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2023: North-Central should produce next president, say Katsina PDP members

Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, on Saturday, declared that the North Central part of Nigeria should produce the next president in 2023. The PDP members, who were led by a...

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At least 18 dead in landslide, wall collapse in India monsoon rains

At least 18 people were killed after several homes were crushed by a collapsed wall and a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India’s financial capital Mumbai, authorities said Sunday. A...

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APC releases timetable for July 31 ward congresses

The All Progressives Congress has said that all aspirants contesting for the position of youth leader must be aged between 18-35 years. While granting waivers to new members and returning executives to...

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Eid: Many stranded due to insufficient Lagos-Ibadan train coaches

Over 100 passengers were stranded at the Mobolaji Johnson Train Station in Ebute-Metta on Saturday due to inadequate train coaches at the station. Our correspondent gathered that many passengers who...

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US women basketball team beat D’Tigress

The Nigerian national women basketball team on Sunday could not hold their own against their US counterparts as they lost 62-93 in a friendly at Las Vegas. In the game arranged to prepare both sides...

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Eid-el-Kabir: JNI felicitates Muslims worldwide

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), on Sunday, felicitated  Muslims worldwide on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. JNI Secretary-General Khalid Aliyu made the felicitation in a statement he issued in...

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Jigawa donates N12bn to health sector in six years

The Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru has donated over 12 billion naira to the state health infrastructure in six years. This was made known on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the...

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UK’s Johnson urges caution as England lifts COVID-19 restrictions

The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into...

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Ekiti pastor bearing same name with remanded alleged rapist cries out

The Presiding Pastor-in-charge of the First Baptist Church, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Dr Olukayode Ayinde, said on Saturday that he was not the person arraigned before an Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court...

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Electoral Act: Legislating against the people

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and a plethora of national and international standards recognise the right to vote and to be voted for as one of the greatest pillars of...

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Robbers injure petroleum dealer, steal N8m in Nigeria-Benin border town

One person was wounded when armed robbers attacked the Gure community, a border town between Nigeria and Benin Republic in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which occurred...

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Makinde running one-man-show, mismanaging insecurity – Ibadan monarchs

Members of Ibadan Traditional Council in Oyo State have berated Governor Seyi Makinde for the way he is handling of security in Ibadan. In a statement on Sunday at the end of their meeting, the...

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Kidnapped Kogi monarch regains freedom after five days

A kidnapped first-class traditional ruler in Kogi State, the Adogu of Eganyi, HRH Muhammed Adambe, has been freed by his abductors after five days in captivity. The royal father was released over the...

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Olympic beds strong enough for sex, organisers say

The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are “sturdy”, organisers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren’t strong enough for sex. Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself...

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FIRS board dissolves Staff Union

The Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service has dissolved the Nigeria Civil Service Union, FIRS Unit. Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, the FIRS Director, Communications and Liaison Department made this known in...

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‘Repressive govts employ Israeli hacking software against activists,...

Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to...

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Eid-el-Kabir: Army remains focused in tackling security challenges –COAS

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Army would remain focused in tackling the myriad of security challenges bedevilling the country. Yahaya gave the...

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Rita Dominic, Uche Jombo, others celebrate Kate Henshaw at 50

Nigerian stars have taken to their social media pages to celebrate popular Nigerian actress, filmmaker and fitness enthusiast, Kate Henshaw, as she clocks 50 years old today.  Hailing the screen diva,...

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Nigerian printers decry industry monopoly by foreigners

The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria on Wednesday lamented that foreign printers have monopolised the market, making it impossible for Nigerians to freely import paper into the...

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Buhari’s success is our success, Chief of Staff tells Nigerians

The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, on Sunday urged Nigerians to give maximum support to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying “his success is our success.” Gambari, visiting his...

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