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How I narrowly escaped being bombed – Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari has recounted his narrow escape from a bomb blast near the Kawo bridge in Kaduna state while travelling to Katsina State in July 2014. Buhari spoke at the newly constructed Kawo bridge executed by the Kaduna ...

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Afcon 2021: Ghana government summons FA after disappointment

  The Ghana Football Association is to appear before the Ministry of Youth and Sports to answer questions concerning the nation’s underwhelming performance at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The West Africans’ hopes of ruling the continent for ...

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Adamawa government to punish teachers, students for not returning to school

Wilbina Jackson, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development in Adamawa has decried low attendance of teachers and students, a week after the schools reopened. The schools reopened on January 10, for the second term 2021 academic session across ...

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Eguavoen won’t earn salary, only bonus –NFF

Interim coach Austin Eguavoen will be entitled to only win bonuses as the Super Eagles gaffer at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, Punch Sports Extra reports. Eguavoen was appointed on a short-term deal after the Nigeria ...

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BBNaija star, Omashola and fiancee expecting their first child (Video)

Big Brother Naija star, Omashola, and his fiancee are expecting their first child together. Omashola shared the good news on his Instagram page sharing a video of his fiancee undergoing a CT scan and wrote; ”All this years I was ...

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Senate mourns Olubadan, observes 1-minute silence

The Senate on Wednesday mourned the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji, the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, who passed away on 2nd January 2022. Members of the Senate observed a minute silence in his honour, following a point of order ...

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Robinho bags 9-year jail term for gang rape

Former Brazil star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a gang r3pe way back in 2013. Robinho, 37, was accused of r3ping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub in 2013. ...

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Oluwo wants death penalty for drug dealers, terrorists, others

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to take strict action against drug peddlers and asked him to revisit the War Against Indiscipline introduced by his military regime. The monarch said in a statement on ...

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Don’t increase fuel price to N302 per litre – Abdulsalami warns Buhari government

A former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has opposed President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned increase of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N302 per litre.   The former dictator warned that the increase in fuel price would push more ...

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Kenyan popular DJ, Lithium commits suicide at radio station

A Kenyan DJ, Capital FM turntablist, producer, and presenter Alex Murimi Nderi, known to many as DJ Lithium, has died by suicide. According to multiple media reports, the disc jockey died by suicide after ingesting poison at the station’s offices ...

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Bird flu outbreak hits Kaduna poultry farms

Over 100,000 birds in poultry farms in Kaduna state are reported in danger following an outbreak of bird flu, avian influenza, confirmed in three local government areas of the state. The Kaduna State Government said the disease was threatening an ...

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Aid worker who allegedly r3ped IDP girl who killed herself is arrested

An aid worker has been arrested for allegedly r3ping an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The suspect, 35-year-old Huzaif Adam, is a staff of an international Non-Governmental Organization, allegedly committed the offence on Tuesday around ...

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Using cannabis can worsen memory, concentration and decision-making, another study claims

Using cannabis can affect memory, concentration and decision-making, according to researchers. Canadian experts reviewed the scientific evidence surrounding the drug. They warned the effects of cannabis — or marijuana — can persist well beyond the period of intoxication. University of ...

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Lagos domestic worker flees with N13.9m cash, jewellery one week after resumption

A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said ...

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PVCs: Tinubu tenders apology over misleading claim

A leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has apologised for a misleading claim he made concerning the Permanent Voter Cards. While addressing some of his supporters in Abuja, Tinubu had encouraged them to register ahead of the ...

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Catholic School Hurriedly Buries Student Who Died After ‘Maltreatment by Teacher’, Allegedly Bribes Parents To Silence Them

Catholic school allegedly bribes parents of a student who died after being maltreated by his teacher; buries him afterwards. A story about how a young boy was beaten to death by his teacher at St. Valerian School in Akpaka, Onitsha, ...

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Female IDP stabs self and dies after allegedly being raped by NGO worker in Borno

  A female Internally Displaced Person (IDP), Aisha Umar, stabbed herself to death after allegedly being raped by an official of an International Non-Governmental Organisation, Huzaif Adam in Borno state. According to Daily Trust, the deceased who was into menial ...

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Court throws out Adamu Garba’s suit challenging Twitter operations in Nigeria

  The Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a lawsuit by former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, challenging the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. According to the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Justice Abubakar gave the ruling on Wednesday. ...

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