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Fire incident will not affect our operations – EFCC

By Ifunanya / May 8, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has assured the public that Friday, May 5 fire incident at the Enugu […]

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Coronation: Ositelu congratulates King Charles

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The Primate of The Church of the Lord Worldwide (formerly Church of the Lord Aladura) and the President, World Council […]

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NDLEA intercepts 21,800 tramadol tablets, others

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has intercepted 21,800 tablets of tramadol in Adamawa and Edo. This […]

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Osimhen sinks Fiorentina at Napoli’s Serie A title party

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

Osimhen’s magical face mask missing Napoli fans hailed the return of their Serie A title-winning heroes on Sunday as Victor […]

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PDP in disarray, plans to hoodwink judges – Keyamo

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The spokesman for the dissolved All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday night, berated the opposition Peoples […]

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Abuja airport runway re-opened for operations- Minister

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The runway had been shut down for six few hours as a result of the Max Air flight conveying passengers […]

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Pensioners kick against alleged move to postpone May 29 handover date

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The alleged ploy to postpone the May 29 handover date from President Muhammadu Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has […]

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Army to probe assault on civilians in Kaduna hotel

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya The Nigerian Army has said it has ordered an investigation into a trending video […]

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Gunmen kill policeman, kidnap caretaker chairman in Taraba 

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Sunday attacked the Care Taker Committee chairman of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, Mr […]

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Alcaraz retains Madrid Open title

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

World number two Carlos Alcaraz defended his Madrid Open title with a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff […]

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Security agencies begin search for kidnapped Taraba council boss

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The search for the abducted caretaker committee chairman of Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State, Boyi Manja, has begun. […]

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Ohanaeze gives verdict on Buhari govt, points out pitfalls, successes

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, has given its verdict on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said the […]

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Ogun driver injures mother, two children

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

A yet-to-be-identified driver of Benz GLX 350 has allegedly injured a mother and her two children in the early hours […]

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NAFDAC raises the alarm over importation of banned pesticides

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised an alarm over […]

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10th NASS: Be neutral, APC group tells Tinubu

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

…says partisanship will be counterproductive A pressure group in the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Renewed Hope Professionals […]

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1,471 Nigerians arrive Abuja from Sudan

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, said a total of 1,471 passengers from Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]

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Flight disruption: Stay away from airports, FAAN tells NLC, TUC

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, to […]

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Katsina United gets new Chairman

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has appointed Surajo Baba-Malumfashi as the new chairman of Katsina United Football Club, […]

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Buhari to commission Dangote 650, 000 refinery on May 22

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 22 commission the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State. This was disclosed by Buhari’s Special […]

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Nigerian Army vows to punish officers involved in maltreating civilian in Kaduna

By Ifunanya / May 7, 2023

The Nigerian Army on Sunday, said it has zero tolerance for any act inimical to the rights and wellbeing of […]

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