Tanzania swears in first female President
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as the country’s first female President after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an
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Banditry: Secure your forests, FG charges States
The Federal Government yesterday asked states to secure their forest reserves, saying they fall under their purview. The directive came against the backdrop
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2023: The next President should come from the South, for fairness, says Masari
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has said the presidency should go to the South in 2023 in the interest of fairness. Masari,
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Lecturer, twins jailed for love scam, Internet fraud in Kwara
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday convicted a lecturer at the Kwara State College of
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We’re ready to defend Yoruba race, Igboho warns
A Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (popularly called Sunday Igboho) has said he and those who believe in his cause will always
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Rivers CP to pay orphanage owner N20m for illegal detention
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the Rivers State Commissioner of Police and the disbanded Eagle Crack Unit of
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2023: Ohanaeze rejects PDP’s no-zoning formula, insists on Igbo President
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has rejected the Bala Mohammed-led committee report of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which recommended that the 2023 presidential ticket
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Kwara: Mother, four children burnt to death, husband hospitalised
A woman and her four children were burnt to death in their place of residence in the Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara State,
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It’s prohibitive to repair P-Harcourt refinery for $1.5bn — Atiku
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, described as prohibitive the $1.5 billion approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for rehabilitation of
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Guru Maharaji warns Gumi, El-Rufai, to dissociate from herder-criminals
The founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, has urged Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Governors Nasir El-Rufai, Bello Matawalle and Bala Mohammed of
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Anambra poll: 22 political parties submit notice of primaries to INEC
As the November 6, 2021 Anambra State governorship elections draws near, about 23 political parties Thursday, stormed the headquarters of Independent National Electoral
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ECTDA demolishes private property. Obstructing waterway, thoroughfare – Govt. No, it is not, sold to me by Onoh family – Prof. Ani
The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, on Thursday pulled down a multi-million naira residential edifice belonging to the Chancellor of Coal City
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BREAKING: Court declares Ararume winner of Imo North Senatorial bye-election
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday declared Ifeanyi Ararume as winner of the December 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial District
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Kano Pillars’ French coach quits over non-payment of salary, interference
Kano Pillars and their French coach Lionel Soccoia, have parted ways after he quit his position citing interference in his job and non-payment
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Breaking: Nigeria ranks 16th in FBI International Cybercrime report
Barely five months, the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, showed a 10 percentage point rise in the number of extreme poor people in
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Tanzania’s Samia Hassan to make history as first female President
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania’s first female leader after
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Aisha Buhari sneaks back to Nigeria after six months in Dubai
First Lady Aisha Buhari is back in the country after spending six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Nation learnt that the
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Trial of Okorocha’s associates, workers stalled by Prosecution Counsel
Absence of the prosecution counsel on Thursday stalled trial of 14 associates and workers of the former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas
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Abaribe withdraws controversial Armed Forces Commission Bill after appeal by Senate leadership
A bill seeking the establishment of an Armed Forces Service Commission on Wednesday caused a rumpus in the Senate that forced its sponsor,
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Ibori £4.2Million loot: Group drags FG to court
NIGER Delta Democratic Union, NDDU, has dragged the Federal Government to the Federal High Court, Asaba to challenge the decision to declare itself
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FEC okays N11.72b for road, health contracts
Enugu-Onitsha expressway gets over N8bn
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$1.1bn Malabu Scandal: Italian court acquits Shell, Eni managers
An Italian court has declared Shell, Eni and their managers all acquitted in the controversial Malabu scandal. They were all acquitted by the
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Hijab controversy: Christians, Muslims in violent clash as Kwara govt reopens schools
Christians and Muslims yesterday clashed violently in Ilorin, Kwara State over the raging Hajib controversy as the state government reopened the 10 affected
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Kanye West becomes richest Black man in U.S
Music producer, rapper, and fashion mogul Kanye West is the richest African American in the United States. Bloomberg reports that West is officially
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2023: PDP committee throws Presidential ticket open, Southeast loses out.
The 2019 Elections Review Committee set up by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to assess its performance in the last general election, has urged
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Why I won’t jubilate over plan to fix refinery. It’s all 2023 politics- Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Wednesday said he will not jubilate over the $1.5 billion approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
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Court remands Ekiti man for stealing cooked rice, phones
An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Ayomide Ajifolowo, for allegedly stealing a warmer filled with cooked rice. The
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Sacked Ganduje’s aide, Yakassai, flees Nigeria
Salihu Tanko Yakassai, the immediate past Special Adviser on Media to Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has relocated overseas. The Nation had reported Ganduje relieved
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Chisco Transport boss, Anyaegbu, floats airline
The Chairman and Chief Executive of Chisco Transport Company Limited, Chief Chidi Anyaegbu has taken his business acumen into the Aviation sector. The
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Covid-19: Tanzanian President Magufuli dies at 61
Tanzanian President John Magufuli is dead, his deputy Samia Suluhu has announced after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts. In a
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