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Eid el-Fitr: Governor-elect, Uba Sani felicitates with Kaduna Muslims

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

The Kaduna State Governor-elect, Uba Sani, has felicitated with Muslims on the celebration of this year’s Eid el-Fitr. Sani who […]

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Buhari, Tinubu exchange Sallah greetings amid queries over president elect’s whereabouts

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has exchanged Sallah greetings with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu amid questions over the latter’s whereabouts. Buhari and […]

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Census risks postponement over funding, logistic problems

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

Twelve days to the commencement of the national population and housing census, uncertainties have continued to trail the planned headcount […]

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Lagos motorists lament extortion as traffic officers exploit faulty road marking

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

Some residents of Lagos State have lamented the continued extortion of motorists by traffic officers attached to the Central Business […]

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Abeokuta morgue can’t explain my father’s corpse whereabouts – Son

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

James Omirenya, son of an Ogun State-based farmer from Benue State, tells EMMANUEL OJO, about the pains the family is […]

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Police dismiss 18 officers in three months

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba The Nigerian Police Force dismissed no fewer than 18 cops for various offences ranging from […]

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Good Samaritan saved me from collapsed Lagos stadium floodlight – Para-powerlifter

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

PETER AKINBO writes on how death was averted at the National Stadium, Lagos, on Wednesday after a dilapidated floodlight pillar […]

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Ihedioha loses mother at 90, Atiku, Obi mourn

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

Former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has announced the death of his mother, Dame Dorothy Ihedioha, who passed away […]

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12 ex-govs win Senate seats, five join leadership race

By Ifunanya / April 22, 2023

No fewer than five former governors are in the race for the Senate Presidency, checks by Saturday have revealed. They […]

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Half-baked actors, filmmakers have invaded Nollywood — Bob-Manuel Udokwu

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

A veteran actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, has expressed sadness that the movie industry has been taken over by half-baked practitioners. Udokwu, […]

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Empress Njamah bounces back from blackmail saga

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Actress, Empress Njamah, evidently had a bitter experience in December 2022, when her ex-lover known as George Wade put out […]

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Jealous man dismembers lover for planning to end relationship

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

The Kaduna State Police Command has apprehended a middle-aged man, identified simply as Kenneth, for allegedly hacking his girlfriend to […]

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La Liga: Espanyol halt losing streak in Cadiz stalemate

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Espanyol ended a run of six consecutive defeats with a 0-0 draw against Cadiz on Friday, but remain in La […]

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Pictorial: Transport minister, others pay Buhari Sallah homage

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Lawan, Osinbajo, Sambo and Buhari on Sallah day The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, alongside other government officials, on Friday […]

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Stuttgart: Swiatek sets up US Open final rematch with Jabeur

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova during their quarter-final match at the Women’s Tennis Grand […]

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KEDCO apologises to customers in Kano, others

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

The Management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has tendered an unreserved apology to its esteemed customers over epileptic power […]

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Buhari, Tinubu exchange Sallah greetings

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Tinubu and Buhari Must read President Muhammadu Buhari and the incoming president, Bola Tinubu, on Friday exchanged Eid greetings in […]

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Nigerian Senate resumes May 2

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

The Nigerian Senate has rescheduled its resumption to Tuesday, May 2, the management informed on Friday. Clerk of the Senate, […]

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Senate Minority Leader lost seat to LP ‘tsunami’ – FCT minister

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, on Friday, in Abuja, invited the Senate […]

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Evacuation: Flight operations now risky in Sudan – NIDCOM

By Ifunanya / April 21, 2023

Photo credit: The Wall Street Journal The Federal Government has said that the ongoing crisis in Sudan is making it […]

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