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APC, PDP differ on Akeredolu’s Supreme Court victory over Jegede

The All Progressives Congress has rejoiced with the government and people of Ondo over the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the victory of Rotimi Akeredolu in the last governorship election in the...

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BBNaija S6: Housemates host impromptu talent show

The Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates showed off their talents in an impromptu talent show on Wednesday night. With thier singing skills, the housemates wowed thier fans while lounging in the...

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VIDEO: Dauda didn’t die from an asthma attack, police must take...

VIDEO: Dauda didn’t die from an asthma attack, police must take responsibility -Family Read More

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Borno APC adopts consensus for ward congresses

THE Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has opted for a consensus arrangement in the forthcoming ward congress in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of party stakeholders...

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Set up rehab centres for drug users on campus, NDLEA tells varsities, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has advised institutions of higher learning to set up rehabilitation centres for students who test positive to hard drugs. The Director, Media and Advocacy of...

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Athletes disqualification: Administrators were busy fighting over power, says...

Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. Lamenting that athletes are being neglected,...

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APC defectors set brooms ablaze, join PDP in Delta

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, about 100 members of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State....

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American court jails Canada-based Nigerian Morakinyo for cyber fraud, to...

A court in the Western District of Texas on Wednesday sentenced Canada-based Nigerian, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, to eight years in prison for conspiracy and money laundering. He is also expected to...

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Olympics’ disqualification: Sack sports minister, angry fans tell Buhari

Many Nigerian sports lovers have expressed anger and disappointment over the disqualification of 10 Nigerian athletes at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The PUNCH had reported that ten Nigerian...

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Begin exploration of OML 46, Ekeremor community urges Bayelsa govt

The people of Ekeremor Constituency II, host community to Atala oil field, otherwise known as OML 46, have urged Bayelsa State Government to commence exploration of the oil field. They said they had...

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Hushpuppi paid IGP’s team leader Abba Kyari to jail associate –US

The United States District Court for the Central District of California has said that alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, paid a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba...

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Kaduna monarch Gyet Maude released 48 hours after abduction

The paramount ruler of Jaba Chiefdom in Kaduna State, Gyet Maude, has been released by his captors after 48 hours in the bandits’ den Brother to the 83-year-old first-class monarch, Anthony Maude, told...

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Delta farmers flee, others missing as herdsmen invade farms

Suspected Fulani herdsmen are allegedly holding some farmers hostage in Obiaruku, Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that some of the farmers were chased away from their...

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FG frustrating UK govt’s effort on Kanu’s trial – Lawyer

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said the Department of State Services refused to allow him to see his client on...

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Imo’s regime of bloodshed, mindless killings by troops leave parents, widows,...

• Victims, families share tales of pains and military cover-ups For months that chaos and anarchy reigned in Imo State, unprecedented police and military brutalities that led to alleged extrajudicial...

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Olympics: Blessing Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for 100m semi-finals

Top Nigerian athletes, Blessing Okagbare, and Grace Nwokocha, have qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 100m at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Okagbare finished top in Heat 6 in a time of 11.05...

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EFCC nabs 55 suspected Internet fraudsters in Enugu, Ebonyi

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 55 suspected Internet fraudsters in separate operations in Enugu and Ebonyi states. Eighteen of the suspects were...

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One feared killed by cultists in Lagos

A young man known as Awo has been feared killed at Oyeborode street, Ketu-Ikosi Road, Lagos State. The young man in his 20s was shot by some suspected cultists who attacked the area, stole some phones...

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Planks fall from moving truck, kill pedestrians in Ibadan

Two persons were reportedly killed on Thursday when heavy planks fell off a moving truck and landed on some pedestrians in Ibadan. Our correspondent gathered that the incident which also.injured some...

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We’ll source for forex independently, say BDCs

The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has assured members of the public that Bureaux De Change operators are still providing foreign exchange services. ABCON said while the dollar...

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