US classifies El-Zakzaky, wife as political prisoners
THE United States has classified the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, as political prisoners.
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I have never asked Eze Igbo to leave Calabar — Obong
THE Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Abasi Otu V, has denied claims that he has given the Eze Igbo Cross River, Chief Emmanuel
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119 Enugu communities abolish Osu Caste system
THE 119 villages in the nine autonomous communities in Nsukka town, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State has formalised the eradication of
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Breaking: Buhari sacks IGP Mohammed, appoints Usman Alkali Baba as new IGP
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the Deputy Inspector-General, DIG, Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP. The
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Buhari congratulates new Olu of Warri, mourns predecessor
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Olu of Warri-designate, Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, wishing him a peaceful reign. He also commiserated with the Itsekiri people
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Buhari’s official driver dies
Master Warrant Officer, Sa’idu Afaka, the official driver to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is dead. Afaka was said to have
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2023: Tinubu’s presidential ambition gets Pa Fasoranti’s nod
An Elder Statesman and former Leader of a socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has expressed support for the presidential ambition of the
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COVID-19: PTF now Presidential Steering Committee till 31st Dec. 2021
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has transformed into a Presidential Steering Committee. Its chairman, Boss Mustapha, announced the development at a press
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Abductors of Anglican Church members demand N100m ransom
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed abduction of members of Anglican Church in Kaduna State. The abductors, according to CAN, have
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At last! Kogi takes delivery of 16,900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The Kogi State government on Monday night took delivery of about 16, 900 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The administering is to
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BREAKING: Gunmen raze another Imo police station few hours after IGP Mohammed was sacked
Gunmen on Tuesday razed the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State. This development came just a day after
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We have no hand in the Owerri attacks — IPOB
Barely a few hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, linked the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, with the attacks
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Kidnappers kill Lagos-based pastor in Ondo after collecting N2m ransom
A 50-year-old Lagos-based clergyman, Frederick Aramuwa, abducted along Ipele to Idoani/Ifira road in Ondo State has been found dead after his family paid
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Two arrested in Kogi with ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ posters
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Edeh, has confirmed the arrest of two persons for embarking on a smear campaign against the
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Imo jailbreak: IPOB’s aim was to create fear, says Uzodinma
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has condemned the Monday morning jailbreak at Owerri Correctional Centre and the razing of Imo State
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CJN, NBA, Reps committee ask Judiciary workers to shelve planned strike
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, and the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have begun moves to prevail
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Imo attacks: Ikpeazu imposes dusk to dawn curfew on Umuahia, Aba
Abia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has imposed curfew on Aba, the commercial nerve of the state and Umuahia, the State capital. The imposition of
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JUST IN: Uzodimma in emergency meeting with security chiefs as Police accuse ESN, IPOB for the attacks
Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma has summoned heads of the security agencies in the state to a closed door meeting even as the Police
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Itsekiri officially announce demise of Olu of Warri, unveils new Olu designate
The Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe, has announced the death of the 20th Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli. Thereafter, the Iyatsere
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Five abducted Kaduna students freed, 34 still held -Official
Five abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Mando in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained freedom. The
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Just In: Again, pandemonium in Owerri as gunmen shoot sporadically few hours after invasions
Suspected hoodlums on Monday shot sporadically at MCC junction in Owerri metropolis. The shooting which happened at about 05: 10 pm, forced passersby
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NAIC pays N848m claims to farmers
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation has said it paid N848m as insurance claims to its insured farmers in 2020. It said this in
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More than 4 days after, Nigerian Air Force still in search of missing jet
Despite video clips by a terror group, Boko Haram, claiming to have shot down the missing Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-jet, the Chief
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Tributes: CLEEN Foundation boss,‘Innocent Chukwuma’s death, great loss, unbelievable’
Widow of late Innocent Chukwuma, Josephine Effah-Chukwuma has described the death of her husband and “best friend” which she revealed started as “mild
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AuGF queries FRC’s boss over alleged N258m extra-budgetary spending
The Auditor-General of the Federation has queried the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over alleged extra-budgetary expenditure of N258 million
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Man stabs brother to death over N3,000
A businessman, Uchenna Njoku, has been allegedly killed by his younger brother, Chukwuma, during an argument over N3000 debt at the deceased’s residence
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Kidnapped Anambra commissioner freed
Kidnapped Anambra State Commissioner for Public Utilities Emeka Ezenwanne has been freed. He was freed about 1am on Sunday. Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu
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Labour minister’s statement capable of bringing down health system —NMA
THE Nigeri an Medical Association, NMA, weekend described as hate speech a statement credited to the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris
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NDLEA arrests trafficker with N564m heroin at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a suspected drug trafficker, Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Imo prison, free inmates, burn police headquarters
The spate of insecurity in the Southeast took a dangerous dimension early this Monday morning when gunmen attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in
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