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NAF destroys Boko Haram IED factory in Borno
By Hamza Suleiman Maiduguri, Aug 8, 2024 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said that its air strikes have effectively destroyed…
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FG appoints, decorates 15 DCGs of paramilitary services (See names)
By Ibironke Ariyo Abuja, Aug. 7, 2024 The Federal Government has appointed and decorated 15 new Deputy Comptrollers General, Deputy…
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NYSC Coordinator, driver kidnapped in Akwa Ibom
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the kidnapping of its Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and…
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Tinubu appoints Governing Councils of Federal Universities, Colleges of Education, Specialized Institutions (See who is where)
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chairmen and Members of the Governing Councils of Federal Universities and Institutions,…
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FG cautions against foreign interference in protests
Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. (NAN) By Fortune Abang Abuja, Aug. 7, 2024 The Federal Government has called…
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Rising Coronavirus infections, falling immunisation rates, worry WHO
Geneva, Aug. 6, 2024 The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for vaccination campaigns for risk groups in view of…
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Police arrest 76 suspects with 25 Russian flags in Kano; 10 for flying same flags in Gombe
By Aminu Garko, Kano/Peter Uwumarogie, Gombe Aug.6, 2024 The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 76 persons in connection…
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Tinubu orders crackdown on those flying Russian flag
By Salif AtojokoAbuja, Aug. 5, 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying the…
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Bangladesh prime minister resigns after weeks of violent protests
Dhaka, Aug. 5, 2024 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned, following weeks of student violent protests that left roughly…
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RCCG’s 2024 Annual Convention holds from today, Monday, August 5 -11; Theme: HEAVEN
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) will start its 2024 Annual Convention, with the theme HEAVEN, today, August 5,…
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Soyinka: Hunger marches serve as summons to governance that breaking point has been reached; Counsels security agents on handling of protests
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, Aug. 4, 2024 Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be…
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‘Our government is committed to listening, addressing concerns of our citizens’ – Tinubu (Read full speech here)
BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA…
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Protest: Archbishop of Lagos cautions against ethnic profiling
By Uchenna Eletuo Lagos, Aug. 3, 2024 The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most. Rev. Adewale Martins, on Saturday cautioned against…
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Nationwide protest: Tinubu to address nation Sunday
President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. A statement…
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Police fault Amnesty’s claims on protest casualties
By Monday Ijeh Abuja, Aug. 3, 2024 The Nigeria Police has dismissed as “untrue”, a claim by Amnesty International that…
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African Development Bank Group approves $500 million loan to boost electricity access in Nigeria
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $500…
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41 African countries set for stronger economic growth, says Edun
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Aug. 2, 2024 Mr. Wale Edun the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…
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Protest: I-G places police units on red alert, confirms deaths, violence, looting
By Monday Ijeh Abuja, Aug. 1, 2024 The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units…
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Deaths, injuries, violence, drama recorded in nationwide protests in Nigeria
At least eleven people have reportedly died in clashes between Nigerian security forces and protesters on the first day of…
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N/Delta ex-agitators pull out of protest, say promoters plotting anarchy
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, July 31,2024 Hundreds of ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have rescinded their decision to partake in…
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Police foil bomb attack in Lagos (See picture)
The Improvised Explosive Device foiled on Wednesday at Ikeja By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, July 31, 2024 The Police Command in…
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Nigeria Immigration Service denies allegations of passport fast-track fees
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refuted claims of fast-track fees being imposed on Nigerian passport applicants in the United…
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Zenith Bank set to raise N290 Billion capital through Rights Issue and Public Offer
Zenith Bank Plc is set to raise N290 billion through a combination of a Rights Issue and a Public Offer…
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FG orders crude oil sale to Dangote Refinery, others in Naira
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, July 29, 2024 The Federal Government has ordered NNPC Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to…
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Bandits kidnap Sokoto Traditional Leader, son, 6 others, demand N1bn ransom
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto In a brazen affront to the Sokoto Community Guard and the conventional security agencies in the…
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