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US Election: One of the Nigerians contesting, Faleti has lost

A Nigerian-American, Yinka Faleti, has failed in his bid to become the Missouri Secretary of State in the 2020 US election. The outcome of the election showed that Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft of the Republican party was re-elected. ...

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US Election: Dr. Stella Immanuel turns prayer warrior for Trump

Controversial Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) doctor, Stella Immanuel has turned prayer warrior for President Donald Trump to be re-elected.   Immanuel has been dubbed a die-hard fan of Trump, which was why her claims that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, ...

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FG seeks fresh $1.2bn loan from Brazil

  The Federal Government is seeking a $1.2bn external borrowing from Brazil to finance agricultural programmes in the 2021 budget. A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ...

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Pope Francis hits out at those protesting coronavirus lockdown

Pope Francis has criticised anti-lockdown protesters and those who complain about restrictive measures during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of being selfish.   The Pope said there has been an increase in those who have thought only of themselves and ...

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Again, cult groups in brutal clash in Ketu, Lagos

There was pandemonium in Ketu area of Lagos yesterday as rival cult groups were locked in brutal clash, with dangerous weapons freely used.   Traders hurriedly closed their shops and ran as shootings were heard in the area. Motorists also ...

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4 COVID-19 deaths, 137 new cases in Nigeria

Four persons died in Nigeria from Covid-19 related causes on Tuesday, while 137 new cases of infections were reported.   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC released the data as it warned about imported Covid-19 from returning travellers. The ...

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Mystery British businessman has bet $5m on Donald Trump defeating Biden and will win almost $15m if his prediction comes true

A mystery British businessman has staked $5 million (£3.9million) on Donald Trump being re-elected as US President, it has been claimed.   The unnamed offshore ex-banker reportedly put down what is believed to be the biggest ever political wager at ...

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#EndSARS: FG denies generating ‘No-Fly’ list

The Federal Government has denied generating a ‘no-fly’ list containing names of youths and persons who participated in the recent #EndSARS protests.   The Federal Ministry of Interior disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday. Reacting to an online publication ...

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Four suspects nabbed over looting of police station in Rivers

The Police in Rivers have paraded four suspects who allegedly participated in the looting and destruction of Afam police station during the recent mayhem in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state.   Rivers Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi ...

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COVID-19: UAE prime minister injected with trial vaccine

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday, disclosed that he was injected with COVID-19 trial vaccine produced by the UAE medical teams.   @HHShkMohd, who shared this on Twitter with a ...

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Obaseki begs police to resume duty in Edo state

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged the state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, to appeal to officers and men of his command to return to their duty post to secure lives and property of the citizens of ...

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Nigerians reacts as co-founder of feminist coalition and huge participant of #EndSARS protest, Moe reportedly gets her passport seized by SSS

                US Lawyer and co-founder of feminist coalition – Moe, who actively participated in the now suspended #EndSARS protests has reportedly had her passport seized has she tried to leave the country for ...

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Covid-19: Niger state plans mass testing as three commissioners test positive

Three members of the Niger State Executive Council have tested positive for Covid-19, following the resurgence of the viral disease in the state.   The development has created tension among other members of the executive council and staff of the ...

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Naira Marley, Toyin Abraham, others react to Tiwa Savage’s nude photos

Nigerian celebrities which include Naira Marley, Toyin Abraham, Ini Edo, Chioma Rowland, Toke Makinwa, Bobrisky have reacted to Tiwa Savage’s semi-n.u.d.e photos.   The 40-year-old sets the internet on fire, as she was captured almost naked while at the mercy ...

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Lekki shootings: LCC submits footage to judicial panel

The Lekki Concession Company, operators of the Lekki toll gate, has submitted video footage recorded by its surveillance camera on the night of October 20, 2020, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate.   ...

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Delta State Government reportedly ‘starve prisoners as punishment for jailbreak’

Prisoners at the Okere Correctional Centre, Warri, Delta State, are currently protesting the starvation and lack of food they are allegedly made to go through by the state government, SaharaReporters exclusively reports.   The punishment was put in place by ...

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Face-mask fraud: Nigerians arraigned for defrauding German of €2.380m

The Federal Government on Monday arraigned two Nigerians and a firm linked to them for allegedly defrauding a foreigner to the tune of €2.380m.   The defendants – Babatunde Adesanya, Akinpelu Abass, and Musterpoint Investment Nigeria Limited – were arraigned ...

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NECO examination to resume on November 9

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has fixed new dates for the suspended Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) across the country. in all states and the FCT from Monday 9th November 2020.   The NECO SSCE examinations were earlier postponed indefinitely ...

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Man arrested for killing 26-year-old girlfriend in Ogun hotel

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 31-year-old indigene of Ebonyi State, Rexlawson Johnson, over the gruesome murder of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Patricia John.   Johnson was said to have sneaked out of the hotel in Ibafo, ...

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#EndSARS: Killing policemen is evil – El-Rufai

  Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday described the killing of policemen by protesters in some parts of the country as evil. El-Rufai, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna after the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and ...

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