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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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Sudan: NAF, Air Peace, others cleared to evacuate Nigerians from Egypt

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Gift Habib, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday said the Nigeria Air Force, Air Peace and other airlines have received […]

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Assault: DSS detains Fintiri’s chief security aide, PDP supporters

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

The Department of State Services has arrested and detained Ahmad Umar, the chief security detail to Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu […]

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Heavy airstrikes in Khartoum as Sudan truce extended

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitaries in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, as the army […]

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UBA shareholders approve N1.10 per share dividend for 2022

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Shareholders of United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc have approved the Board of the bank’s proposal to pay a dividend […]

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Flood takes over NPC, NYSC premises in Lagos

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

A downpour on Thursday caused flooding of the National Population Commission, NPC and National Youth Service Corps, NYSC premises at […]

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Sudan: Sudan and Int’l Activists Call for UN Investigation to ‘Futureproof Justice’

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Geneva / Khartoum — The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), in concert with a range of Sudanese […]

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Sudan: Refugees From Sudan Face Dire Conditions At Egypt’s Argeen Crossing

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Argeen — As the political and military situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, thousands of refugees are attempting to flee […]

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