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INEC disowns LP’s national convention
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party‘s national convention held in Anambra. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC…
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Stabbing Spree: 22years old killed four in US
Four people, including a teenage girl, were killed and at least five injured after a man went on a stabbing…
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BREAKING: DHQ declares eight wanted for killing soldiers in Delta
The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in…
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Flights Disrupted As Protest Rocks Port Harcourt Airport
Flights were grounded at the Port Harcourt International Airport following a protest embarked on by some women from the Ipo…
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Freedom Day: Gov. Bala frees 96 inmates, encourages decent lifestyle
The Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Muhammad Abdulkadir has pardoned 96 convicted inmates from the various correctional facilities across the…
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Public debt stock rises to N97.34tr in Q4 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s public debt stock rose from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34…
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Thailand parliament passes same-sex unions bill
Thailand’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed a marriage equality bill at the final reading, in a landmark step…
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Kaduna flags off road construction as Senators redeem N109m pledge
The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of 5.5-kilometre asphalt road linking Tudun-Biri village…
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Kidnappers Must Be Treated As Terrorists — Pres.Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The…
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Senegal Presidential Poll: EU, ECOWAS hail smooth running of Election
The observation missions deployed to Senegal by the European Union and West Africa’s regional bloc on Tuesday praised the smooth…
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NSCDC uncovers 10 illegal refineries, arrest 5 suspects
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has uncovered a massive illegal oil refining site…
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Navy intercepts 193 bags of narcotics, arrests suspect
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 193 bags of cannabis sativa and arrested a suspect, Asamani Emmanuel, along the Badagry waterways.…
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OBJ describes self “a mad man for agriculture,” link banditry, kidnapping to Unemployment
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has linked the growing activities of bandits and kidnappers to the unemployment situation in the country.…
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Baltimore bridge collapse: Six workers presumed dead after crippled cargo ship knocks down
Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a…
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Man of Steel: US steel sculpture artist, Richard Serra dies at 85
American artist Richard Serra, whose enormous steel sculptures coated with a fine patina of rust decorated landscapes and dominated oversized…
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China’s President Xi meets US executives, academics in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping met with U.S. executives and academics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on…
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Visa, Mastercard reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees
Visa and Mastercard reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings…
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MPC Meeting: CBN increases interest rate to 24.75%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has today concluded its two-day meeting for March 2024. This…
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Metro
Moment bandit displays ransom money on TikTok [Video]
A terrorist has allegedly been spotted in a viral video flaunting money obtained from ransom payments collected from victims, with…
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Kidnapped Edo PDP chairman regains freedom
Following eleven days in captivity, Dr. Tony Azegbemi, the Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been…
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NSCDC uncovers illegal refineries in Rivers forest
The Special Intelligence Squad of the Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has discovered a large-scale…
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UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties in L.A. and Miami raided by federal agents
U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents have opened an investigation of hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs, searching his properties in…
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CBN directs BDCs to sell dollar at N1,269
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it will be allocating $10,000 to each Bureau de Change operator at…
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Health/Lifestyle
Lagos State trains 340 healthcare workers in Safe Blood handling
The Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service has trained 340 healthcare workers to enhance safe blood practices and ensure quality blood…
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FG eyes $25bn annually as Tinubu okays infrastructure Devt Fund
President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund to bridge the country’s $25bn per annum infrastructure…
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Senegal Election: Ruling Party’s Ba Congratulates Faye Before Official Declaration
Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognised his victory…
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Senegal begin voting on Sunday to elect new leader
Senegal began voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis.…
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Nigerian News
Pres. Tinubu Hails NSA, Security Agencies Over Release Of Kuriga Schoolchildren
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday hailed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and other security agencies over the safe release…
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Kuriga Abduction: Army rescues 137 kidnapped School children
The Defence Headquarters, on Sunday, said troops rescued the abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun…
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Kungiya Zaman Lafiya: Miyetti Allah Leader Arraigned Over Alleged Creation Of Militia Group
leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja…
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Israeli military says troops captured hundreds of fighters in Gaza hospital
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and military commanders…
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Ukraine says Russian oil refineries are legitimate targets
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday Russian oil refineries were legitimate targets for its forces, after a media…
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Niger Republic opens land border with Nigeria
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the…
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Entertainment
Warri Again: Pinnick, Davido to settle out of court
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reached an agreement to settle the breach of contract lawsuit filed…
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Business
FAAC shares N 1.2trn to FG, States, LGs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N1.152.trn to the three tiers of government for February 2024 from a gross total…
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Entertainment
Dust To Dreams: Idris Elba to direct a Lagos-based short film
Hollywood star, Idris Elba, is set to direct a Lagos-based short film, titled Dust To Dreams in collaboration with Nigerian filmmaker, Mo…
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Picket all LP offices – NLC orders
The labour union on Wednesday instructed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party secretariats across the country.…
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Abia Assembly Passes Bill Revoking Pensions For Govs, Deputies
Abia State House of Assembly has passed into law, H.A.B 11: A Bill for a ‘Law to Repeal Governors &…
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Nigerian News
FG reveals 15 Terrorism Financiers, BDCs, plans sanctions
The Federal Government has announced the identification of 15 entities, consisting of nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators…
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