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Pandemonium has broken Friday afternoon when a man, guessed to be in his mid 50’s was said to have suddenly slumped in his car along CMD Road, Magodo area of Lagos. The
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…Threatens to withdraw licences of recalcitrant operators By Emma Ujah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that all Diaspora remittances be paid to beneficiaries in foreign currencies, not Naira. The
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By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia In continuation of his urban renewal project, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has commissioned 4 roads in Abia. Among the roads commissioned include Ojike Lane, Eziukwu
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By Innocent Anaba The ongoing trial of the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court for alleged N2.2 billion fraud, was again stalled
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By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has called for the protection of intellectual property of inventors and innovators, saying that this will attract investors who wish
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, stormed Osogbo, Osun State capital arresting 11 suspected internet fraudsters in some part of the town. The post EFCC arrests
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Victims cry for help By Peter Duru – Makurdi No fewer than 18 buildings and property worth millions of Naira were on Friday razed in a mysterious fire outbreak at Akwete
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension on Jumu'a Service earlier placed to curtail the spread of deadlier COVID-19 pandemic. The post COVID-19: Lagos Assembly Mosque lifts ban on
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Thousands of people in the early hours on Friday, stormed the office of National Identity Management Commission, NIMC,'s office, at Awolowo Way Ikeja, Lagos, in apparent disregard to COVID-19 safety protocols to
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The Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho has made good his promise to visit Ibarapa as against the directive given by Governor Seyi Makinde. The post Just in: Igboho arrives
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Tension has now gripped residents of an agrarian town of Igangan, Ayete in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State as a self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, on Friday, arrested four suspected kidnappers in Eda Oniyo, Ilejemeje local government area of the state. The Amotekun corps commander, Brigadier
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Says Farouk-led caretaker cttee remains illegal, unconstitutional By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The farmers’ apex body, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, on Friday, disclosed of setting up 7-man electoral committee to
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos
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Some sports journalists in Lagos have joined other sports in enthusiasts in the country to mourn Joe Erico, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper who died on Thursday after a brief illness. Reacting
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By Chinedu Adonu No fewer than 344 female students and staff of Providence High School, Independence layout, Enugu were Thursday, detained in the school premises by officials of Assets Management Corporation of
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Zinedine Zidane’s already turbulent week has taken a turn for the worse, as the Real Madrid boss tested positive for COVID-19 The news was revealed in a statement released by Real Madrid
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A Lagos based Security expert and United Nations-POLACE Peace Ambassador, Chief (Dr) Nzeribe Okegbue JP has been honoured by the government of Abia state for human capacity building and wealth creation in
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says it is expecting the final confirmation for coronavirus vaccine from Covax Initiative backed by Gavi Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organisation and Coalition
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru African Council on Narcotics, ACON, has lauded the appointment of former military administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier General (retd) Buba Marwa as the Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement
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Says sect causing havoc in his state By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Nasarawa State governor, Abdulahi Sule, on Friday cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari over the havoc he said Boko Haram has continued
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Iran’s supreme leader’s office has posted a photomontage of former US president Donald Trump playing golf under the shadow of a warplane alongside a pledge to avenge a deadly 2020 drone strike
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Ms Ankio Briggs, an environmental and human rights activist operating in the Niger Delta region has called for attitudinal change toward the running of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Briggs made the
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By Dennis Agbo Residents in Enugu and Nsukka townships have charged the Enugu state government to ensure that it executes to the conclusion its disclosed plan to resolve the perennial water scarcity
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The Senate of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State, has approved Feb. 8 as resumption date for the continuation of the 2019/2020 academic session. The Registrar, Dr Abubakar Mamuda, confirmed
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By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Following the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, one million facemasks along with mini bottles of sanitiser have been distributed in Kano by a manufacturer of healthcare
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen. The
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By Adeola Badru, Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, Thursday, congratulated the Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, on his third installation anniversary. Makinde in a congratulatory letter delivered by his Special
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The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Friday confirmed the sack of 65 primary school teachers. They were allegedly recruited illegally in Sanga Local Government Area of the state. SUBEB’s
