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Gunmen with Biafra flags attack Anambra bank

  An unusual attack on a bank has happened in Anambra state, with 10 gunmen storming a bank premises and bearing Biafran flags. There was no money stolen, no person killed, but some parked vehicles were damaged, according to a ...

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EFCC releases Ex-Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha after he spent two nights in detention. Okorocha was released yesterday evening, according to Daily Trust. Recall EFCC invited Okorocha on Tuesday for ...

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TB Joshua’s Emmanuel TV suspended on YouTube

YouTube has suspended popular Christian television channel, Emmanuel TV, owned by Pastor TB Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. The suspension was announced by the pastor on his Twitter account. He said the channel was suspended over a ...

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Heartbreaking picture shows dying Covid patient being comforted with ‘fake hand’ so they don’t feel alone

Dying Covid patients in Brazil are being comforted with “fake hands” -so they don’t feel all alone in hospital. A moving social media photo shows a bed-ridden pandemic victim’s hand being clasped by two rubber gloves filled with warm water. ...

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Finally FG lifts ban on registration of new SIMs

The Federal Government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory National Identity Number linking, starting from April 19, 2021. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the ...

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Fresh attack in Ibarapa as another farmer is hacked to death

There was panic in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State again, following the killing of a 56-year-old farmer, Muftau Babarinde in the area. Vanguard gathered that Babarinde was hacked to death by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Orita Merin, Konko village ...

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President Buhari arrives Nigeria from UK (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country from the United Kingdom. Buhari arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport this evening. President Buhari had on March 30 departed Abuja for London, United Kingdom, for a routine medical check-up. More ...

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Gunmen kill three police officers, cart away rifles in Ebonyi

Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three policemen while the officers were on ‘stop and search’ along Onuebonyi, Nwezenyi Road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Daily Post has gathered. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday night when the gunmen opened ...

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Rainstorm destroys buildings, electric poles in Osun Poly

Rainstorm, on Tuesday evening, wrecked havock on the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, destroying multi-million naira buildings of the Institution. Daily Post gathered that the rain, which lasted for about 45 minutes, removed some roofs of the Institution’s Multi-Purpose Hall, Academic ...

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Bayelsa varsity student shot dead at lecture hall

Suspected cult members have killed a 200-level student of the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma. The deceased, James Okunmakpeye, a student of Marketing at the Faculty of Management Science, was allegedly shot in the head at close range yesterday ...

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Prince Philip’s funeral: Queen Elizabeth bans Princes Harry, Andrew, others from wearing military uniform

Members of the royal family have been banned from wearing their popular military uniforms during the funeral for Prince Philip. According to The Sun, UK, Queen Elizabeth barred all members of the royal family from wearing military outfits. The Queen, ...

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Osun Government suspends three school principals for allowing Pro-Oduduwa group to address their students

Osun State Government on Wednesday suspended three public school principals for allowing a pro-Oodua nation group to address their students. The government also dissociated itself from the group preaching disunity and secession to students in some schools in the state. ...

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Eldest son killed as siblings fight over father’s wealth in Imo state

Tragedy struck in Okuku, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, on Tuesday, after some siblings allegedly beat their eldest brother, Chinonso Azuatalam, popularly known as Dakwada, to death over a disagreement on the sharing of their late father’s ...

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NBAWF condemns alleged killing of pregnant lawyer, Adaeze Ikpeama by husband

The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum has condemned the alleged killing of a lawyer, Adaeze Ikpeama, by her husband, Anthony. It was gathered that the six-month pregnant Adaeze was allegedly beaten by her husband at their residence in Lagos on ...

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Security forces foil another jailbreak in Edo as inmates beat guards

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other agencies have foiled an attempted jailbreak by inmates in Edo State. The inmates tried to escape from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) at Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government ...

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In world first, Denmark ditches AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot

Denmark today became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine altogether, following news of its possible link to very rare blood clot cases, health authorities said. The decision will push back the scheduled conclusion of Denmark’s vaccination scheme ...

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Fraudsters hack profiles of JAMB’s ad hoc staff, divert over N10 million

Over a dozen fraudsters have gained access to an intranet site belonging to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and altered profiles of the board’s ad hoc staff, diverting over N10 million meant for their allowances. JAMB Registrar, Prof ...

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Madoff world’s biggest Ponzi scammer dies in US jail

Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in world history, died on Wednesday in prison. He was 82. He was serving a 150-year sentence at Butner Prison in North Carolina. A spokeswoman for the prison ...

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Former Oyo, Ondo military administrator, Usman, is dead

A former military administrator of Oyo and Ondo states, Ahmed Usman, has died at the age of 70 years. Mr Usman, who retired from the army as a colonel, was reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in Jos, ...

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Burger King to open in Nigeria amid economic woes

  American fast food retail chain, Burger King, is expected to start its operations in Nigeria by the fourth quarter of 2021. Nairametrics reported an exclusive interview with Antoine Zammarieh, Burger King’s franchisee in Nigeria and Managing Director, Allied Food ...

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US states sue Joe Biden for allowing wave of asylum seekers into America

A handful of US states are suing Joe Biden over the president’s decision to allow a new wave of Mexican asylum seekers into America. Texas, Arizona and Missouri have all filed federal court lawsuits against the Biden administration for reversing ...

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Bandits kill young man five days to his wedding in Kaduna

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a young man identified as Francis Jonathan Ayuba, five days to his wedding in Kaduna state.According to his friends, the deceased was set to tie the knot with his fiancée on Saturday, April ...

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Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke jailed in New York for $3m email scam

Nigerian Ifeanyi Eke, who was resident in Sandy Springs Georgia has been sentenced by a New York court to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, as part of a wide-ranging international business email compromise (“BEC”) syndicate. ...

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