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JUST IN: Abuja-Kaduna train resumes operation

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

A police officer standing by at the Abuja-Kaduna train station I Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola The Board and Management of Nigerian […]

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BREAKING: Court dismisses suit seeking to sack Buhari

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit by a […]

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Abuja-Kaduna train services resume after suspension due to derailment

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced the resumption of services along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor after the suspension due […]

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Why Peter Obi’s claim on foundation of Nigeria’s economic transformation is correct – Kingsley Moghalu

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu, has said claims made by the presidential candidate of […]

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Customs collects N935.3m revenue in Jibia-Magama border

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The outgoing controller of Katsina Area Customs Command, Dalhatu Chedi, said that the service collected N935.3 million since the reopening […]

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JUST IN: House of Reps rejects 10-day extension of deadline for old naira notes

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Hours after the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, announced the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari for […]

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NDLEA bursts trans-border cartel, seizes skunk, meth in compressors

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders of […]

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El-Rufai to support families of slain NSCDC personnel

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has pledged to support the families of slain officers of […]

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Pictorial: Eight die as truck falls on bus at Ojuelegba

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The scene of the accident A truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba, inwards Fadeyi, Lagos State, on Sunday, […]

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Hoodlums raze Rivers APC NASS candidate’s residence

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

…Party fumes, fingers PDP Suspected political thugs have razed the residence of the All Progressives Congress National Assembly candidate for […]

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Troops kill Boko Haram commander Abu Illiya, 32 others

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai alongside members of the civilian joint task force have reportedly annihilated a top Boko Haram […]

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End killings of farmers – Youths tell FG, Niger Govt

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Niger State chapter, has appealed to the federal and Niger State governments to […]

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Naira swap: House committee rejects extension, threatens Emefiele’s arrest

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on new naira re-design and naira swap policy has added […]

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Brighton beat holders Liverpool 2-1 in FA Cup

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Liverpool’s disastrous season suffered another blow on Sunday as the holders were dumped out the FA Cup by a 2-1 […]

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Falling container crushes eight on Lagos bridge

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

An articulated truck conveying a 20ft container fell on a commercial bus at the Ojuelegba bridge, Lagos on Sunday killing […]

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SERAP asks Buhari to probe attack on Peter Obi

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to […]

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NCC boss Danbatta bags Vanguard’s Regulator of the Year award

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was decorated with the […]

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Ex- Osun Gov, Oyinlola to sue police IG over non-release of report on MTN

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

A one time Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola is set to institute a legal action against the Inspector-General […]

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Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi what to do

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

The leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, issued warnings to the leading presidential candidates, Peter […]

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Police foil robbery in FCT, kill suspect

By Ifunanya / January 30, 2023

FCT Police Commissioner, Sadiq Abubakar Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command at about 4:40 am in the early […]

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