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Tinubu inauguration: South-East jittery over exclusion

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

President-elect, Bola Tibubu’s assemblage of transition committee members has become a subject of controversy. The incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari was […]

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10th NASS: Tinubu, Adamu meet as anxiety mounts

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday […]

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ISWAP abducts three aid workers, security guards in Borno

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

The Islamic State of the West African Province has reportedly abducted three humanitarian workers and two security guards of Family […]

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Tinubu, Speaker aspirant meet on zoning behind closed doors

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Ahead of the zoning of the 10th National Assembly leadership by the All Progressives Congress, a leading aspirant for the […]

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Endangered guards: Bandits gun down 344 NSCDC officers in five years

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Security officers have continued to be victims of the killings of non-state actors. GIFT HABIB writes on the killings of […]

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NBA unveils plans for pro bono centre

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Nigerian Bar Association Logo The Nigerian Bar Association has concluded plans to open a pro bono centre to offer free […]

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Police arraign man over N2m engine oil theft

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 41-year-old man, Kingsley Kina, before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ojo for […]

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Operators invest N122bn pension funds in infrastructure

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

National Pension Commission Pension Funds Operators have invested N121.68bn of the Contributory Pension Scheme in infrastructure as of the end […]

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Protest as gunmen kill six Plateau miners

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Gunmen on Tuesday killed six miners in Turu community, Jos South Local Government Areas of  Plateau State. The killing of […]

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Your sins unforgivable, IPOB tells Buhari

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, lashed out at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying his alleged […]

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MSMEs borrowed N149bn from devt bank in 2022 – Report

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

About 105,000 micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises borrow N149.6bn from the Development Bank of Nigeria in 2022. This was disclosed […]

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Nigerian students attacked in Sudan

By Ifunanya / April 27, 2023

Armed thugs have attacked a group of Nigerian students on their way back to their hostel, located on the outskirt […]

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Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after its parent company failed to provide […]

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Diesel tanker bursts into flame in Ibadan

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

Scene of the fire incident A tanker carrying diesel, on Wednesday, burst into flame at Feranjesu axis on Olunde-Olomi road […]

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Football legend Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

Late football legend, Pele “Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word […]

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President Buhari decorates CPSO with new rank, lauds aides for loyalty

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his chief personal security officer, CPSO, Aliyu Musa and other security officers and personnel on […]

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52809 british envoy avuru others to brainstorm on solutions to business barriers

British envoy, Avuru, others to brainstorm on solutions to business barriers

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

The Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission, Ben Llewellyn-Jones and the Chairman, AA Holdings, co-founder and pioneer CEO of Platform […]

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FEC approves Action Plan 2022-2026 on Human Rights

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved Action Plan 2022-2026 for the promotion and protection of human rights in Nigeria. […]

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Again, suspected herdsmen attack Benue communities, kill 10

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

The bloodthirsty gunmen wrecking havoc in Benue State and other parts of the country have again murdered at least ten […]

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Court orders relocation of Ebonyi election petition tribunal to Abuja

By Ifunanya / April 26, 2023

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated […]

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