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South African Police officer guns down wife, lover, reports self Mmutle, a South African police officer, has been arrested in connection with the murders of his estranged wife and a 30-year-old man named Katlego, believed to be…
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FG postpones 2023 census The federal government has shifted the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29. NPC Census Adhoc Staff 2023 Nationwide Screening Venue – Check…
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Imo State High Court denies Imo ex-deputy gov, Gerald Irona bail Justice S.I. Opara of the Imo State High Court in Owerri, the state capital, denied bail to Gerald Irona, the state's former lieutenant governor, on Wednesday.…
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Ben Ayade disbursed damaged N50 naira notes to teachers ahead of Saturday’s election, Modlin Odu  Modlin Odu has alleged that the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade on Tuesday disbursed damaged 50 & 20 naira…
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Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Isa dies at 62 Sheikh Ibrahim Isa, the Deputy Chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque in the state of Kaduna, has passed away. Sheikh Isa passed away at the Garkuwa hospital in…
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Facts About Olumide Oworu you need to know In Saturday's House of Assembly election, Nollywood actor and politician Desmond Elliot would face his younger colleague Olumide Oworu. Desmond, who represents the…
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Calabar South Gets New LG Chairman  Hon. Ndabu Robert Hogan has been sworn-in as the sitting Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area, Ejes Gist News reports. In a press statement issued…
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Tension in Lagos as Oba Elegushi fixes Oro cult ritual on election day; warns non-indigenes, women to respect tradition “Voting starts by 8:00 a.m., and there is a police curfew for midnight on election day. We are not doing…
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Nigeria Inflation Rises To 21.91% , a 0.09% increase from January The Nigerian inflation rate has increased. The inflation rate increased to 21.91% in February 2023 from 21.82% in January 2023. Read…
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'Pick up your phone & add your voice' — APC begs as US president, Joe Biden refuses to congratulate Tinubu  The APC has bemoaned the unwillingness of Joe Biden, the president of the United States of America, to…
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Jigawa ADC expels gov candidate, backs PDP Muhammad Gumel, the African Democratic Congress's candidate for governor in Jigawa State, has been expelled for alleged anti-party activities. The acting state chairman of…
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Why Igbos can not be non-indigenes in Lagos — Umeagbalasi It is correct to say that ‘transformed’ and ‘untransformed’ Retreatist Osun State-born “Lagosians” are dangerously breeding insurgency in Lagos…
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Muhammadu Buhari swears-in ICPC board members. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed seven individuals to the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). Wednesday,…
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Kebbi PDP suspends two former Ministers, five others The state executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has authorized the immediate suspension of two former ministers, Barr Kabiru Tanimu Turaki…
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Appeal Court Dismisses Atiku’s Suit Against INEC, Tinubu, rejects 2 motions filled by the PDP The Presidential Election Petition court in Abuja has rejected two motions filed by the Peoples Democratic party and its presidential…
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Bandits attack APC Youth leader, Alhazzai Shinkafi several others in Zamfara On the Kaura Namoda-Shinkafi road in Zamfara State, armed gangs known locally as "bandits" have attacked travellers. Ejes Gist News…
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Police declare Bauchi Rep wanted, place N1m bounty Yakubu Shehu, the representative for Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force. The police…
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I built five flyovers, I did not dance, Wike spent N50 million on alcohol every week — Amaechi  In furtherance of his campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, the…
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Fire razes 3 ATMs in Kano On Tuesday, three Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of Zenith Bank were destroyed by fire on Tafawa Balewa road in the Nasarawa Local Government area of Kano State. The incident was…
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Court jails Ex-Imo Commissioner, Laz Okoroafor Anyanwu for three years Former Imo transport commissioner Laz Okoroafor Anyanwu was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. Anyanwu, who served during the…
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