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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Minimum Wage: How we arrived at N200,000 — NLC President
On Monday, the Organized Labour suspended the proposed indefinite strike over the removal of petrol subsidy and disagreement with the government over palliatives
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Tribunal declares Western winner of Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1 election
The Lagos State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared Folorunso Olaitan Segun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the state
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12.5kg cooking gas hits N12,500
Price of 12.5kg of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas has increased to N12,500 as Nigeria celebrates her 63rd Independence anniversary, The PUNCH has gathered.
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NUPENG threatens nationwide strike over failed federal, state roads
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has blamed the failed and deplorable condition of Benin/Warri highway for the October
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Court to hear FG’s N30bn suit against Facebook in October
The Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, will in October hear the N30bn suit lodged by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria against
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ECA withdrawal: Fed Govt to refund N1tr to states
States will soon start smiling to their banks as the Federal Government has agreed to pay them N1 trillion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA).
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Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The
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FG, Labour reach truce, planned strike suspended for one month
Organised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the
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Covenant, UI, FUTA emerge top universities in Nigeria
Covenant University, University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure have secured top ranking in Nigeria according to Times Higher Education’s
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