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Politician dies two days after winning Kano LG Chairman election

Kano has been thrown into shock following reports that the newly elected chairman of Bebeji Local Government Area, Alhaji Ali Namadi is dead. Mr. Namadi was among the successful APC chairmanship candidates in the just concluded local government councils elections ...

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US President-elect, Joe Biden to offer 11 million immigrants citizenship during first days in office

  US President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning to unveil an immigration bill in his first days as President as he hopes to offer an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal ...

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Telcos submit 43 million NINs to NIMC for verification

It was also gathered that so far the NIMC had been able to provide about 45 million NINs, as it was able to register about two million people in the last one month after the Federal Government ordered citizens to ...

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Governor Obiano’s wife takes Covid-19 vaccine in the US (Video)

A video of Governor Obiano’s wife taking covid-19 vaccine in the US has emerged online.   Chief Ebelechukwu Veronica Obiano, was seen on video taking the vaccine in Houston, Texas, United States of America. Watch the video below..,  

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Police officer allegedly torture UNILAG student to coma

A student of the University of Lagos, John Akinwale, has landed in the hospital after a power-drunk policeman allegedly tortured him to a coma in the Mosafejo, Oshodi area of Lagos State.   SaharaReporters learnt that Akinwale was arrested on ...

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Pope Francis appoints, Bishop Kukah as member of Dicastery on Human Development

Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese , Mathew Hassan Kukah has been appointed as a Member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development by Pope Francis This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Social Communications ...

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Nigeria Medical Association expresses concerns over the reopening of schools

  The Nigeria Medical Association has expressed concerns over the reopening of schools across the country.   Schools in many states across the Federation reopened for academic activities on Monday, January 18. This comes even as Nigeria battles the second ...

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Insecurity: Canada to support Nigeria with $10m

  The acting Canadian High Commissioner Nicholas Simard has said his country is willing to support Nigeria with $10 million in its battle against insecurity.   Simard made this announcement when he visited the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari ...

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Abdulrasheed Maina sick, suffered partial stroke in prison

Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), suffered a partial stroke at the Kuje correctional center where he is being detained, his lawyer, Anayo Adibe, has said. Adibe, who spoke in an interview with We FM, said ...

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US First Lady, Melania Trump releases farewell message (Video)

First Lady Melania Trump, in a video, has given a “farewell message” to the United States, two days before the end of the term of President Donald Trump, her husband. “My fellow Americans, it has been the greatest honour of ...

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Lagos to auction 88 vehicles seized for traffic violation

The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) said it had obtained an order of the Lagos State Mobile Court to auction 88 forfeited vehicles. It was gathered that the forfeited vehicles were impounded for ...

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Nigerian man swallows cocaine to beat arrest by India police

A Nigerian Pius Ifeanyichukwu tried to play a fast one when he swallowed 12 cocaine pellets found in his possession by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai, India. Ifeanyichukwu was arrested 14 January on Monday while roaming near a five-star ...

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Nigeria records 1,617 new Covid-19 cases, total now 112,004

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 112,004. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. “1,617 new cases of ...

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Joe Biden inauguration rehearsal called off after fire outbreak

  A rehearsal for the inauguration of US President-elect, Joe Biden yesterday had to be called off after fire broke out beneath a bridge behind the US Capitol Building amid fears of an imminent ‘insider attack. Military personnel and staffers ...

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A lie from the pit of hell – FFK attacks Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, over his claim that some Christians are members of Boko Haram

  Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has hit out at the Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, over his claims that some Christians are members of the deadly sect group, Boko Haram. Governor Zulum made the allegation while speaking at ...

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Nigerians pick ‘Aso Ebi’ for Joe Biden and Harris inauguration

Some Nigerians living in the United States have designed a special “Aso Ebi”, to be worn on Wednesday, January 20 for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Harris Kamala as President and Vice President of the US respectively. In a ...

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Uganda restores internet after days of shutdown, blocks social media

Uganda on Monday switched on the internet after it had shut it down on Jan. 13, fearing that it would be used to spread messages of hate and violence amid the country’s general elections held on Jan. 14. Ofwono Opondo, ...

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“I am resigning to save my marriage”, Governor Umahi’s aide writes as she resigns

Top female politician in Ebonyi State Deaconess Emerald Udeakaji, a special adviser to Governor David Umahi on Business Development has willingly resigned from her position. The resignation letter of the politician has been spotted online explaining her reasons for her ...

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Suspected phone thief burnt to death by mob in Imo (Photos)

Here are sad photos of a suspected phone thief who was burnt to death by a mob at the Egbeada international market in Imo state over the weekend.  It was gathered that the suspected thief attempted to snatch the phone ...

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Crowd storm NIN centre in Alausa as dead line approaches

Have you had yours? A sizeable crowd was today seen at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos state, for the enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is ongoing. Almost every center is over crowded ...

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Naked man electrocuted on New York Subway tracks after fight

A n*ked man was electrocuted on subway tracks in Harlem after he pushed another man onto the tracks and fought with a third man who tried to help, police said.Police responding to a 911 call around 3:30 Saturday afternoon found ...

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Ex-Rivers Rep, Jerome Eke dies 10 days after losing wife

A former member of the House of Representatives, Jerome Eke, has died few days after losing his wife identified as Joan. Eke represented Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party between ...

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I give you 7 days to vacate Ondo Forest Reserves, Akeredolu orders herdsmen

With the high rate of insecurity in the state, the governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate the state’s Forest Reserves within seven days. Akeredolu gave the order in a series of tweets, prohibiting the movement ...

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