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12307 do not sabotage my government lalong warns civil servants

Do not sabotage my government – Lalong warns civil servants

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has warned civil servants to avoid being […]

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12287 police in kano arrest man for offering n1m bribe to secure release of suspected kidnapper

Police in Kano arrest man for offering N1m bribe to secure release of suspected kidnapper

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The Police Command in Kano State said it has arrested one Bamuwa Umaru, 62, for offering N1 million as bribe […]

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12289 17 bag first class as absu graduates 3724 students

17 bag first class as ABSU graduates 3724 students

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The vice chancellor, Abia State University, Uturu, Prof. Onyemachi Ogbulu, said 17 of the 3,724 graduating students of the institution […]

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12291 frsc returns n3 2m to family of accident victim in kogi

FRSC returns N3.2m to family of accident victim in Kogi

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kogi Sector Command on Tuesday recovered and returned the sum of N3.2 million to […]

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12237 Buhari signs 2023 budget

Sign copyright bill, NGO urges Buhari

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Electronic Information For Libraries, on Monday, asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to sign the 2022 Copyright […]

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INEC takes delivery of last PVCs for Lagos

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State, on Tuesday, said that it had taken delivery of the last batch […]

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12233 2023 census npc warns enumerators staffers against partisanship laxity

2023 census: NPC warns enumerators, staffers against partisanship, laxity

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The National Population Commission (NPC) on Tuesday warned enumerators and Staffers against partisanship and laxity during the 2023 Census exercise. […]

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US sues Google over dominance of online ad market

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The United States Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh […]

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12235 court reinstates unlawfully dismissed immigration officer

Court reinstates unlawfully dismissed Immigration officer

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has set aside the decision by the immediate past Comptroller General of the Nigeria […]

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75% Nigerian children can’t read, solve maths – UNICEF

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has said 75 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of seven […]

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IGP unveils Mabushi divisional headquarters in Abuja

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, who was on Tuesday represented by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7, Kayode […]

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‘Withdraw policemen attached to VIPs to INEC facilities’

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The Federal Government has been advised to start withdrawing some security officials attached […]

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12217 naval boss commends army for checking cameroonian militants incursion into nigeria

Naval boss commends army for checking Cameroonian militants incursion into Nigeria

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar has been commended for stoutly checking the incessant incursions of the Ambazonian […]

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12219 fut minna to analyze 2 217 households data on migration

FUT Minna to analyze 2, 217 households’ data on migration

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, WASCAL, of the Federal University of Technology, […]

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Nigerians now have alternative to PDP, APC – Kwankwaso

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso Photo: Facebook The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has promised that the […]

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Osun kidnappers demand ransom in dollars

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

One of the three people abducted by gunmen in Fulani settlements near Iwo town, Osun State, has been rescued. Metro […]

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Diphtheria: FG deploys response team as cases rise

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The number of confirmed cases of diphtheria disease has risen to 123 in the country, according to the Nigeria Centre […]

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12175 inec cautions staff against sharp practices

INEC cautions staff against sharp practices

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia has cautioned its staff members to shun sharp practices during the Permanent […]

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12177 insecurity icrc worried over 25000 missing persons in nigeria

Insecurity: ICRC worried over 25,000 missing persons in Nigeria

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The International Committee for the Red Cross, ICRC, has expressed over the alleged 25,000 Nigerians missing as a result of […]

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41922 use subsidy palliative loan to resuscitate refineries cleric urges nigerian govt

N1trn FAAC allocation to states benefit of Buhari’s economic diversification, says BMO

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has described the N990billion Federation Accounts Allocation, FAAC, for December 2022 among the three tiers […]

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