EFCC arrests musician for duping Briton £9,300, American $2,000
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a musician named Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, popularly known as Sanij-D, for allegedly defrauding
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Drama in Senate as Ndume stages walkout after clash with Akpabio
There was mild drama at the Senate on Tuesday as the Chief Whip, Ali Ndume stormed out of the Chamber after he was
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Lagos shuts Mile 12, Owode Onirin markets over environmental breaches
The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets for various environmental infractions. The closure
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13 hostages killed by Israeli airstrikes — Hamas
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on Friday said at least 13 hostages captured by Hamas were killed in Israeli airstrikes on
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Tinubu appoints new heads for CAC, SMEDAN, others
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of
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Senate: Stop passing bills without our input – Ndume, others tackle Akpabio
The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has tackled the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for approving the passage of some executive
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Forex crisis: CBN raises dollar supply, lifts ban on cement, 42 items
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is raising dollar supply in the foreign exchange market, just as it also lifted the
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Google trains 3,500 journalists on misinformation in three years
No fewer than 3,500 journalists have been trained by Google on the use of different tools for news verification, including digital tools to manage misinformation
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Premier League teams to observe moment’s silence, wear black armbands on Israel-Gaza war
The Premier League has announced that teams will observe a moment’s silence and wear black armbands in response to the Israel-Gaza war. In
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Military destroys 53 illegal refining sites, arrests 19 suspects
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe have uncovered and deactivated 53 illegal refining sites, recovered stolen products and apprehended 19
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Peter Obi bears different names in NYSC, UNN certificates – Lamidi Apapa’s LP
Abayomi Arabambi, the National Publicity Secretary of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP), has alleged a discrepancy in the certificates
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FULL LIST: Reps confirm NDDC board, management designates
The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential designates to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The
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Japa: Residents live in cemetery, streets as rents soar in Canada
Many people are experiencing homelessness as housing prices and rents have increased in Canada’s real estate markets. Reports said tens of thousands have
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World Mental Health Day: de-criminalise mental health, says Pate
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has called on Nigerians to de-criminalise mental health, but rather empathise with patients
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Israel-Hamas war: FG halts pilgrimage as Lagos airlifts 310 from Jerusalem
Following the raging war between Israeli armed forces and the Hamas terrorist organization, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, NCPC, yesterday announced the suspension
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30 die, hundreds injured in Israel attack on Gaza, Hamas official claims
No fewer than 30 people have lost their lives while hundreds were wounded as Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with hundreds of air
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General sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for stealing $2.1m, N1.65b
A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja yesterday sentenced a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed,
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Police arrest Bauchi housewife for allegedly killing step-daughter
An 18-year-old pregnant housewife has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for allegedly beating her five-year-old stepdaughter to death for defecating
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IMF raises alarm over rising inflation
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has raised alarm over the negative effects of high inflation on consumption of goods and services in the country,
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FG considering special anti-graft court, says AGF
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it was considering the growing demand for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court, describing it as
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I didn’t forge my certificates, Atiku says as the heat turns on him over certificate forgery.
Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed speculations surrounding his secondary school
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Social Investment may return to Presidency
An amendment to the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act (NSIPA) 2023, aimed at moving the agency from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
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Marketers counter FG, insist fuel subsidy is back
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, countered the position of the Federal Government, as they insisted that the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit,
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Insecurity claims over 531 lives in four months, farms deserted
Over 521 persons have been killed by terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements between July 1 and October 6, 2023, Sunday PUNCH can confirm,
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‘Breast cancer remains leading cause of death for Nigerian women’
The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria says the lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer has kept the ailment as the
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Dredging of Niger, Benue rivers to start again – Water Resources minister
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has said that the Federal Government is planning to restart the dredging of two
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Fear grips estate residents over Lagos lawmaker’s filling station construction
As the blazing sun took a short rest, pupils of Gladys Primary School ran into their school buses, singing what appeared to be
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Land tussle: RTEAN raises alarm over likely clash in Osun community
The leadership of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has raised alarm over a likely clash over land tussle crisis in the Iree
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World leaders condemn Israel-Palestine war
Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks by land, sea and air that Israel’s army says left more than
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Certificate: Atiku applies to file fresh evidence against Tinubu at Supreme Court
Determined to remove President Bola Tinubu from office, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has applied for
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