JUST IN: Buhari meets with Fayemi, Buni, Bello in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets wedding date
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have set a wedding date for next year after delaying plans due to
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We must defend ourselves against killer herdsmen, Ortom tells Benue people
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State weekend said though the state was under siege of armed herdsmen, there was no need for anyone
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FACT-CHECK: No! Buhari has not named Danjuma Alli Keffi as new COAS
Claim: Several news blog including theconclaveng.com, everyday.ng, freshreporters.com, naijaonpoint.com.ng, others reported that the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Danjuma All-Keffi,
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Drug baron held with N8b cocaine at Lagos airport
A suspected drug baron has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95kg. Officials
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Man dies after watching football match with girlfriend in Lagos
A man, Chika Uba, has died after taking his 32-year-old girlfriend, Amaka Joseph, to watch a football match on Adeniyi Jones Avenue in
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State of the Nation: We won’t support secession, say S-West govs, APC leaders
CHAIRMAN of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, insisted that governors from the region will not support any secessionist agenda, just
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Count us out of your battle, IPOB tells Uzodinma, Okorocha
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has asked Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas
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Gunmen attack INEC office, police division in Anambra
GUNMEN on Sunday attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra. The
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Tension, tears, drama as Attahiru, others are laid to rest
Mr. George Olufade, the father of the co-pilot of the ill fated Beachcraft 350, Alfred Ayodeji Olufade, was all sorrow yesterday as he
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We got Akeredolu’s support for Yoruba Nation rally in Akure –Sunday Igboho. Soldiers, policemen standby and watch.
The Ondo State capital, Akure, was on Saturday agog as hundreds of Yoruba Nation agitators, under the aegis of Ilana Omo Oodua, trooped
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Why breast milk quality varies among nursing mothers, according to paediatricians
A Consultant Pediatrician and Head of Department at the Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos, Olanike Olutekunbi, says the breast milk of a mother
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Love cannot grow without money – Kayode Oluwapelumi
On-the-rise, voluptuous Nollywood actress, Kayode Arameedey Oluwapelumi who stirred up heated reactions on the social media with the twerking video of her “Shedi
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Bandits kill Emir of Birnin Gwari’s driver, burn vehicle
Suspected bandits on Saturday killed the driver of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubair Jibril Mai Gwari ll, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari
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21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon
Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in
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Cross River State government to float a Shipping Line says Governor Ayade
The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to float a shipping line within the next two years. The State Governor, Professor Ben
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Financial autonomy for State Legislature, Judiciary begins next week — FG
The Federal Government has said the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary would commence next week. Minister of Labour and
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How sacked CSO contacted us to kidnap lecturers, make ABU insecure –Suspects
A security guard at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Abubakar Aliyu, has been arrested with two others, Abubakar Yakubu aka Dogo
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Debates over Nigeria’s future can be intense, passionate but not toxic, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday that Nigeria is not a perfect nation but the cure for its imperfections is most certainly neither
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Mixed reactions trail emergence of Anambra Cargo Airport
The rate state governments are building and operating state-owned airports has attracted mixed reactions from aviation stakeholders. While some stakeholders have applauded the
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How Kaduna plane crew member shared prediction of bloody May, called for prayer
One of the crew members of the Beachcraft 350 aircraft that crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday, Sgt Adesina Opeyemi Deeziah,
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ATTENTION MALAMI: ‘Our constitution guarantees rights to Nigerians, not cows’
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Abubakar Malami has come under attack for comparing the ban on open grazing
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Police rescue man picking human faeces from mob near Osun school
A 30-year-old man, Wasiu Olasukomi on Friday was rescued by policemen from a mob in Ede, Osun State after he was allegedly caught
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Breaking! Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Attahiru, dies in plane crash.
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has reportedly died this evening in a plane crash in Kaduna. He was said to
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Woman stabs husband to death over mistress’ pregnancy
A woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen has been apprehended by police for stabbing her husband to death in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Olanshile, 47, who is
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IG’s shoot-on-sight order in Southeast reckless, says Afenifere
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has criticised the shoot-at-sight order by the Inspector General of Police, describing it as reckless and undemocratic. The
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Govs’ proposal for petrol price hike to N385 per litre unreasonable ― CNG
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Thursday said it was unreasonable for the Nigerian Governors’ Forum to propose an increase in the
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Govs panick as CBN insists budget support repayment starts May
State governors again on Thursday requested that the repayment of their loans, especially the budget support, which ought to start this month be
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Man dies in gas explosion at Obasanjo Library
One man has died in a gas explosion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State. Another man was said to
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Albanawy appointed ISWAP/Boko Haram leader, arrests 30 Commanders loyal to late Shekau
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) under the new leadership of Abu-Musad Albarnawy has taken over all territories under the
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