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15290 PETROL FIRE IN EDO

Petrol price fuels anger in Edo, protesters blame black market

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Hardship caused by the rising fuel price has continued to increase in Edo State forcing residents, who blamed black marketers, […]

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Southern, Middle Belt leaders endorse Obi

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has endorsed the presidential candidate of the […]

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Naira scarcity: POS operators stop work In Kogi

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Operators of Point of Sale (POS) in Lokoja and its environs in Kogi State, on Thursday, stopped operation as the […]

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IPOB denies calling for boycott of election in S’East

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied issuing a sit-at-home order during the upcoming elections. IPOB said it has […]

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15222 gwarinpa building collapse another fatality recorded as search continues

Gwarinpa building collapse: Another fatality recorded as search continues

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The FCT Emergency Management Agency has confirmed another casualty in the Gwarinpa building collapse. The incident happened Thursday morning at […]

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NPFL: Bayelsa United suffer three-point deduction, fined N1.7m

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Newly promoted Nigeria Professional Football League side, Bayelsa United, have been docked three points and three goals as well by […]

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15224 sharia court dissolves ganduje daughters 16 year old marriage

Sharia ​court dissolves Ganduje daughter’s 16-year-old marriage

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State on Thursday dissolved the marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba. Asiya is […]

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Joshua in talks to face Ngannou

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says he has held talks with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou over the prospect […]

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Bandits display new naira notes, experts indict bankers

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Some security experts have said the purpose of the Central Bank on the new naira notes redesign might have been […]

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20-year-old apprentice kills master, dumps corpse in well

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old apprentice, Josiah Godwin, for allegedly hacking his master, Saviour Joseph, to […]

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Pump-action guns found in Ogboni leader’s Lagos house

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday declared wanted the leader of a fraternal institution, Ogboni, Tajudeen Bakare, for threatening […]

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15218 Gov Okowa

VP: Clark says Okowa betrayed South, gov protests

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Elder statesman and First Republic Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Thursday, came […]

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FG evacuates 1,531 Nigerians from Ukraine, commends IOM

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed it airlifted 1,531 stranded Nigerians from Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, […]

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15208 nlc settles for consensus candidate as wabba bows out as president

NLC settles for consensus candidate as Wabba bows out as president

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Nigeria Labour Congress has settled for a consensus candidate to succeed Comrade Ayuba Wabba who is bowing out of […]

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10 facts about Mmobuosi, Nigerian billionaire seeking to buy Sheffield

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Billionaire Dozy Mmobuosi. Photo source: Concordia Sheffield United are reportedly close to being bought out by Nigerian billionaire Dozy Mmobuosi in […]

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Nigerians will vote in peaceful atmosphere, says Buhari 

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) …says porous borders prolonging anti-terrorism fight The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), […]

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New naira crisis: Aso Rock forces inciting Nigerians against APC – El-Rufai

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, again on Thursday, took a swipe at the people he called elements in the […]

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We’ll unmask Aso Villa cabal working against Tinubu – El-Rufai

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has promised to unmask elements in the presidential villa working against the victory […]

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15190 nuprc shortlists 139 firms for commercialised gas flare programme

NUPRC shortlists 139 firms for commercialised gas flare programme

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has shortlisted 139 firms that applied for Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, NGFCP. […]

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Peter Obi is a Nollywood actor, can’t win election — El-Rufai

By Ifunanya / February 3, 2023

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the chances of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, saying […]

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