Assembly Election 2023: Osun speaker, others lose as PDP wins 25 seats

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FACT-CHECK: Testifier Called Liar by Dunamis Pastor Is Truly a NOUN Law Graduate: Her law degree is also recognised by the Nigerian Law School, which has been ...

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Chronicles of Kidnap Survivors (I): In Captivity, Terrorists Ordered Pastor to Hit Fellow Captive to Death

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EFCC reacts to allegation of disobeying court order concerning Yahaya Bello: EFCC responds to widespread criticism that its bid to arrest former Kogi State ...

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Governor Ododo seeks FG’s help to tackle insecurity, flooding in Kogi: Mr Ododo said that Kogi, as a transit state that borders 10 other states ...

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Nigerians Roast JAMB Over ‘Moronic Response’ on X: Others questioned the level of professionalism of those who work at the Joint Admissions and Matriculations ...

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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia: The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and ...

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4 Months After Bridge Collapse, Lagos Pedestrians Risk Their Lives to Cross Alapere Expressway

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FACT-CHECK: Did Cardoso Say CBN Isn’t Defending Naira?: Cardoso sidestepped questions by not admitting or denying how much was spent on defending the naira in ...

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Lawyer asks Kogi Assembly to begin impeachment process against Ododo : A human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has urged the Speaker of the Kogi State House of ...

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Yahaya Bello withdrew $720,000 from Kogi account to pay child’s school fees -EFCC chairman

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REPORTER’S DIARY: Pedestrian Bridge or Public Toilet? My Experience on Iyana-Ipaja Road

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FLASHBACK: How Soldiers Killed 3 Policemen to Free Firearms Dealer Wadume: Investigations carried out by the police during the period revealed that Wadume and ...

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7 Years After, Ondo Governorship Aspirant Jimoh Ibrahim Yet to Pay Ex-Employees: FIJ obtained a copy of his employment letter, which showed that his monthly ...

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Over Tariff Hike, FUTA Can No Longer Give Students Enough Power: Malomo and other students have gone from enjoying a stable power and water supply to power ...

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5 Years After Woman Invested N1.6m in Wale Jana’s Sapphire Scents, No Capital, No Profit

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Inibehe Effiong Sues Erisco CEO for Calling Him ‘Fake Lawyer on TV: Effiong said he was suing Umeofia for dubbing him a "fake lawyer" during an ...

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Passengers Jump Out on the Grass As Dana Airplane Skids off Runway (Video): The flight skidded off the runway after landing, with passengers seen exiting the ...

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Obi Cubana, Folashade Tinubu… Popular Nigerians Who Went Scot-Free After Abusing Naira

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2 Years After Receiving N4.6m, Afialink Yet to Deliver Woman’s Car: In October 2023, she began requesting a refund, and the company asked for her account details ...

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FG Has Spent Over $155m to Close Metering Gap Since 2020, But Data Shows More People Now Lack Metres

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Ganduje Gets Fresh Suspension From Kano APC Faction: He said this fresh suspension was because Ganduje was promoting internal conflict and getting involved in ...

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[BREAKING] Naira abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail: The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite ...

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In Oja-Odan, Poor Roads, Power Outages Make Life Difficult for Residents: Oja-Odan is one of the communities bordering Nigeria and the Benin Republic ...

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Ododo begins distribution of palliatives : The Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has begun the distribution of food palliatives to the people of the state in ...

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Rivers Assembly overrides Fubara, passes LG amendment bill: the House passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill and forwarded same to Fubara for assent ...

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Ogun Shepherd Narrates ‘Miraculous’ Escape From Fulani Gunmen, Says Orphan Still Held

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Ondo APC primary: Aspirants accuse Ododo, others of not following procedure: There was a tense exchange between the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo who is the ...

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Texas Man Fraudulently Moves $12m Electronics From America to Nigeria: Omole pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker in a court in the ...

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Lagos schoolgirl wins N200,000 prize: A student, Faith Nkemakolam of Lireni Schools, Lagos, has emerged as the best student in the Efiko Initiative competition.

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Obey court order on Yahaya Bello, CSOs tell EFCC: the EFCC declaring Bello wanted for offences “in connection with an alleged case of money laundering to the ...

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BREAKING: Bobrisky Handed 6-Month Jail Term Without Option of Fine: Justice Abimbola Awogboro issued the judgement on Friday morning. Awogboro denied Okuneye the ...

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Russian troops arrive in Niger as military agreement begins: The West African country is increasingly turning to Moscow for support after breaking ties with the ...

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PNM put out PNM: Tobago West Member of Parliament Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis has accused some People’s National Movement (PNM) members of having secretly worked for ...

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JUST IN: Kaduna assembly sets up committee to probe El-Rufai: Governor Uba Sani, during a town hall meeting on Saturday, lamented the huge debt inherited from ...

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How the Chibok schoolgirl kidnappings in Nigeria continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education

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After FIJ’s Story, Libmot Express Pays Restitution to Man Whose Water Closet Was Damaged in Transit

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Kingmakers Nominate 89-Year-Old Olakulehin as Olubadan: The Olubadan-In-Council members has on Friday nominated Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of ...

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Nigeria’s terrorism-related deaths drop from 2600 monthly to 200 – NSA: The NSA said so far, the counter-terrorism efforts of the present administration have ...

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Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply $3.8 bln methanol project: Nigeria has struck a deal for Shell to supply gas to its proposed $3.8 billion Brass ...

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African leaders call for rethink on tackling violent extremism: African leaders at a security summit in Nigeria called for a revamp of institutions fighting ...

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EFCC pledges to set aside arrest warrant if Bello shows up in court: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that the arrest warrant issued against ...

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DJ Switch Stops Arrest Rumour as Lagos PPRO Admits Misinformation: Reacting via a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Switch said she woke up to the news and was ...

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Gov’t Starts Sanding Landmark Beach: The federal government has started the sand filling of Landmark Beach ahead of the proposed Lagos-Calabar coastal road.

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Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17: A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency ...

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JUST IN: Edo Assembly Impeaches Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu: During Monday's plenary, the house received a report prepared by the seven-man investigative ...

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Suspected Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo gov’s office : Some suspected Yoruba Nation agitators, on Saturday, invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat ...

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Surajudeen Abdulrahman Needed Funds To Relocate to Canada. He Sold a Fake Land to His Friend for N5m

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FG summons Abuja school management over reports of bullying: The Federal Government has summoned the management of Lead British International School ...

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14 die in Kogi auto crash: Fourteen people have lost their lives while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injury in an accident at Aloma community in Ofu ...

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Threats won’t stop our probe, Kaduna lawmakers reply El-Rufai’s son: The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, on Wednesday ...

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Chioma Okeke of ‘Luxury Estates by Solo’ Blocks Client After Receiving N530,000 for Apartments

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Account for FAAC allocations or face lawsuit, SERAP tells govs, FCT minister: FAAC is responsible for reviewing and adopting the allocation of funds to states ...

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ICIR Announces 20 New Fellows for Open Contract Reporting Project: We achieve this by building the Investigative/Data Journalism capacity for journalists in ...

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Protests against U.S. military presence in Niger continue | Africanews: Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday in Northern Niger calling for the immediate ...

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Lagos Gov’t Commences Demolition of Estate Buildings in Maryland: More than a dozen officials of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources drove into the ...

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EFCC obtains arrest warrant for Yahaya Bello: The EFCC on Wednesday was granted a warrant by a Federal High Court in Abuja to apprehend Yahaya Bello ...

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Ex-senator demands apology from Matawalle over comment on Northern elders: Mr Matawalle recently described members of the Northern Elders Forum as ...

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Kwara probes allegation of poisonous meat sales, calls for calm: The Kwara State Government has appealed to members of the public to be calm over alleged sale of ...

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Police arrest officer who shot businessman dead over bribe payment: The businessman was shot dead on Friday in the state for allegedly refusing to give a bribe ...

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Plateau bandits surrender weapons: Some bandits who have been terrorising communities in Plateau State have voluntarily surrendered their weapons to the state ...

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NPFL: Finidi, Amuneke light up Oriental Derby in Aba: Despite their current competition for the Super Eagles coaching role, Finidi and Amuneke displayed great ...

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Court restrains EFCC from arresting, detaining Yahaya Bello: EFCC has been restrained by a Lokoja High Court from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the ...

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Nigeria Police Website Taking Cybercrime Reports Is Unsafe, Violates NITDA Guidelines

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Court to hear Binance executive’s bail application Tuesday: Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned till Tuesday to hear the bail ...

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JUST IN: Gunmen kill Taraba monarch: Unknown gunmen, on Thursday night, shot dead a third class Chief of Sansani Chiefdom, in Gassol Local Government Area of ...

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Minister hails Nigerian delegates to global robotics meet: "By carrying the Nigerian flag, you are representing Nigeria; we urge you to make your mark in ...

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99 bag first class as LAUTECH holds 16th convocation: The acting VC of LAUTECH Oyo State, Professor Rasaq Kalilu, has said about 99 students of the institution ...

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US spends $15m on peace programme in Nigeria: The United States government says it has committed $ 15 million to the community Initiatives to promote peace ...

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Nigeria’s terrorism-related deaths drop from 2600 monthly to 200 – NSA: The NSA said so far, the counter-terrorism efforts of the present administration have ...

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Bandits surrender arms in Plateau – Official: The Plateau State government says the bandits turned in seven AK--47 rifles to the authorities.

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Dangote, modular refineries to pay naira for crude: The FG has complied with the demands of domestic crude oil refiners, as it declared that indigenous ...

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Ganduje’s ward executives visit APC secretariat today: Ward executives of Dawakin Tofa LGA of Kano State, where Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, was suspended ...

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NAFDAC cracks down on fake cosmetics producer in Lagos: NAFDAC said the producer was caught in the act of processing and packaging cosmetic products with false ...

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Court rules on Nnamdi Kanu’s custody transfer request May 20: A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed May 20, to rule on the application seeking to ...

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Allow your daughters marry us, visually impaired group begs Nigerians: The leadership of the Muslim Association of Visually Impaired of Nigeria ...

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Governor Fubara throws jabs at Wike over comments on Odili: Governor Fubara threw jabs at Mr Wike during the commissioning of a primary healthcare facility ...

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Army uncovers ISWAP bread factory in Borno: Hybrid Forces and Civilian JTF, stumbled upon the bread factory during an exploitation mission into the ...

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