Auto accident claims two in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra said a lone accident at Ekulo River in Oraifite, on Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, claimed two lives on
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Buhari sacks NAPTIP DG, names Waziri-Azi as replacement
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Basheer Muhammed and named Fatima Waziri- Azi
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How I escaped from Zamfara abductors, by 13-year-old pupil
Samaila Dahiru, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, has narrated how he was shot by bandits who attempted to kill his
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NCC approves MTN’s operating licence renewal for another 10 years
Telecommunication giants, MTN Nigeria has announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved its operating spectrum and licence for another ten years.According
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We’re prepared to rescue Nigeria from APC’s misrule -PDP govs
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed readiness to reposition the party to rescue Nigeria from the alleged
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Anti-grazing bill: Cows may cost N2m each if… -Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has said that a cow could cost up to N2 million in Lagos State if the anti-grazing
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NIGERIA VS. LIBERIA: Iheanacho assures of Eagles’ readiness
Super Eagles and Leicester City hit man, Kelechi Iheanacho has asserted that the team is fully focused and the mood in camp depicts
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5,890 Boko Haram members have surrendered, says DHQ
No fewer than 5,890 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops in the Northeast following intensive bombardment of their hideouts, the Defence
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Court freezes Atuche’s N19.1b in banks
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds put at N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by a convicted
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BREAKING: DSS stopped American lawyer, others from visiting Kanu —Counsel
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lead Counsel for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Department of State
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NDLEA arrests cocaine kingpin at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a narco trafficker, Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,
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Alaafin: I’m the only king qualified to confer titles that cover Yoruba land
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, has said he is the only monarch, who has a right to confer chieftaincy
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Fed Govt accuses NMA of failing to fulfil agreement
The Federal Government has accused the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) of failing to fulfill its part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it
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Teacher arrested for defiling minor in classroom
The police have arrested a teacher with Shom International School, Surulere, Lagos, for allegedly defiling a student in the classroom. The teacher, Steve, is
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Leave IPOB, ESN alone, save pupils, students from bandits, bishop tells FG
Bishop of the Diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion, Anambra State, Ndubisi Obi, has wondered why the Federal Government should continue to pursue the Indigenous
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I returned to school because my children laughed at me – 65-year-old farmer
A 65-year-old man, Joseph Ugbene, a native of Egede, in the Udi council area of Enugu State, has said he returned to school
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Messi makes PSG debut in Ligue 1 clash
Lionel Messi has made his Paris Saint-Germain debut, coming on for Neymar after 66 minutes in a clash against Reims. It is the
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Death of Senator Na’Allah’s son appears to be culpable homicide – Kaduna govt
The Kaduna State Government has described Pilot Abdulkarim Na’Allah’s death as “appearing to be a case of culpable homicide”. Commissioner for Internal Security
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Bandits subjected us to 88 days of torture, threatened to kill us –Freed Niger pupils
News of the release of the pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina, on Thursday night threw Tegina town, in particular, and Niger
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Kaduna: Bandits free 32 kidnapped Baptist students, 31 still in captivity
Bandits who kidnapped 121 students of Bethel Baptist High, Mararaba Damishi, Kaduna, have released 32 out of the 63 students remaining in their
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Southern govs should reject PIA, grazing routes, Akintoye, others say
The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination has urged the governors in southern Nigeria to unanimously reject the recently assented Petroleum Industry Act
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Igboho committed no crime against Nigeria, release him, Soyinka tells Benin Republic
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has appealed to the government of the Republic of Benin to free Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly
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Terrorists planning to attack Tarok nation, Plateau Council Chair, Laven raises alar
The Executive Chairman of Langtang North, Hon. Joshua Ubandoma Laven has raised the alarm over plan by terrorists to attack the people of
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Militia leader ‘General Iron’ killed, dismembered in Cross River
A notorious militia and gang leader, Thomos Obi Tawo, fondly called “General Iron” in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State where he
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Nordica Foundation plans training to check doctors’ brain drain
A non-governmental organization, Nordica Foundation, has concluded plans to hold the 2nd edition of Dr. Abayomi Ajayi Mentoring Programme for 12 doctors across
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FG inaugurates 12-man inter-ministerial committee on Nigeria at 61
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-man Inter-Ministerial Committee, to plan the Nigeria’s 61th independence anniversary.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
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Governors pledge to intervene in doctors’ strike
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has resolved to take a mediatory role to resolve the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors.
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Kwara Police rescue three kidnapped victims
The Kwara Police Command on Thursday said it rescued three persons recently kidnapped in the state. The command named the rescued persons as
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NDA Attack: We need action – Ex-defence minister
A former Minister of State for Defence, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, has called for action in the wake of Tuesday’s attack at the Nigerian
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Jorginho named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year
Chelsea star Jorginho has been named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year following his heroics for both club and country in the 2020-21
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