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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Residents flee as bandits ransack Allawa community in Niger State
Bandits have ransacked Allawa community in Shiroro local government area of Niger, causing residents to flee. It was learnt the bandits, numbering over
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‘Settle, empower’ bandits ready to surrender, set up special courts to try them and kidnappers, Obasanjo, Gumi tell FG
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a prominent religious leader in the North, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, have asked the Federal Government to “settle, rehabilitate,
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Chadian soldiers arrested for rape in Niger
Chadian soldiers on international deployment to tackle jihadist fighters raped women and at least one minor in southwest Niger Republic, the national human
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Wakili: Gani Adams wants IG to redeploy Oyo CP
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to redeploy the Oyo State Commissioner of police,
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Easter message: Presidency attacks Bishop Kukah, describes his message as ungodly
The Presidency described the bashing of President Muhammedu Buhari’s administration by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, as ungodly. The
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Further herdsmen attacks will have dire consequences, Umahi vows as Osibanjo visits Ebonyi
Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has warned any further attacks by herdsmen in the state will have dire consequences. He spoke when Vice President
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Lagos police arrest serial killer, cultist
A serial killer has been arrested by police detectives attached to the Sagamu Road Division in an operation led by the Divisional Police
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Leave Igboho, address insecurity, lopsided appointments, Falana advises FG
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised the Federal Government to stop trying to arrest Sunday Igboho, but address the critical
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Easter Message: Nigeria is now a massive killing field and the Government is looking helplessly says Bishop Hassan Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, took another swipe at the Federal Government, on Sunday, saying that Nigeria’s troubles
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