Same sex marriage: Methodist Church Nigeria threatens to break away from the global body
As the debate and rift around same sex marriage in Methodist Church lingers, The United Methodist Church Episcopal Area in Nigeria (UMCN) has
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Probe Kogi over N4.5bn COVID-19 funds, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and
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State Assembly Speakers tell FG to thinker with the security architecture, supports community policing
THE Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, weekend, decried the spate of insecurity in the country and called on the Federal Government to
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Leah Sharibu: Report of second baby heartbreaking, say parents
Leah Sharibu’s parents, Nathan and Rebecca, have described as “heartbreaking rumours” reports that their daughter had given birth to a second baby in
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DCP Kyari takes over investigation of attack on Ortom
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has set up a Special Investigation Task Force to further probe the attack on Benue Governor
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Breaking! Explosion rocks Indonesian Cathedral on Palm Sunday suicide bombing
An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the
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Diabetic amputations: A pathetic lack of specialist care
Experts say there’s been a steady rise in cases of those with diabetes mellitus. However, with little or no specialist care to handle
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Ebonyi : Shake up in Education as Umahi sacks all Education Secretaries.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Saturday directed all Education Secretaries in the 13 Local Government Area of the State to proceed on
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Lagos begins work on MazaMaza/Signal Barracks on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Lagos State Government yesterday announced that it would begin rehabilitation works on the failed portion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, (between Maza Maza and
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Eagles beat Benin 1- 0. Onuachu the hero as Eagles end Benin unbeaten home record
Striker Paul Onuachu earned Nigeria bragging rights with the last kick of the game as the Super Eagles defeated Benin Republic 1-0 in
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BREAKING: PDP wins Aba Reps bye-election
Chimaobi Ebisike of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has been declared winner of Saturday’s Aba North and South Federal Constituency bye-election. The Independent National
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2023: PDP governors fight over committee’s no-zoning report. Secondus on the firing line.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled State governors appear to be at loggerhead over the report of the Bala Mohammed-led committee which recommended that
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Police launch manhunt for kidnappers of RCCG members
The police in Kaduna state have launched a manhunt with a view to arresting the criminals who abducted about eight members of the
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Celebrating Lothar Matthäus @ 60
Perhaps Diego Maradona gave Lothar Matthäus the biggest compliment when he described him as the “best rival I had in my whole career”.
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Attacks in Southeast and Southsouth: 34 Police, Army, Navy men killed in Anambra, Abia, Imo, C-River
Since December 2020, no fewer than seven police stations have been set ablaze while 34 security personnel were killed by gunmen in the
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Why being World Bank treasurer made me feel special – Arunma Oteh
A former Vice-President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Ms Arunma Oteh, has said she felt very special when she was appointed as
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Chadian lady arrested at Abuja airport with heroin in private part
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, while trying
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APC will capture South-East geo political zone, says Buni as Ihejirika joins party
Chairman of the Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State
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Breaking: NNPC to maintain ex-depot price despite N120bn monthly subsidy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday said it would maintain its current ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) until the
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Electoral fraud: Okorocha’s son-in-law, Nwosu commends INEC over jailing of Professor
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uche Nwosu, has described the prosecution and conviction of a University Professor in Akwa Ibom,
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Borno Assembly passes vote of confidence on Gov Zulum, denies impeachment rumour
Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA) on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and strongly denied speculations in
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BREAKING: Buhari meets Abubakar, Marwa in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in State House. In a separate audience, he also
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JUST IN: NUC approves 3 new universities for Delta Govt
THE National Universities Commission, NUC, Friday, approved three new universities established by the Delta State Government to begin full academic session. The approval
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Zulum: North-South power rotation is a covenant. 2023 is South’s turn to produce the President.
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has said it is the turn of the South to produce the President in 2023. Zulum spoke at
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Africa’s vaccination campaign threatened as India suspends AstraZeneca exports. Four States in Nigeria shun vaccination.
Nigeria’s vaccination programme encountered a hitch on Thursday as India suspended all major exports of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from the Serum Institute of
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Buhari: Nigeria to deliver $1.3b fertilizer plant soon
A new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3 billion that will produce ammonia and fertilizers in Nigeria will be ready for commissioning in the
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Bloodbath: Bandits kill 20 vigilantes, soldier in Niger
Bandits have ambushed and killed 20 vigilantes in Kotonkoro village of Mariga Local Government Area, Niger State. A reliable source close to the
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98-yr-old woman hacked to death in Enugu. She was a witch, says assailant.
Chinedu Ugwueze, who allegedly stabbed a 98-year-old woman, identified as Oyibo Ogidi, to death at her apartment in Ovoko, Igbo-Eze South Local Government
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126 Nigerians jailed in two months for drug trafficking – NDLEA
About 126 persons in 14 states have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering on drug trafficking between January and February
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Police recruitment: Why we went to court – PSC
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musliu Smith, said they went to court over the recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police
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