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Why election tribunal sessions should be transmitted live – Shehu Sani

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

As Nigerians await the hearing of the various petitions filed before the election tribunals, a former Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani, […]

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Ekiti mourns Ikogosi monarch’s passage

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Ekiti State Government on Tuesday mourned the passage of Oba Elijah Olorunnisola, the Onikogosi of Ikogosi Ekiti in Ekiti-West Local […]

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11 migrants drown in Libya shipwreck

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

The Libyan coastguard recovered on Tuesday the bodies of 11 migrants including a child after their Europe-bound boat sank off […]

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TCN threatens to sanction erring electricity generation, transmission, distribution companies

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has threatened to sanction erring electricity market participants, having given them notices and time […]

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Buhari to unveil Nigerian Army’s new regimental colours

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday unveil 81 national and regimental colours for the newly established and operationalised units and […]

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52113 journalist to launch 3 books on counter insurgency operations

Journalist to launch 3 books on counter-insurgency operations

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

One of Nigeria’s most celebrated embedded journalists, Jibrin Baba-Ndace, is set to launch his first-ever trilogy, which highlights the ‘Nigeria’s […]

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Justice Yerima sworn in as new Chief Judge of Oyo State

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sworn in Justice Iyabo Subulade Yerima as the new Chief Judge (CJ) of […]

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Gov Abiodun installs MacGregor as new monarch of Orile-Ilawo

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has installed Professor Olusegun MacGregor as the new Olu of Orile Ilawo, in Odeda […]

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso – UN Rights Office Calls for Probe Into Latest Deadly Attack On Civilians

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing of scores of civilians in […]

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Tunisia: Ghannouchi Heard By Counter-Terrorism Brigade – Lawyer

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Tunis/Tunisia — Member of the defence group of Ennahdha Movement President Rached Ghannouchi lawyer Mokhtar Jemai said that his client […]

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Nigeria: Govt to Evacuate Nigerians By Bus Convoy to Egypt

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Nigeria plans to start evacuating nearly 3,000 of its nationals, mostly students, from Sudan by a convoy of buses to […]

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‘Pay our salaries before you leave office’, Cross River sweepers tell Ayade

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade Following the non-payment of their salaries, street sweepers in Calabar, Cross River State, on […]

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Homegrown fried chicken chain replaces KFC in Russia

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

The Russian incarnation of KFC opened its first restaurant in Moscow on Tuesday after the American fast food chain exited […]

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Man to die by hanging for murder in Ekiti

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced one Mr Ismaila Ojo to death by hanging for strangulating […]

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NDLEA dismisses video of officers operating in minibus

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that a trending video allegedly showing some of its officers operating […]

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Federal character policy bane of Nigeria’s progress – Don

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Prof. Johnson Adeoti of the Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, has described the imposition of federal character policy […]

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Nigeria, other African countries must tackle energy poverty headlong — Osinbajo

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says energy poverty has to be tackled headlong for African countries to attain middle-income status and […]

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Niger residents blame govt, security agencies for youth restiveness in Minna, environs

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Residents of Minna and its environs have blamed the Niger State Government and Security agencies for their inability to tackle […]

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South-South Christian should produce next Senate President – Bashir El-Rufai

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

A son of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir, has suggested the region and religion that should produce Nigeria’s […]

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South Africa: Will the Minister With Real Powers to Fix Eskom Please Stand Up?

By Ifunanya / April 25, 2023

Cape Town — In March 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Kgosientshoa Ramokgopa as minister of electricity to help address growing […]

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