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Nicaragua jails Catholic bishop 26 years for refusing exile A Nicaraguan court sentenced the Catholic bishop Rolando Alvarez to 26 years in prison on Friday, a day after he refused to board a plane carrying 222 political prisoners to…
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has responded to a gaffe made by Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the party's presidential campaign in Kano State. Recall that on Thursday, during the…
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The murder of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, better known by his stage name AKA, shocked many, especially his fans around the world. On Friday night, AKA was fatally shot on Florida Road in Durban, South Africa, according to police…
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Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc, headed by Aisha Buhari's elder brother, cannot print new naira notes. To increase currency circulation, the Central Bank of Nigeria may yield to mounting pressure and contract the printing of…
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The kidnappers of Ayade Commissioner have demanded N150 million for her release, Ejesgist News has gathered. After eight days in captivity, the gunmen who kidnapped Prof. Gertrude Njar, the Cross River State Commissioner of…
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Anambra Shootout: Unknown gunmen attack Gov Okowa’s security aides in Ihiala, kill three Unknown gunmen operating in the South-East struck again on Friday, killing three officers from the Explosive Ordinance Device (EoD) division of the…
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Kwankwaso speaks on Peter Obi winning presidential election READ ALSO: Northern Leaders Optimistic Kwankwaso Will Step Down For Atiku Before February 25th Presidential Election  The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP,…
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A northern governor has ordered the arrest of any Nigerian rejecting old naira notes One of the All Progressives Congress governors in the northern part of the country, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has ordered the arrest of…
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INEC has been accused of rigging the February 25th, 2023 presidential election in favour of Atiku Abubakar There are ten incontrovertible grounds to prove that the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) under the Fulani-born…
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The Sultan of Sokoto has revealed why he cannot support Tinubu The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA), Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has declined endorsing  Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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A popular South African rapper, AKA is dead Ejesgist News reports. He was killed in a drive-by shooting at a popular night spot South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA, has been reportedly shot…
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The  National Assembly candidates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have described their purported expulsion from the party as "inconsequential and clear disrespect for the laws of the party and that of the country,"…
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APC Governorship Candidate has been involved in a ghastly accident. Ejesgist News reports that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru on Friday, February…
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On Friday, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) dispelled rumors that it had endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate. Bishop Emmah Isong, the National Publicity Secretary of the PFN, told ejesgist.ng…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has expelled the former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, and six others for alleged anti-party activities. Remember that Senator Nnamani was suspended…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State asserts that Governor Nyesom Wike is finalizing plans to join the APC through the "backdoor," despite his previous criticisms of the party. Darlington Nwauju, the APC's state…
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Buhari, Council of State Backs New cash Policy The National Council of State has endorsed the Federal Government's new monetary strategy and tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with taking immediate action to end the nation's cash…
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Atiku's Campaign DG: Dr. Abiye Sekibo, the General Director of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, narrowly evaded a murder attempt by unknown gunmen on Thursday night. It was said that gunmen…
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Appeal Court Sacks Abacha As Kano PDP Governorship Candidate Kano's Appeal Court has removed Mohammed Abacha as the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate for governor in Kano. Read Also: Baby Aya: Woman dies delivering newborn under…
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After giving birth to a baby girl (Aya), a woman perished beneath the rubble of buildings destroyed by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Syria. The newborn was discovered connected to her lifeless mother by her umbilical cord beneath…
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