The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a 6-day lockdown of the entire Southeast if its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not released unconditionally before November 4, 2021. The group, in...
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UK: Non-oil Sector Can Finance Nigeria’s Infrastructure Deficit
The British High Commission in Abuja has said that Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit can be fixed if the non-oil sector is explored. The commission also expressed concern that with about 10% Gross Domestic...
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Buhari To Flag Off Anti-corruption Marathon In Abuja
Plans are being concluded for the flag-off of the 3rd National Anti-corruption half marathon race/National Youth and Students Summit on Anti-corruption and Drug Abuse by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on December 9, 2021....
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Osun: Oyetola Bags OAU’s Awolowo Free Education Award
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state has bagged the Awolowo free education award of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. He received the award at the 2021 edition of the lecture series of...
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South-South: Pipeline explosion kills 20, injure many
Two Die At Police Roadblock Again, pipeline explosion from illegal refining of petroleum products in Rumuekpe community in Emohua local council of Rivers State has reportedly killed 20 persons. This is even...
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Minister: FG spends N500b yearly on poor, vulnerable Nigerians
By Matthew Ogune, Msugh Ityokura (Abuja) and Tobi Awodipe (Lagos) ‘Despite Measures, 90m Still In Abject Poverty’ The Federal Government injects over $1 billion (about N500 billion) into the National Social Investment...
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Afenifere: More allegations against Kanu, Igboho, Our sons aren’t terrorist
There was outrage yesterday as the report of the Federal Government’s 24-man committee blamed the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for the murder of Dr. Chike...
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Suspect: I masterminded my father’s kidnap for N200,000
One Hamza Isah, 25, from Rinjin Gora village, in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State has confessed that he aided and abetted bandits to kidnap his father from his Rinjin Gora residence to...
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Atiku: How my father was jailed for not sending me to school
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has recalled how his father was jailed while growing up for failing to send him to school. Atiku said his father later embraced the idea of education and despite...
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Buratai: Fighting insecurity should go beyond military — we must address political factors
Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s ambassador to Benin Republic, says the country cannot rely on only the military to address security challenges. Buratai spoke on Friday while presenting a lecture at the combined 24th,...
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