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NiDCOM, India collaborate on harnessing diaspora contributions for nation building
(L) Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commision (NiDCOM) with Mr. Shri G. Balasubramanian, Indian High…
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UN chief regrets Mali’s decision to expel senior rights official
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 8, 2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres says he deeply regrets Mali’s recent decision to…
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Lagos PDP mourns as deputy governorship candidate loses mum
Funke Akindele(right) and her mother, late Dr R. B. Adebanjo-Akindele By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, Feb. 7, 2023 The Lagos State…
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Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Funke Akindele over mother’s death
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathized with the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in…
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Lack of jobs responsible for violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa – UNDP
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 7, 2023 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says lack of job opportunities is…
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Cash crisis: Buhari meets leadership of Governors Forum, Emefiele
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 7, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors…
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Atsu, international soccer star, rescued from Turkish building rubble, Ghana FA says
London, Feb. 7, 2023 Former Newcastle United midfielder Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of a Turkish building,…
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Police arrest fake DSS officer, others in Osun
By Olajide Idowu Osogbo, Feb. 7, 2023 The Police Command in Osun has announced the arrest of a fake DSS…
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Naira re-design won’t affect 2023 general election – CBN
Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 7, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says naira re-design won’t affect the 2023 general…
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IGP orders posting/redeployment of DIGs, AIGs, CPs (See names)
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting/redeployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors-General…
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Gavi welcomes appointment of Dr Rose Leke, global health leader, malaria expert, as Chair of Independent Review Committee
Geneva 7 February 2023 Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) has announced the appointment of leading African immunologist, parasitologist and malariologist, Dr…
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Sterling Bank gifts free transfers to all customers
Sterling Bank, a leading Nigerian commercial bank and Africa’s Most Agile Company has taken the courageous step of suspending transaction…
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Turkey earthquake: Death toll passes 3,300; No Nigerian casualty – Envoy
Istanbul, Feb. 7, 2023 The confirmed death toll in Turkey following a devastating earthquake in the Syrian-Turkish border region has…
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Only irresponsible men complain about their responsibilities – Rev Adaji
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Reverend Adaji Olobo Michael has admonished Christians to stop complaining about hardship and have confidence in…
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Tension in Cross River LGA as suspected thugs attack PDP chieftains, destroy houses, property
By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) Palpable tension has engulfed Akpabuyo local government area, Cross River state following attacks by suspected thugs…
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Buhari pays tribute to Hilda, mother of Pastor Paul Adefarasin
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolences to the Adefarasins on the passing of the matriarch of the…
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Non-Indigenes should vote without fear in Lagos, Yorubaland, says OPC President; Commits to peaceful polls
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called for Nigerians to see the coming general elections as a routine contest among…
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Naira and February feast of vultures By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 6 February, 2023 The naira exchange affliction of 1984 rose up a second time in 2022 and spilled into…
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Ceremony of Tributes for Prof George Obiozor in Lagos on Wednesday
Friends and associates of Prof George Obiozor, late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, who died in December 2022, and…
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Access Bank unveils ‘Love is More’ campaign for Valentine
By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos, Feb. 6, 2023 Access Bank has unveiled several discounts and mouth-watering freebies on its retail products…
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2023 Presidency: Group throws weight behind Peter Obi, hails Southern, Middle Belt Leaders for endorsing him
The recent endorsement of the candidacy of Mr. Peter Obi by the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) for…
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Court stops PDP from suspending Wike
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Feb. 6, 2023 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party…
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No Nigerian footballer affected by Turkey earthquake – NFF; Ghanaian star, Christian Atsu, under rubbles
Though thousands have been confirmed dead in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, President of the Nigeria Football Federation –…
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NAF aircraft belly lands safely in Lagos – Spokesman
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its maritime patrol aircraft, Cessna Citation CJ3, on a routine flight…
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Zinox, indigenous tech giant, awarded over N85bn 2023 digital census contract by Nigerian govt
The Federal Government through the National Population Commission (NPC) has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand,…
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