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Nnamdi Kanu detained, prosecuted for making same remark as DSS DG, Ajayi - Ejimakor

Nnamdi Kanu detained, prosecuted for making same remark as DSS DG, Ajayi – Ejimakor

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the […]

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NNPCL: Kyari's removal step towards reforming Nigeria’s oil sector - ERA

NNPCL: Kyari’s removal step towards reforming Nigeria’s oil sector – ERA

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

A civil society organization, Energy Reforms Advocates, ERA, has hailed the removal of Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive […]

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NAFDAC committed to fighting fake products using technology - Adeyeye

NAFDAC committed to fighting fake products using technology – Adeyeye

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Director General of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has said that the […]

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Ogun Govt begins tolling on Epe-Mojoda-Ijebu-Ode highway March 24

Gender-based violence: Ogun govt launches additional toll-free lines

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Ogun State Government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has launched additional toll-free lines to enhance […]

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Israeli airstrike reportedly hits UN-run Gaza hospital, killing 19

Israeli airstrike reportedly hits UN-run Gaza hospital, killing 19

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has reportedly struck a hospital operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. About […]

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Elon Musk's Tesla vehicle becomes best-selling vehicle in China, Norway

Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicle becomes best-selling vehicle in China, Norway

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Tesla electric vehicle, Model Y, has become the best-selling in China and Norway in March 2025. Elon Musk, the […]

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Insecurity: Alia calls for calm in Benue community

Stop watching while our people are being slaughtered – Idomas in diaspora slam Gov Alia, Benue South leaders

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Idomas in the Diaspora, under the aegis of Idoma Assocaition USA, have strongly condemned the continued silence of political […]

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Katsina: Police enforce movement restriction ahead of LG polls

Police rescue two kidnapped university students in Nasarawa

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Nasarawa State Police Command has successfully rescued two students of the Federal University, Lafia who were abducted by suspected […]

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Israel to expand Gaza military operation with large-scale evacuations

Israel to expand Gaza military operation with large-scale evacuations

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Israeli government on Wednesday announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza, saying large areas of the enclave would […]

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INEC flags deficiencies in recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti

Akpabio, Ododo, Bello never planned to kill Natasha – Kogi govt

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, has denied allegations that former governor, Yahaya Bello, Governor Usman Ododo and Senate […]

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Wisconsin Supreme Court election: 'Our courts not for sale' - Susan Crawford slams Elon Musk

Wisconsin Supreme Court election: ‘Our courts not for sale’ – Susan Crawford slams Elon Musk

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Judge Susan Crawford, the projected winner of the Wisconsin 2025 Supreme Court election, has slammed billionaire Elon Musk, noting that […]

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Rivers: Reverse Fubara removal - Peter Obi tells Nigeria's National Assembly

People with criminal records, forged certificates in charge of Nigeria – Peter Obi

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that people with criminal record, unverified and […]

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Gaza: UN dismisses Israel's claims of enough food

Gaza: UN dismisses Israel’s claims of enough food

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The United Nations on Tuesday refuted Israel’s claims that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for […]

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No reprisal attacks for Uromi killing - Youths slam peddlers of fake news

No reprisal attacks for Uromi killing – Youths slam peddlers of fake news

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Northern Youth Assembly and the Inter-Tribe Community Support Forum have denied claims of any reprisal attacks following the gruesome […]

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Court clears path for recall process against senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Kogi gov’t accuses Natasha of inciting chaos, calls for security action

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Kogi State government has condemned Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions, accusing her of inciting chaos in the state amidst the […]

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DSS arrests two key suspects involved in Uromi killing

DSS arrests two key suspects involved in Uromi killing

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Security operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) have apprehended two principal suspects connected to the gruesome murder of […]

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Okpebholo planning to bribe opposition lawmakers with N2.8bn to join APC - PDP alleges

Uromi: We don’t need more killings – Muslim Council

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

The Muslim Congress (TMC) has expressed sadness over the brutal murder of 16 northern travelers in Uromi, Edo State. In […]

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Benue lawmaker calls on president Tinubu to address escalating violence in Otukpo

Benue lawmaker calls on president Tinubu to address escalating violence in Otukpo

By Ifunanya / April 2, 2025

Blessing Onuh, the lawmaker representing Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has raised an urgent call for intervention […]

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Makinde visits Aleshinloye market 20 days after fire tragedy

Makinde visits Aleshinloye market 20 days after fire tragedy

By Ifunanya / April 1, 2025

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has visited Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the state capital, which was recently engulfed by […]

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Russia leads global energy markets despite sanctions - PM Mishustin

Russia leads global energy markets despite sanctions – PM Mishustin

By Ifunanya / April 1, 2025

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday declared Russia the dominant country in global energy markets, despite sanctions. The PM spoke […]

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