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PDP govs, APC clash, forum carpets FG over killings, massive rigging plot

• Opposition govs rebuke Buhari regime, allege incompetence, stiffling economy The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum and the All Progressives Congress on Monday berated each other over killings...

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12 states report 213 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 213 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 171, 324, as of Monday, July 26, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its...

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BREAKING: US beat Nigeria’s D’Tigress in Olympic opener

Nigeria’s ’Tigress lost their first game against USA women’s basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. The US team got off to a positive start with an 81-72 win over Nigeria in their first game of the...

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Tackle kidnapping, banditry, PDP tells APC

The People’s Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has condemned the increased cases of kidnapping, banditry and terrorism in the country, saying that these are heinous crimes and not business ventures....

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Delta lawmakers pledge commitment to inclusive anti-open grazing legislation

The proposed Delta State anti-open grazing law got a boost on Monday as the State House of Assembly Joint Committees on Special Bills and Agriculture and Natural Resources, pledged their commitment to...

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Israel minister to discuss Pegasus scandal in France visit

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an “update” on the Pegasus spyware scandal, his office said Tuesday. A ministry...

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[VIDEO] CCTV: Footage of 9-year-old suspect setting Prince Ebeano...

[VIDEO] CCTV: Footage of 9-year-old suspect setting Prince Ebeano Supermarket, Abuja on fire Read More

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CLO raises the alarm over rising criminal activities in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation has raised the alarm over the sudden increase in criminal activities such as kidnapping, robbery and murder in the state. A statement on...

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Osaka crashes out of Olympics as Bermuda celebrate historic gold

Japanese star Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Olympics tennis competition on Tuesday after Flora Duffy delivered gold for Bermuda for the first time in the tiny island’s history. Osaka, who lit the...

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2023: Without new constitution, Nigeria’ll continue to recycle failed leaders...

Senior advocate and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, has called on necessary stakeholders to ensure that a new truly federal constitution with provision for...

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BBNaija S6: Fans predict love triangles among housemates

As the action in the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye season is now in full swing, fans begin to predict love triangles among the housemates. Love triangle refers to a relationship involving three...

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We’ll make our seaports world class, says NPA boss

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, said the Authority would apply international standards and best practices in handling ships and cargoes at the country’s...

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FCTA issues demolition notice to Mpape residents

The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Tuesday announced plans to go ahead with its planned demolition of illegal structures in Mpape community, Abuja, within the next few days. This is coming...

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80-year-old Kaduna monarch’s abductors demand N100m

Kidnappers of the traditional ruler of Jaba Chiefdom, Kpop Ham, Gyet Maude, in Java Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the monarch According to a...

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Secondus sues Afegbua for libel, demands N5bn

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has sued a former Commissioner of Information in Edo State, Prince Afegbua, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory for...

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CCTV footage was scripted, says Baba Ijesha’s lawyer

Babatunde Ogala, the counsel for embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has said the video footage which allegedly captured him molesting a 14-year-old girl was scripted....

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Abuja policeman guns down football fan for warning against accidental discharge

A 34-year-old football enthusiast, Emmanuel Samuel, has died after a policeman allegedly shot him at a relaxation spot in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Emmanuel was said to have gone to the...

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Kwara APC: Factions promise to participate, seek peaceful congresses

The two factions of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, have said that they will participate in the congresses of the party slated to commence on Saturday. Following the crisis among the...

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Naira slides to 505/$ as CBN stops forex sale to BDCs

The naira fell slightly to the dollar at the parallel market few hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday announced the discontinuity of forex supplies to the Bureau de Change Operators in...

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Insecurity: Kogi CAN urges FG to set up truth, justice committee

The Kogi State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to set up a genuine truth, justice, reconciliation, and forgiveness committee to meet the people both...

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