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World/Foreign News
Kenya dam bursts kill at least 42 amidst heavy rain and flood
At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya’s Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early…
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Business
Fuel Scarcity: Queues Resurface Amid Supply Shortages
Queues for petrol have continued to grow in different states as the country is being thrown into a fresh round…
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Imported goods: China to extend tariff exemptions for some US products until Nov 30
China will extend tariff exemptions for imports of some U.S. products until Nov. 30, the finance ministry said in a…
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World/Foreign News
UN human rights: Taliban’s treatment of women under scrutiny
Afghanistan’s Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of…
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Sport
Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint…
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Nigerian News
EFCC boss appoints chief of staff, 14 zonal directors
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief…
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Entertainment
BBNaija star Miracle Igbokwe graduates from US aeronautical varsity
The winner of the 2018 Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ show, Miracle Igbokwe, has graduated with distinction from the Embry-Riddle…
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World/Foreign News
Indonesia Commission Formally Declares Prabowo Next President
Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country’s…
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Entertainment
Nollywood veteran actor, Zulu Adigwe is dead
The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood…
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World/Foreign News
Russian priest presiding over Navalny’s memorial suspended from duties
A Russian Orthodox priest who presided over the memorial service for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in March…
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World/Foreign News
Russia’s deputy defence Minister Shoigu, detained for corruption
Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption…
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Business
Finance ministry recovers N57bn MDAs’ debts – Director
The Federal Ministry of Finance has recovered over N57bn from the N5.2tn debts owed by ministries, departments, and agencies to…
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Metro
Alleged Sexual Harassment: Suspended UNN lecturer in custody – Enugu police command
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of the suspended lecturer with the University of Nigeria,…
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Politics
Ganduje gets 37 APC chairmen’s vote of confidence
The All Progressives Congress State Chairmen forum on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence on the National Chairman of the…
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Nigerian News
Pres. Tinubu appoints Consuls-General, Chargés d’Affaires for 14 countries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 12 consuls-general and five chargés d’affaires to represent Nigeria in 14 countries.…
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Politics
Gov. Fubara reshuffles cabinet, redeploys two Wike’s loyalists
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made a minor cabinet reshuffle in the state. Affected by the reshuffle are the…
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Politics
EFCC boss vows to resign if Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has sworn to follow the prosecution of former…
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Politics
Pres. Tinubu Jets To Netherlands, Saudi Arabia Tuesday
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official…
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Business
FG To Ramp Up Power Capacity To 6000MW By Yearend
The Federal Government has concluded plans to ramp up power generation to a target 6,000 Mega Watts from 4,000 MW…
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Nigerian News
Alleged ₦8.5bn Fraud: Court Frees Ex-NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has freed a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…
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Politics
Court Dismisses Money Laundering Charge Against former AGF
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the money laundering allegations filed against a former Attorney…
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World/Foreign News
Man arrested in Paris after Iran consulate incident
French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris. A…
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Metro
Okuama Killings: Military Frees Traditional Ruler Of Ewu Kingdom
The traditional ruler of the Ewu kingdom, HRM Clement Oghenerukvwe, who surrendered himself in the course of investigations into the…
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Politics
IG withdraws policemen attached to Yahaya Bello
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the embattled former Governor of Kogi…
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Nigerian News
Villagers welcome Nigerian soldiers back from successful operation
Troops returning from a military operation in Nigeria’s Northeast were met with cheers and celebrations from local residents recently. The…
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World/Foreign News
Flydubai Airline Cancels Flights To Iran
Dubai’s Flydubai airline canceled flights to Iran on Friday after receiving an official alert, a statement said. “In line with…
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Business
South Africa inflation eases in March, fell to 5.3%
South Africa’s inflation fell to 5.3% year on year in March in a sign that Africa’s most industrialized economy was…
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Politics
Damagun To Continue As Acting National Chair – PDP spokesman
PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, has announced that the current acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum,…
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Business
World Bank, AfDB partner to provide 300m Africans with electricity
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering to provide no fewer than 300 million Africans…
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World/Foreign News
Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats for ‘subversive activities’
Burkina Faso’s military government has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, the foreign ministry said in a letter…
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Entertainment
Chess Marathon: 16hours in, Onakoya remains unbeaten
Renowned Nigerian Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess…
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Politics
Court grant EFCC permission to arrest Ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello
The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the…
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Politics
Atiku, Wike Attend PDP National Caucus Meeting
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister…
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Sport
Italian Court orders Juventus to pay Ronaldo €9.7m in back salary
Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the…
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World/Foreign News
Russo-Ukrainian war: Trump, Polish president meet in New York
Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in…
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Nigerian News
We will no longer tolerate obstruction of operations — EFCC warns
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned members of the public against obstructing the officers of the Commission from…
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Uncategorized
Court restrains EFCC from arresting, detaining Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) was on Wednesday restrained by Lokoja High Court from arresting, detaining, and prosecuting the…
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Business
illegal Mining: FG suspends mining activities at OAU, environs
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has directed an indefinite suspension of mining activities at the Obafemi…
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Politics
$350M World Bank loan: Kaduna Assembly Constitutes Committee To Probe El-Rufai’s Administration
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate how the $350 million World Bank loan obtained…
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World/Foreign News
German foreign minister to head to Israel to urge de-escalation
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Tuesday for discussions on how to prevent an escalation of…
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