Navy burns boat with 273 PMS drums, arrests crew members
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Victory, on Friday evening set ablaze a wooden boat laden with Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) along
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Uzodimma inaugurates APC Liaison officers for Imo’s 305 INEC wards
Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma has inaugurated 305 Ward Liaison Officers for the 305 INEC wards in the State, charging them to defend the achievements of
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Assailants abduct BEDC driver in Ondo State, demand N10m ransom
Abductors of Mr Seun Emmanuel, a driver at the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) have demanded N10 million as ransom. Emmanuel was abducted
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Mixed reactions over 50Cent’s proposed movie on Hushpuppi
The social media has reacted with mixed reactions after American rapper, Curtis ‘50 cent’ Jackson announced his plans to release a TV series
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2023: INEC to publish voters’ register containing 93,522,272 registrants
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has concluded arrangements to publish the voters’ register on polling unit basis ahead of next year’s general
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Obi investment in Anambra next to nothing – Soludo
The Governor of Anambra state, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the alleged investment of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi,
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Power generation peaks at 4,735.1MW
Nigeria’s power generation, yesterday, rose by three percent to 4,735.1 megawatts, MW, from 4,594.6MW recorded last week. The Nigeria Electricity System Operator, a semi-autonomous
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BREAKING: Real Madrid, Liverpool, PSG, Bayern get tough UCL draw
UEFA on Monday drew the fixtures of the 16 teams that advanced from the Champions League group stage. Real Madrid, Liverpool, PSG and Bayern
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NPC to employ 1.5m adhoc staff for 2023 Census
The National Population Commission (NPC), says it would employ about 1.5million adhoc staff for the 2023 population and housing census taking place through
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2023 election, opportunity to rewrite Nigeria’s history —Onaiyekan, CAN
EMERITUS Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, weekend, advised Nigerians to put aside
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Scores killed as army, gunmen clash in Imo
Several people were feared dead when gunmen clashed with soldiers from the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze at Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area
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2023: We have 600 pending cases in court- INEC Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that it is presently facing over 600 cases in several courts across the federation ahead
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PDP crisis: ‘To hell with Atiku and anyone that supports him’, Ortom fumes
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, late hours of Sunday called the bluff of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku
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2023: Why we were not at Arise TV town hall meeting – Tinubu, Shettima
THE Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima have cited hectic campaign
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13-year-old Nigerian ICT genius gains US varsity admission
Thirteen-year-old Nigerian-born Emmanuella Mayaki has set a new record as one of the youngest persons to be accepted into a university in the
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Troops invade Abia community, kill 10, raze 50 houses over alleged missing soldier
Soldiers of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia in Abia State were reported to have on Thursday last week, invaded Amangwu
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Buhari will intervene in ASUU’s outcry over half salaries – Gbajabiamila
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamiala said President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated interest to wade into the latest concerns raised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
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I Didn’t Pick Snails From Sacred Site, Stripped Woman Cries Out
Mrs Anthonia Ugwu, who was stripped naked by some youth Agunese, Afam-Mmaku Agwu Local Government Area of the state, has cried out over
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FG may pay ASUU faction withheld salaries – Sources
The Federal Government has commenced plans to pay the Congress of University Academics their withheld salaries and rectify the “half salaries” paid to
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I nearly questioned God after losing wife, daughter – 85-year-old Pa Ejide
85-year-old Pa Silas Ejide, who is father of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, tells IKENNA OBIANERI about his growing up, career and family You recently
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Breaking! Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria
There has been a report of a plane crash minutes ago into Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The passenger plane was said to have
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Six arrested for stripping woman naked before husband, in-laws in Enugu
The police in Enugu State have arrested six men for their alleged involvement in stripping a woman naked in Agunese, Affam-Mmaku Autonomous Community,
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Ugwuanyi remodels, inaugurates NUJ Enugu Press Centre 30 years after
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday inaugurated the new-look Press Centre for the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Chapter. The
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Atiku, Ayu, loyalists perfect plans against Wike, Ortom, Makinde, others
Following the insistence of five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, must resign as condition
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Why FG didn’t suspend amnesty programme – Administrator
Following opposition from stakeholders in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has shelved its earlier plan to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
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Agbaja Leaders of Thought vows to push for investments in Enugu State
The Agbaja Leaders of Thought – an umbrella organization comprising of Udi, Ezeagu, Oji River, Enugu North and South Local Government Areas has
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Pope Francis makes first papal trip to Bahrain
Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country’s majority Shia opposition and human rights
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Energy firm bribing Nigerians, prosecutors tell UK court
A middleman paid by Glencore flew cash in private jets across Africa to bribe officials, a London court was told on Wednesday. Financial
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Nnamdi Kanu approaches Supreme Court, appeals judgement
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday confirmed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu had approached the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling
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BREAKING: Ogun PDP expels Ladi Adebutu, four others
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State deepened on Thursday as the party announced the expulsion of its former governorship aspirant,
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