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Enugu Governor-elect, Mbah inaugurates transition committee, wants implementable action plan

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Ahead of the May 29 take-off of his administration, the governor-elect of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has inaugurated a […]

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Tanzania: Tears of Joy As Evacuated Tanzanians in Sudan Back Home Safely

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

IT was tears of joy for relatives, parents and guardians as Air Tanzania’s Boeing 787- 8 Dreamliner, carrying 206 Tanzanians […]

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Kenya: Senate 11-Member Team to Probe Shakahola Massacre

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Nairobi — Senators on Thursday established an Ad-hoc Committee which will Investigate the proliferation of religious organizations and the circumstances […]

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Nigeria: Federal Govt Suspends Subsidy Removal

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

“Council agreed that the timing of the removal of fuel subsidy should not be now,” an official said. The National […]

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11 die in Indonesia boat accident

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Eleven people drowned in western Indonesia after a passenger boat carrying dozens overturned, an official said Friday. Rescuers saved 62 […]

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Overnight strikes hit several Ukrainian cities

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital Kyiv, officials said Friday. At least two people were […]

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Community-funded Igbajo United relishing FA Cup milestone

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Little-known Igbajo United, a community-funded amateur side from Osun State, on Wednesday caused a major upset in this season’s FA […]

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Sudan: Warring Rivals Agree to Extend Ceasefire

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have agreed to extend a truce that was set to expire midnight […]

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Oby Ezekwesili at 60: An Attestation

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Obiageli (Oby) Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same […]

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Youngblood and love for quick cash

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Nigerian young people are not just our future; they are our present. Count them as the crème de la crème […]

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Woman abducts two siblings in Lagos community

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

A 38-year-old man, Mohammed Abu, was on Thursday arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of […]

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FG gets S’Court nod to amend appeal against Kanu

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, okayed the request by  the Federal Government to file additional nine grounds in its appeal […]

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FG may shift census, plans movement restriction

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Less than a week to the commencement of the national population and housing census, there are rising indications that it […]

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Over 60,000 soldiers recruited under my watch, says Buhari

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says over 60,000 soldiers were recruited under his watch, saying his administration funded […]

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Electricity: NNPCL, five JV partners sign gas supply agreement

By Ifunanya / April 28, 2023

Six joint venture domestic and international oil companies, on Thursday, signed a Gas Supply Agreement for the supply of natural […]

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Rizespor awards thrill Olawoyin

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Cayakur Rizespor forward, Ibrahim Olawoyin has expressed his delight after winning the club’s Player of the Month award in January […]

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Ex-students, colleagues celebrate retiring OAU don

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Praises flowed on Wednesday at a pre-retirement colloquium held in honour of a consummate professor of literature at the Obafemi […]

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Trump warns of ‘anarchy’ if US re-elects Biden

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Donald Trump vowed Thursday to “crush” Joe Biden in the 2024 election, warning in his first campaign stop since his […]

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14 die, 5 injured in Bauchi auto crash

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

No fewer than 14 persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident at Zangoro village along Bauchi-Darazo road. The […]

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27 visually impaired students sit for UTME in Enugu

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

No fewer than 27 visually impaired students sat for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UMTE, organised by the Joint Admissions and […]

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