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Gunmen kill Ebubeagu commander, 2 others in Ebonyi

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Gunmen shot two persons dead in Mkpuma Akataka Community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi on Friday. A native of […]

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Police rescue 2 of 6 pupils abducted in Nasarawa

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Police in Nasarawa State have rescued two pupils out of the six pupils abducted from Local Education Authority Primary School, […]

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Tinubu campaign director, Najatu Mohammed, dumps APC

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The director of the Civil Society directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Najatu Mohammed, has dumped the ruling party […]

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No extension of date for depositing old Naira notes – CBN

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Business activities were temporarily slowed down at the Jalingo main market on Saturday as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]

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NPFL: Insurance, Abia, seek to extend winning streak

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

With two consecutive wins each so far this season, Bendel Insurance, Abia Warriors and Niger Tornadoes football clubs will hope […]

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Locals reject old naira, as scarcity of new notes hits Kaduna

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Following the January 31, 2023 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to deposit all old notes, residents, […]

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Deadly throat ailment kills 34 – NCDC

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

NCDC Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has confirmed […]

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Voters will reject Akpabio, ex-minister boasts

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

A former minister of Petroleum and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, Don Etiebet, has […]

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Lawyers, PSC union say IGP’s tenure extension illegal

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba …we have no power over the IGP – PSC The controversy surrounding the reported extension […]

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Terrorists kill 1,773 CJTF members in 10 years

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

Boko Haram insurgents and Islamic State of the West African Province terrorists have killed no fewer than 1,773 members of […]

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2023: Atiku assures Nigerians of tackling insecurity, hunger if elected

By Ifunanya / January 22, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that if voted […]

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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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