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Dispute resolution: You're free to approach Sharia Panel - Makinde tells Oyo residents

Dispute resolution: You’re free to approach Sharia Panel – Makinde tells Oyo residents

By Ifunanya / March 28, 2025

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that any resident who wishes to settle disputes through the Sharia Panel […]

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Deji Adeyanju slams Peller for telling Nigerians not to criticise Tinubu on TikTok

Deji Adeyanju slams Peller for telling Nigerians not to criticise Tinubu on TikTok

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Popular activist Deji Adeyanju has strongly criticised TikToker Peller after the influencer urged Nigerians to stop the ongoing #30DayRants challenge […]

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US continues to provide foreign aid after USAID freeze

US vows to respond if Venezuela attacks Guyana

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The United States has vowed to respond accordingly if the Venezuelan authorities launch an attack on Guyana, its ally in […]

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Trump's administration to deport arrested Turkish student Ozturk

Trump’s administration to deport arrested Turkish student Ozturk

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

A Turkish citizen, Rumeysa Ozturk, was arrested on Wednesday by plainclothes immigration officers wearing masks. Ozturk was detained outside Tufts […]

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New police commissioner assumes duty in Niger State

New police commissioner assumes duty in Niger State

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The Niger State Police Command said its newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has resumed duty. Elleman is […]

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Yobe's new Commissioner of Police Ado assumes duty

Yobe’s new Commissioner of Police Ado assumes duty

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The Yobe State Police Command has announced that the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ado Christopher, assumed duty on […]

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End Bad Governance: CLEEN Foundation faults Police claim in Niger, insist six killed

End Bad Governance: CLEEN Foundation faults Police claim in Niger, insist six killed

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

CLEEN Foundation has revealed that six people died in Niger State’s Tara local government area during the August 2024 End […]

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Workers’ Charter of Demands Unveiled as Stakeholders Engage on Just and Clean Energy Transition

By Contributor / March 27, 2025

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 27, 2025 (NAN) In a major step toward safeguarding workers’ rights in Nigeria’s evolving energy […]

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IGP Egbetokun commissions new Adamawa police headquarters

IGP Egbetokun commissions new Adamawa police headquarters

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The Inspector General of Police, on Thursday commissioned newly completed main office of the Adamawa State Command headquarters of the […]

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IBB, Humphrey Nwosu deceived 18m Nigerians, never confessed attrocities - Oshiomhole

IBB, Humphrey Nwosu deceived 18m Nigerians, never confessed attrocities – Oshiomhole

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has accused the late Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission, NEC, Humphrey Nwosu and […]

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State of emergency unnecessary in Zamfara – Ex-adviser

State of emergency unnecessary in Zamfara – Ex-adviser

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Sani Abdullahi Wamban Shinkafi, a former adviser on government affairs to ex-Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle, has rejected calls for […]

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DOGE: US Health Dept to cut 10,000 employees

DOGE: US Health Dept to cut 10,000 employees

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The US Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, has announced it’s cutting 10,000 full-time employees across health agencies. The […]

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Sallah: Emir Sanusi cancels Durbar, gives reason

Sallah: Emir Sanusi cancels Durbar, gives reason

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has cancelled the hosting of this year’s horse riding and Sallah festivities […]

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Ebonyi Assembly adopts creation of 12 more LGAs

Ebonyi Assembly adopts creation of 12 more LGAs

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has adopted a referendum for the creation of twelve additional Local Government Areas (LGAs) […]

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Bilateral issues: Mexico foreign minister, US official hold call

Bilateral issues: Mexico foreign minister, US official hold call

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente on Wednesday spoke with the US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau […]

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Three kidnap victims killed in Kaduna after ransom payment

Three kidnap victims killed in Kaduna after ransom payment

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Three residents of Surubu Community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State who were abducted on Saturday, March 22, […]

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Ukraine: South Korea issues intel on North Korea's aid to Russia

Ukraine: South Korea issues intel on North Korea’s aid to Russia

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

The South Korean military on Thursday revealed that North Korea recently deployed additional soldiers to join Russia’s war with Ukraine. […]

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Russian drone attack on Ukraine injures nine

Russian drone attack on Ukraine injures nine

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Russian forces late Wednesday launched a mass drone attack on Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, injuring nine people […]

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US appeals court halts order forcing DOGE to turn over documents

US appeals court halts order forcing DOGE to turn over documents

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

A US federal appeals court on Wednesday halted an order that would have forced Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting initiative to […]

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Trump: Elon Musk-led DOGE terminates 568 wasteful contracts worth $2.1 billion

Elon Musk to find out how journalist got into US officials Signal group chat

By Ifunanya / March 27, 2025

Elon Musk, head of the US Department of Government Effectiveness, DOGE, has offered to deploy his technical experts to investigate […]

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