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Over 72 dead bodies recovered after flood in Congo village

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Over 72 dead bodies recovered after flood in Congo village Humanitarian workers on Friday recovered at least 72 bodies from […]

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Phone calls beyond 30 minutes increase high blood pressure – Research

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Phone calls beyond 30 minutes increase high blood pressure – Research Talking on a mobile for 30 minutes or more […]

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Ekweremadu’s UK jail sentence dent on Nigeria’s image – Adamu Garba

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has described the 10-year jail […]

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Customs seizes N55m contraband in Adamawa, Taraba in 2 weeks

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has seized assorted contraband items valued at over N55 million […]

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Nigerian student sentenced to 11-month imprisonment for assaulting wife in UK

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Nigerian student sentenced to 11-month imprisonment for assaulting wife in UK A Nigerian student at Bangor University, North Wales, United […]

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Sacked Ondo monarch dies at 92

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The monarch of Okeigbo Community in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State,  Oba Lawrence Babajide, has passed away. The […]

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Nigerian Customs seizes N55m contraband in Adamawa

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The Nigeria Customs Service seized smuggled goods worth N55.3 million at the border between Adamawa and Taraba since April 18. […]

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Police grant Adamawa REC Yunusa-Ari bail, order him to report daily

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The Nigeria Police Force has granted Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), bail. Force Public Relations […]

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Datti Baba-Ahmed calls on Buhari, CJN to boycott Tinubu’s inauguration

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief […]

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Gombe to maintain regional water supply with N2.4bn

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya Gombe State Executive Council on Thursday ratified over N1.1bn as the cost of maintaining regional […]

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[BREAKING]: Organ trafficking: UK court sentences Ekweremadu to 10 years imprisonment

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Ekweremadu, Beatrice, and Obeta The United Kingdom court has sentenced former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, to nine […]

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Sudan war: Many civilians trapped as fighting continues in Khartoum

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival […]

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Prioritize youth inclusion in government – Group to Niger Gov-elect

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Youths in Niger State have tasked the incoming administration to prioritize youth inclusion in governance, decrying the alleged exclusion by […]

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BREAKING: Ekweremadu sentenced to 10 years in prison for organ harvesting

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Former Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and Doctor Obinna Obeta have been sentenced to prison for their involvement […]

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Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia Saga – Airport Security Head Apologizes to Grace Mugabe

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

In a surprising turn of events, Cleopas Chidodo, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe Head of Security at Robert Mugabe […]

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Zimbabwe: UK, EU Slam Opposition Politicians Sikhala and Ngarivhume’s Conviction

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom have said they are keeping an eye on the judiciary following the […]

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Zimbabwe: Former British Colonies Demand Reparations From King Charles III On Eve of Coronation

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Leaders of indigenous people from 12 Commonwealth nations have demanded a formal apology from King Charles III for ‘the horrific […]

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UK Tories suffer losses in Sunak’s first electoral test

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak Britain’s ruling Conservatives suffered high-profile losses as results poured in Friday from Prime Minister Rishi […]

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Fire razes Alaba market, traders turn back firemen

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed after fire gutted the popular Alaba International market in the Ojo Local […]

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CBN’s N22.7trn emergency loan to FG will improve debt transparency – DMO

By Ifunanya / May 5, 2023

The Debt Management Office, DMO, says the securitisation of CBN’s N22.7 trillion “Ways and Means Advances’’ to the Federal Government […]

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