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Europa League Quarter-Final Draw  On Friday, the much-anticipated draw for the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Europa League (UEL) was held in Nyon. Read Also: Ohanaeze Youths Slams Mc Oluomo over Threats to…
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Gerald Irona, Imo ex deputy gov freed after nine days Gerald Irona, the former vice-governor of Imo State, has been released from Owerri Correctional Centre after nine days, our correspondent has learned. In a…
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MC Oluomo's Threat: If A Single Igbo Man Or Woman Is Killed In Lagos We Know Who Is Responsible – Ohanaeze Youths Blows Hot Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has issued a warning to Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, the…
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Gunmen Assassinate Community Leader In Osun A leader identified as Gbenga Okotore was murdered by gunmen in the Okutu-Ope community in Ilesa, Osun state. It was determined that Okotore was shot at close range by…
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Gunmen kidnap deputy governorship candidate, three others in Cross River Gunmen have kidnapped the Deputy governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) Prince Agbor Onyi, and three others. The incident occurred…
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Hackers take over company’s server, steal N435.3m in Lagos Eight suspected fraudsters hacked into a company’s platform in Lagos and carted away N435.23 million. The company, ITEX Integrated Services Limited, said the eight…
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Sanwo-Olu's chances threatened as thousands dump APC in Lagos, defect to Labour party 24-hours to elections Thousands of APC members have defected to the Labour Party, Ejes Gist News reports. …
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EFCC arraigns professor, Uche Chigozie for alleged N1.4bn fraud Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin has been charged with N1.4 billion in alleged fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court…
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DSS Secures Order To Detain NNPP Supporters Till Elections Are Over The Department of State Security Service has obtained a court order to detain arrested members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) until the conclusion of…
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Hours before Election, Wike orders arrest, prosecution of 27 Rivers politicians Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State requested on Thursday that 27 local politicians be arrested and prosecuted for allegedly plotting to disrupt…
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Kaduna Boils, Four Shot Dead As Youths Clash With Governor El-Rufai’s Convoy Four people are suspected to have been killed when security operatives attached to the convoy of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State…
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Wike Runs To Chief of Army Staff, Begs Him Not To Release Soldiers To Amaechi As Battle To Win Rivers Takes New Dimension  Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, has written to the Chief of Defence Staff…
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Bullet rains as thugs invade pre-election meeting, three APC members confirmed dead  Thugs attacked an All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan South East local government, on…
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Lagos PDP Withdraw From Governorship Election, Collapses Structure For Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes Lagos State PDP has has collapsed its structure for Labour party candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. …
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Don't even bother to come out, Stay at home if you will not vote APC — MC Oluomo threatens Igbos in Lagos Notorious Lagos thug, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya, has threatened Igbos who will not vote for the All…
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Rivers State ADC suspends guber candidates, Tonte Ibraye, Tonto Dike Statewide ADC Rivers candidates The African Democratic Congress (ADC) announced the suspension of its Rivers State governorship candidate, Tonte Ibraye, and…
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Kogi Polytechnic sacks lecturers for gross misconduct, sexual harassment, fraud The Management of Kogi State Polytechnic has terminated four Lecturers for alleged gross misconduct bordering sexual harassment and victimisation…
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G-5 Governor Ortom Heads To Court, Says Presidential, NASS Elections Rigged In Benue Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has revealed that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has concluded plans…
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IGP Orders Restriction Of Movement On Election Day The inspector-general of police (IGP) has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in advance of the election on Saturday. The restriction will be in effect…
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INEC and Wike plotting to rig governorship elections — Labour Party, four other political parties raise alarm  Five opposition political parties in Rivers State have vowed to resist any attempt to rig the…
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