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Obasanjo tells PDP leaders, including ex-governors that he can’t return to PDP as they visit him

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday that he has no plan to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and partisan politics. Obasanjo who was twice elected President on PDP platform in 1999 and 2003, shredded his membership card in ...

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Lagos announces end of COVID-19 4th wave

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said consistent decrease in COVID-19 case positivity indicated the end of the fourth wave in the state. Abayomi disclosed this through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi today, while giving ...

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Shooting Stars’ General Manager, Rasheed Balogun is dead

The General Manager of the Shooting Stars Sports Club, Rasheed Balogun is dead. According to Inside Oyo, the football boss died last night. The website also reported that the Ibadan Football Association also confirmed his death and suspended football matches ...

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AMCON takes over Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company

The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has assumed control of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company(IBEDC) Ltd over insolvency. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) Engineer John Ayodele confirmed the development in a memo to members of staff. Ayodele, in the ...

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Governor Ortom accuses Presidency of shutting him out of Aso Rock for being critical of Buhari

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has accused Nigeria’s presidency of deliberately shutting him out of Aso Rock, and preventing him from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari, because of his criticisms of the president. Ortom, who spoke after signing the reviewed controversial ...

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Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in UK

  Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level off in large parts of the country, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ...

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Heavy gunshots as rival hoodlums clash in Idumota, Lagos

Idumota on Lagos Island is boiling as heavy gunshots have been witnessed in the area following bloody clash between rival hoodlums. The incident began last night and spread to Friday morning, with hoodlums seen with dangerous weapons, such as cutlasses, ...

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Man kills wife then hangs self over alleged lack of children

A man in Ukwala Location of Ugenya in Siaya County, Kenya is alleged to have killed his wife and later hanged himself, living a note indicating the frustration of siring children with his wife. Enoch Omollo, 48, was found dead ...

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Collapsed mast kills 2 NITEL workers in Benue

A collapsed mast has reported killed two workers of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) in Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident happened on Wednesday evening while seven workers who had climbed the mast were working to dismantle ...

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You transformed Lagos, do same for Nigeria, Niger governor endorses Tinubu

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has endorsed the presidential aspiration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu. Bello, who received Tinubu in Minna on Thursday, applauded the will of the All Progressives Congress’ chieftain’s in changing Lagos to what it ...

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Explosion in Ghana kills many, razes hundreds of buildings

A big explosion in Ghana’s rural Western Region on Thursday razed hundreds of buildings and killed a yet-to-be ascertained number of residents. It happened when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle. Unverified videos posted ...

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Kogi Governor’s biopic “Yahaya the White Lion” to premiere tomorrow to a selected set of people

A biopic of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State titled, “Yahaya the White Lion”, is set to premiere to a select audience of 200 persons on Saturday at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Seun Oloketuyi, Producer of the biopic, disclosed this ...

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EFCC docks woman for N32m oil scam in Kano

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned Wasila Musa Ibrahim and her company, Najaatu Petroleum Limited, before Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa, at the Federal High Court, Kano. They were arraigned on a ...

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Tinubu donates N50m to combat insecurity as he visits Niger

National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated the sum of N50m to the state government to combat insecurity. This is according to a Facebook post by Tinubu Support Group (TSG). The former Lagos governor ...

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Biden nominates Muslim woman to be federal judge in historic first

US President Joe Biden has nominated the first Muslim-American woman to be a judge on a federal court in the United States, the White House said on Wednesday, as it announced a list of diverse judicial nominees. If confirmed by ...

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JusticeForHanifa: Kano government orders immediate closure of primary school minor was buried

The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, at Kwanar Dakata, in the Nassarawa Local Government Area, where the body of an abducted five-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, was buried. The state Commissioner ...

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INEC Arraigns Uniuyo Professor For Electoral Fraud

INEC has arraigned Professor Ignatius Uduk, a lecturer at the University of Uyo, for electoral fraud. The fresh trial of Professor Ignatius Uduk, a lecturer at the University of Uyo, commenced on Thursday at the Akwa Ibom State High Court ...

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Boy beats girlfriend for refusing to open her phone for him

  A shocking video has covered the moment a teenage-looking Nigerian boy identified simply as “Akin”, slapped and punched his girlfriend for refusing to open her phone for him. The video has bothered man social media users, with many wondering ...

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“US has gone down so badly and so quickly” – Donald Trump

  Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden, saying the country is so badly run, he never knew things would become so bad. The former US Presideny reflected on the first year of the Biden presidency, and said the country ...

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Sacked govt. staff arrested while attempting to kill, bury neighbour’s child in his room for rituals

The Imo State Police Command paraded a suspect identified as Mr. Francis Chukwura, a dismissed employee of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, for allegedly luring his neighbor’s son into his room in an attempt to kill him for ritual ...

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EFCC nabs man for spending N20million mistakenly credited to his account

  A young man was apprehended by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives after spending some of the large sum of money credited to his account by his employer. According to the EFCC, on December 3rd, 2020, the young ...

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“Expect decision on fuel subsidy in June” – NEC to Nigerians

  The National Economic Council (NEC) has told Nigerians to expect a decision on petrol subsidy in June, when the provision for its payment in the 2022 budget expires. Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdulahi Sule gave the update on behalf ...

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