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4845 nigeria hosts international maritime exercise obangame express 2023

Nigeria hosts international maritime ‘Exercise Obangame Express 2023’

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, Exercise Obangame Express 2023, will kick off its 12th year […]

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4847 port harcourt refinery operations delayed by three months

Port Harcourt refinery operations delayed by three months

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

File photo: A refinery in Nigeria The Federal Government has said the Port Harcourt Refinery, which was initially scheduled to […]

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Why we’re reintroducing on-street parking scheme – FCTA

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Monday explained that it was reintroducing it’s suspended on-street parking scheme to quickly […]

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4840 nigerias leadership problem beyond prayers says cleric

Nigeria’s leadership problem beyond prayers, says cleric

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

A cleric, Ven. Chukwunonso Anuba of the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Ugeuavo-Arochukwu, Abia State, says Nigerians must look beyond […]

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Police warn Yoruba Nation agitators, others after Ojota riot in Lagos

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi has warned against further violence in the state, vowing to deal with any […]

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2023 election: Buhari, Tinubu ask Adamawa to give Nigeria first female governor

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, have asked members of the […]

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Elections under threat, says INEC, PDP demands fairness

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday raised the alarm […]

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Election tribunal job not for money-making  – A’Court president

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

President Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen The Court of Appeal on Monday warned its officials deployed to the registries […]

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11419 NCDC Director General Ifedayo Adetifa

Lassa fever cases rise to 1,067, says NCDC

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

NCDC Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that 72 per cent of all […]

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How Yoruba nation protesters converged 3am, members killed

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

No fewer than two persons have been feared killed after a group of Yoruba nation agitators clashed with men of […]

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Murdered family: Police replace DPO, hunt escaped suspect

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

Seven days after a suspect, Lekan Adekanbi, in the gruesome murder of a couple and their son escaped from custody, […]

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4759 dokpesi uk police deepen probe controversy surrounds airport incident

Dokpesi: UK police deepen probe, controversy surrounds airport incident

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has said it is probing a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport […]

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4749 gunmen demand n620m ransom for abducted train passengers

Gunmen demand N620m ransom for abducted train passengers

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

Gunmen who abducted 31 Edo train passengers on Saturday have allegedly demanded N620m  ransom for their release. The gathered on […]

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UNIZIK gate

Robbers kill UNIZIK student over SIM card

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

A 200-level student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, identified simply as Daniel, has been shot dead by armed robbers […]

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Atiku arrives UK for meeting with British govt

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, arrived in London on Monday for a scheduled meeting with […]

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4743 dss directors wife orders kano gov candidates arrest

DSS director’s wife orders Kano gov candidate’s arrest

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The Department of State Services has arrested the Kano State governorship candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Abba Yusuf. […]

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16533 Akeem Lasisi

In tick and thin: One idiom, three errors

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

As simple as the idiom indicated here is supposed to be, it is usually mishandled in some three ways. Interestingly, […]

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Attempt to destroy Nigeria failed, says Buhari

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday in Damaturu, the Yobe […]

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4577 cbt centres operators raise concerns over 2023 utme

CBT centres operators raise concerns over 2023 UTME

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

The Association of Tutorial School Operators has said the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates will experience pain and stress. […]

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4579 amaa founder peace anyiam osigwe is dead

AMAA founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, is dead

By Ifunanya / January 10, 2023

Nigerian filmmaker and founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, is dead. According to reports, she died in […]

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