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EFCC feigns ignorance as Tompolo alleges worker’s detention

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has no knowledge of the alleged detention […]

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Train children to avert present security challenges in Nigeria – Rev Hayab

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The Country Director, Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN), Rev John Joseph Hayab, has observed that to avert the present increase […]

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CBN meets PoS agents Monday, supermarkets, eateries reject old notes

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

In a move to meet the January 31 deadline for the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes to cease being […]

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Obi not known in Zamfara, Gombe, others – Ex-A’Ibom deputy gov

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the 2019 election in Akwa […]

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Anambra govt, police dismiss reports Unizik students were raped by gunmen

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The Anambra State Government and the state police command have denied reports that some female students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, […]

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Opposition parties, Sowore worry over INEC portal

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Some political parties have expressed worry over their inability to upload the details of their agents on the portal of […]

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NJC confirms new Kwara Grand Khadi’s appointment

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The National Judicial Commission, NJC, has confirmed Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen as the new substantive Grand Khadi of Kwara State Shariah […]

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I’m not in music industry to compete — Harrysong

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

A popular singer, Harrison Okiri, aka Harrysong, has said he became an artiste to make good music, not to compete […]

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85% doctors planning to leave Nigeria, says NARD

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

At least 85 per cent of Nigerian doctors are planning to leave the country to seek greener pastures, Sunday has […]

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Govt should make policies to discourage population explosion – Kolawole Balogun

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Kolawole Balogun is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited. He tells BABATUNDE TUGBOBO about his […]

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Crisis rocks LP as presidential campaign chair, guber candidate, others set to boycott Peter Obi rally in Kano

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Barring last minute change, the chairman of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Mohammed Zarewa; the Kano governorship candidate of […]

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Peter Obi meets with traditional rulers of Southern Kaduna

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, on Saturday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, promised to stamp out corruption […]

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Nigeria fixes March 29 for nationwide census

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The National Population Commission, NPC, has fixed the national population and housing census for March 29 to April 1, 2023. […]

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Diphtheria cases rise to 100 In Kano

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The identified cases of diphtheria in Kano has risen from 25 to 100 in less than two weeks. Three persons […]

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Imo women protest monarch’s continued detention over alleged ESN sponsorship

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The women of Umunneato Community in Aboh Mbaise Council Area of Imo State, on Saturday, blocked the popular Eke Nguru […]

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Kwankwaso’s ally resigns, switches over to Atiku

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The North-East Zonal Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr Babayo Liman, and hundreds of his supporters have defected […]

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Court delaying my daughter’s murder case, suspects looking robust — Widow

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

An Isoko woman from Delta State,  Elizabeth Ogege, speaks to OPEYEMI ADEFEMI about her struggle to get justice for her […]

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Many men scared of dating actresses — Mojisola Adebanjo

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

An actress and filmmaker, Mojisola Adebanjo, says many Nigerian men find it hard to date and trust actresses because they […]

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2023: Opposition importing militants, arms to unleash mayhem on C’River – Ayade alleges

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has alleged that opposition parties in the state have concluded plans to import […]

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Peter Obi: Your opinions faulty, erroneous, self-serving – BMO hits Obasanjo

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to keep his political opinions to himself, as […]

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