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17-year-old girl commits suicide in Jigawa – Police
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Police in Jigawa says a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming insecticide popularly known…
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Abia Commissioner confirms Lassa Fever outbreak at FMC, Umuahia
The Commissioner for Information in Abia, Mr John Okiyi, has confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever at the…
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Sokoto: Access to immunization increases by 1000 percent
Sokoto state government said it has increased access to immunization by more than a thousand fold, from a meager 2.5%…
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Attack on Borno community sad, inhumane—Shettima
By Rabiu Sani Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday described the Boko Haram insurgents’ Sunday night attack on…
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Police investigate attempt to gang-rape in Enugu
By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State has begun investigation on the alleged attempted gang-raping by some…
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Angry constituents pelt Senator with stones over poor representation
Angered by what they described as extremely poor representation, some people in Talasse, Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State…
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies; Africa has lost a courageous woman – President Buhari; Women activists mourn
Madikizela-Mandela died peacefully surrounded by her family following a long illness that had kept her in and out of…
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Airports concession: Unions urge FG to consider workers’ interest
By Adekunle Williams/Solomon Asowata Two aviation unions on Monday urged the Federal Government to consider the interest of workers…
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Mantu’s election rigging confession personal to him-PDP
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the former Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu’s confession that he rigged…
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Unilag convocation now May 8 – 11
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The postponed convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos will now take place from May 8 to…
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AIG Zone 5 debunks alleged plot to eliminate whistle blower
By Deborah Coker The Zone 5 headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force, Benin, has debunked any plot to eliminate one…
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750 Cattle rustlers, kidnappers renounce violence in Kaduna
By Mohammad Tijjani A total of 750 criminals, including cattle rustlers, bandits and kidnappers have sworn to an oath…
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SERAP to FG: Withdraw ‘clumsy, arbitrary looters’ list’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “immediately withdraw the clumsy, arbitrary…
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Angry constituents stone rep member
Angry constituents Saturday stoned Hon Garba Hamman Julde, a member of the House of Reps representing Bali-Gassol Federal constituency of…
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Tambuwal at Easter: Stand up for the vulnerable, downtrodden
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has urged Nigerians to use the Easter period to stand up for all those who have…
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Fayemi declares interest in Ekiti guber poll
Ariwodola Idowu Former Ekiti state governor and current Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday said…
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Use Easter to cultivate the Culture of Love – Obi to Nigerians
Gov. Peter Obi has described Easter Celebration as significant in many ways. In his Easter message, he said that besides…
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Nigerian 2019 presidential election: Zoned to competence By Prof. Kingsley Moghalu
The choice that faces Nigeria in the 2019 presidential election is one between progress and retrogression, between scary poverty…
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Storey building collapses, kills two in Agege – LASEMA
By Florence Onuegbu A distressed storey building suffered partial collapse at the backside, killing two females, the Lagos State…
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Sierra Leone presidential run-off:Vote counting commences
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Ballot counting began after official close of voting at 5 pm (GMT) in the Saturday Sierra Leone’s…
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Looters List: Sowore’s #TakeBackNigeria Movement declares APC, PDP two sides of same bad coin
Take Back Nigeria movement is appalled that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have so terribly…
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Pepper seller, mother of 5, delivered of triplets in Omu-Aran, Kwara
By Yinusa Ishola A 38-year-old trader, Mrs Deborah Ogunsola, was on Friday delivered of triplets at the General Hospital, Omu-Aran,…
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Police kills 5 suspected kidnappers in Taraba
By Nabilu Balarabe The Police in Taraba said they have killed five suspected kidnappers in Garba-Chede, Gassol Local Government Area…
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Two-day roundtable on research funding begins April 17
A two-day Roundtable on Research Funding for research institutions in Nigeria is billed to come up in Abuja on April…
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Easter: Gov Ugwuanyi calls on Nigerians to promote peace, unity
By Emmanuel Acha Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on Nigerians to continue to promote peace, unity…
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