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Baze University matriculates 1,224 new students

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Baze University, Abuja has on Saturday matriculated a total number of 1, 224 newly admitted students into various disciplines for […]

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Five die, 24 injured in Cross River auto crash

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Cross River has confirmed five persons dead and 24 injured in an auto crash […]

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NNPP screens six aspirants for Kogi gov election

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The New Nigeria People’s Party on Saturday screened six aspirants ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State. […]

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PDP appoints Makarfi as chairman of Kogi primaries committee

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, as the chairman of its […]

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INEC declares APC’s Akande-Sadipe winner of Oluyole Federal Constituency election

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, the APC candidate, as winner of the Oluyole Federal Constituency […]

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Gombe PWDs decry lack of accessible facilities in airport

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Chima Azubuike Some Persons Living With Disabilities in Gombe State have decried the lack of universally acceptable wheelchairs and standard […]

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Macron signs France pension law amid protests

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

French President, Emmanuel Macron, signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, prompting accusations from unions and the left that […]

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BREAKING: Sylva wins Bayelsa APC governorship ticket

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress […]

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Police arrest suspects over attempted Tiwa Savage kidnap

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Ikoyi, in Lagos, says it has arrested some persons in connection with […]

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Naira redesign: Farmers ask FG for compensation over losses

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate farmers for losses recorded during the […]

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Sowore raises alarm over Tinubu’s health, whereabouts

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyole Sowore, on Saturday, raised an alarm over the whereabouts and […]

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Sonia Patterson Visits Nigeria

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

It was with great excitement receiving Sonia Patterson at the Muritala Mohammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Sonia Patterson, a philanthropist […]

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Lagos CP removes DPO over extortion

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

15th April 2023 Idowu Owohunwa, Lagos Commissioner of Police. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the […]

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Supplementary election records high voter turnout in Sokoto

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Saturday’s supplementary election being conducted by INEC, recorded high voter turnout as election began early in the affected areas in […]

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Massive turnout Zamfara supplementary polls

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Massive turnout of voters heralded Saturday’s supplementary elections in Zamfara Central Senatorial District, and in Gusau/Tsafe and Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituencies. […]

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Nigerian farmers seek compensation over losses caused by Naira redesign

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate farmers for losses recorded during […]

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Sudan: Several Killed As Army Battles Paramilitary in Khartoum

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Fighting has broken out in Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the powerful RSF paramilitary group that claims to have […]

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Aston Villa trounce Newcastle to close on Premier League top four

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Aston Villa blew the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League wide open as Ollie Watkins scored twice […]

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Coalition moves to stop multiple taxation on Rivers traders

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Graphic illustration of multiple taxation / Credit: Internet A coalition of civil society groups in Rivers State has raised the […]

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Kano rerun: Thugs disrupt voting, destroy ballot boxes in Fagge LG

By Ifunanya / April 15, 2023

Armed thugs have disrupted the supplementary election taking place at Alasawa and Kwaciri wards in Fagge Local Government Area of […]

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