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Abuja: Churches Beef-Up Security, Parents Beg Schools To Shut Down

The palpable tension gripping residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over the security threat, took a new turn on Friday and Saturday when Ireland, Canada, Australia, and other countries issued travel advisories to their citizens to depart Nigeria. The ...

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Gunmen Demand N70m To Free Two MAPOLY Students, Ex-UI Deputy VC

Two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, were on Friday night kidnapped along a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Adigun Agbaje. Vanguard reliably gathered that in the incident, which happened near Sat Guru Maharaji ...

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Publish Sources Of Your Campaign Funding – SERAP Tells Tinubu, Atiku, Obi

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on all presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election to demonstrate leadership by instructing their “campaign councils and political parties to regularly and widely publish the sources of their campaign ...

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U-17 WWC – Flamingos Floor Germany, Secure Third Position

Nigeria’s Flamingos finished in third position at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after edging out Germany 3-2 on penalties in their third-place encounter in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. The Flamingos surrendered a 3-0 lead in the game with ...

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I Dare You To Stop Ortom, Others From Contesting – Wike Tells Ayu

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over his remarks against Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Ayu had made it clear he had the ...

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Twitter To start Charging Verified Users $20 Monthly

  This is part of a premium service that will be rolled out under Elon Musk’s leadership, according to a report. “The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” Musk, who took over as the CEO of the social ...

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Nkechi Blessing Reveals Intention To Be Ooni Of Ife’s Next Wife

  Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has reached out to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi to be his next wife. Recall that the monarch has gotten married to six women within the last two months. The 33-year-old, made ...

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Village Head Arrested For Drug Trafficking

  The 38-year-old village head, who rules in Gidan Abba, in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim was apprehended for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Femi Babafemi, the spokesman of ...

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Inform Police, Not Public – IGP Cautions Foreign Countries Over Terror Alert

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Alkali Baba Usman, has cautioned foreign countries over terror alert in Nigeria. Usman said foreign countries should stop informing the public about terror alerts. The police boss said the recent terror alert should have been ...

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Just Like Coronavirus, Terror Prediction In Abuja Will Fail – Pastor Enenche Tells Nigerians To Calm Down

The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Paul Enenche, has reacted to the terror alert in Abuja. Pastor Enenche cautioned residents of Abuja against fear because terrorism thrives when there is fear. There has been palpable tension in Abuja, ...

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US court acquits Air Peace boss, fines Mayfield $4000

  After three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks, the District Court in Atlanta, Georgia has finally exonerated the Chief Executive of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema of any business ...

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UK Court Adjourns Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s Case To May 2023

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu May remain in prison till May 2023 as court as adjourned its case till next year. Senator Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested in the United Kingdom for alleged organ harvesting. The couple were ...

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Lagos Drivers Vow There’s No Going Back On Strike

  The Joint Drivers Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Friday, said that their proposed seven days warning strike meant to kick off on Monday, October 31, 2022, remains sacrosanct. The joint drivers disclosed this at a press ...

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Disaster Averted As Firemen Combat Flames In Loaded Petrol Tanker

Disaster was on Friday averted as a fully loaded petrol tanker suddenly went up in flames at Ugwuoba, a border town in Enugu State, housing the Hausa community. A source said the incident happened at noon when leakage in the ...

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Yomi Fabiyi PRAYS For Baba Ijesha On His Birthday

Embattled actor, Baba Ijesha turned a year older yesterday. And his colleague and friend, Yomi Fabiyi took to his Instagram page to celebrate him. Sharing a photo of the embattled actor accompanied with heartwarming caption, Yomi said a powerful prayer for him and his ...

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We Are Not Aware Of Plans By CBN To Redesign Naira, We Only Heard It In The Media – Finance Minister

  Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, has disassociated her ministry from the planned move by the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) to redesign the naira. The minister, who commented on the policy in response to ...

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Boyfriend’s Mum Asked Me To Ditch Acting – Ruby Ojiakor

Actress, Ruby Ojiakor, has said that she once lost a relationship because of her job as an actress. According to her, the mother of her then partner was not comfortable with her career, and she demanded that she stopped acting ...

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Police Refute Claims Of Planted Bombs Across Abuja

  The Nigeria Police Force has refuted the speculation that bombs have been buried across Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi issued a statement on Saturday. The FPRO noted that it was disheartening that some persons were spreading false ...

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New Naira: CBN Didn’t Have to Inform You – Moghalu To Finance Minister

  A former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Kingsley Moghalu, has criticized the statement by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, that she wasn’t aware of the Naira redesign by the Central Bank of ...

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Diddy Becomes Hip-Hop’s New Billionaire, Replaces Kanye West

  Sean Combs popularly known as Diddy, has officially become Hip-Hop’s new billionaire, as he replaces Kanye West who reportedly lost $2billion in a day and dropped to an estimated net worth of $500million. A new report by former Forbes ...

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Ex-UI Deputy VC Kidnapped, Abductors Demand N50m

A former deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje, has been kidnapped. The kidnappers who have contacted the family are asking for a sum of N50m as ransom. According to a report by the Foundation for ...

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BBNaija’s Adekunle Olopade Sets To ‘Host’ Qatar World Cup

  Big Brother Naija’s housemate, Adekunle Olopade, popularly known as Adekunle announces he would be a host at the 2022 World Cup conference holding in Qatar. Adekunle made this known on his Instagram story on Saturday, claiming he would be ...

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Police Repel Terrorist Attack, Rescue 21 Victims In Katsina

  The Katsina State Police Command on Saturday said it repelled a bandits attack and rescued 21 kidnapped victims, and recovered 20 rustled cows. SP Gambo Isah, Police Public Relations Officer of the command, in a statement on Saturday, noted ...

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Terror Alert: Julius Berger Shuts Down Operations

  Construction giants, Julius Berger on Saturday, shut down their operations in Abuja and its environs following a terror alert. Recall that the United States and the United Kingdom had a few days ago, issued travel advisories over possible terror ...

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Gumi Knocks FG For Trying To Redesign Naira Notes

  Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi has condemned the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to re-design some Naira notes, saying anything that can cause more cash crunch will be a disaster for the nation. Recall the Central Bank ...

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