricity would be restored to northern Nigeria within the next three days. Speaking in Abuja while responding to
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Breaking: Senate begins screening of ministerial nominees
THE Senate has suspended all the items in Wednesday’s Order Paper to begin the screening of Ministerial Nominees forwarded to it for confirmation
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Israel short on soldiers after year of war
More than a year into the Gaza war, the Israeli army’s reservists are exhausted and it is struggling to recruit soldiers just as
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JUST IN: Court stops CBN from releasing allocation to Rivers
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from further releasing monthly financial
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Late justice’s daughter accuses executor of frustrating will proceedings
The daughter of a late President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Abuja, Justice Moses Bello, Ann Eniyamire Bello, has accused her
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JUST IN: IPMAN queries Dangote’s 500m fuel stock claim
The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, has queried the claim by the President of the Dangote
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JUST IN: PDP Reps member defects to APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress gained an additional seat in the House of Representatives on Wednesday following the defection of Abubakar Gumi from
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No system upgrade underway, says FirstBank
FirstBank has refuted reports suggesting that it is undergoing a system upgrade, clarifying that the notice about transitioning to a new cloud-based platform
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NGO raises the alarm over plight of Nigerian orphans
A Non-Governmental Organisation focused on supporting children without parental care and families at risk, SOS Children’s Villages, has decried the over 17.5 million
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Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory’s main southern city,
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Lagos seals building without toilet
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office said on Friday that a building without a toilet in the Agege area of the state was
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Invasion of Ukraine violates international law, UN chief tells Putin
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and
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ICYMI: Old naira notes remain valid indefinitely – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified that the old series of N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes will remain valid indefinitely, refuting claims
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Mourinho willing to take on struggling English team
Former Manchester United and Fenerbahce coach, Jose Mourinho, has stated that he is open to coach any team at the bottom of the
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VP Shettima’s plane damaged in New York, forcing cancellation of Samoa trip
VICE President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a
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DHQ: Arms found with terrorists stolen during ambushes on security forces
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that many of the arms and ammunition recovered from terrorists were originally stolen from the Nigerian Armed
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All 8 passengers in Bonny chopper disaster feared dead — Police
The Eastwind Aviation helicopter that crashed into Bonny River, in Rivers State, yesterday, has claimed the lives of its eight occupants.I lost my
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FG to raise VAT on luxury goods to 15%
VAT (Image from Independent) By Emma Ujah, Washington DC The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has confirmed
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Enugu State government takes over EEDC operations in the State
The Federal Government National Electricity Regulatory Commission has handed over the regulatory functions of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Commission, EEDC to the state
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FG investigating Gulf of Guinea as major route for arms trafficking – NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government is investigating Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms trafficking
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China to further optimise visa waiver policies
China on Tuesday vowed that further efforts to optimise the visa waiver and other relevant policies and measures to make it more convenient
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Habits with adverse effects on kidney
Kidneys are a pair of organs in the human body that helps to filter waste products and excess fluid from the body. It
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JUST IN: Farouk Lawan regains freedom from Kuje prison
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving a five-year jail term. Lawan, who was convicted
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INEC cautions journalists against spreading fake news
Three weeks before the governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission assured journalists in the state that their safety during
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Bobrisky transferred to FCID, spent night behind bars
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where
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