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Police arrest six for killing Imo sergeant

The police in Imo State on Saturday said that it arrested six suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network who allegedly killed a police sergeant, Joseph...

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It’s important for entertainers to have side hustle –African China

Singer, Chinagorom Onuoha, better known as Africa China, has said it is important for entertainers to have other means of income, especially because of the paucity of shows due to social distancing...

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As long as public toilets are scarce, we will continue to defecate in lagoon,...

Toluwalope Kareem writes about the country’s burden of open defecation At about 11:40am on a cloudy Wednesday, a porter pushed his wheelbarrow to the edge of the Eko Bridge, Lagos State and stopped. He...

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Govt tackles okada menace as Lagosians groan over riders’ criminality,...

Activities of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders have increasingly become a threat to Lagosians and security of Lagos, leaving the government with a daunting task of restoring...

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Court of Appeal upturns conviction of companies allegedly linked to Jonathan

The Court of Appeal on Friday has set aside the conviction of four companies that were allegedly linked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to Dr. Waripamo Dudafa, associate of the former...

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Fight for Nigeria like Kudirat, HID, Fela’s mother, Abiola-Costello urges...

Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello, a daughter of the late business mogul, Chief MKO Abiola, has called on South-West women to fight for the country like female icons from the region, including the late Mrs...

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China lands unmanned spacecraft on Mars for first time

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, Chinese state news agency Xinhua has reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land...

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10 tips to travel on a budget

Despite its many tragic consequences, hopefully the coronavirus pandemic will be over, just like other pandemics before it, and the world will be restored to some level of normality again. In fact, the...

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Yoruba Nation: Security operatives seal off venue of Osogbo rally

There was a heavy presence of police, men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, at Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the venue of the Yoruba Nation Mega Rally on Saturday. Also sighted at the...

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APC, PDP bicker over abduction of opposition chieftain in Ebonyi

The kidnap of Amos Ogbonnaya, of a former Coordinator of Anuagata Development Centre, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by hoodlums, on Thursday evening, has continued to generate...

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Ebonyi housing commissioner, Uche Okah, is dead

Ebonyi State Commissioner for Housing, Uche Okah, is dead. Ukah reportedly died on Friday at a hospital in Abuja, where she was receiving treatment over an undisclosed illness. Governor David Umahi on...

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Gaza: Egypt sends ambulances to evacuate wounded Palestinians 

Egypt opened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza Saturday to allow 10 ambulances to transport Palestinians seriously wounded in Israeli air strikes to Egyptian hospitals, medical officials said. Egypt...

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DR Congo sentences 30 to death over clashes with police

Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital, judicial...

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John Ogu prays for Iheanacho, Ndidi, ahead of FA Cup final

Super Eagles player, John Ogu, has sent prayers the way of national teammates, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, ahead of their Leicester City’s clash with Chelsea in Saturday’s FA Cup final at...

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BREAKING: Kaduna airport shut down as aviation workers begin strike

Aviation workers will on Sunday shut down flight operations at the Kaduna Airport as the various aviation unions in the country jointly resolved to proceed on an industrial action till next week...

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2023: Knocks as Yahaya Bello expresses desire to run for President

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has been knocked by Nigerians over his desire to run for Nigerian president in 2023. Bello, during an interview on Friday, declared that he will not disappoint...

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[BREAKING] Yoruba Nation: Sunday Igboho storms Osogbo rally

Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday, joined other agitators at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to demand Yoruba...

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Knee injury: Ibrahimovic to miss Euro 2020

Sweden’s international football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Euro 2020 due to a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association said Saturday. “I have spoken to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who unfortunately...

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Israeli air strike flattens Gaza building hosting AP, Al Jazeera

An Israeli air strike Saturday demolished the 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al Jazeera television and American news agency The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, AFP journalists said. Israel...

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US envoy arrives Tel-Aviv for de-escalation talks

A United States envoy headed by the US secretary for Israel-Palestinian affairs, Hady Amr, has arrived in Israel as part of efforts to de-escalate continued tensions in the region. According to reports...

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