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"I'm very spiritual" – Toyin Abraham reveals ....
Toyin Abraham, a well-known Nollywood actress and director, has discussed her spirituality and the mystery surrounding her birth.Toyin discussed her spiritual gifts in an interview with Vanessa Obioha along with other achievements.The actress revealed that after her p ....
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Gunmen attack INEC office, police station in Anambra ....
The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, office in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was stormed by gunmen early on Wednesday morning.According to a source, the thugs used IEDs to burn down the commission's headquarters.In the same l ....
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Ondo govt bans educational material distribution in public schools ....
The Ondo State Government has made it illegal for individuals and non-governmental organizations to provide instructional materials in public schools, especially for political reasons.The government claimed that the directive followed a recent instance in which someone allegedly provided ....
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Police arrest Lagos trader who raped 12-year-old girl ....
A 23-year-old trader named Bukola Orogun was detained by the police in the Ebute-Ero Division, Idumota, Lagos Island, and charged in a Lagos Magistrate's Court with having sex with a 12-year-old girl.According to reports, he committed the crime inside a store in the Abibat Mogaji P ....
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Police arrest man for marrying second wife in Lagos ....
A guy named Edmund Uzoma was charged by the police with bigamy on Wednesday at Yaba Magistrates' Court, Lagos State.Uzoma was charged with three charges of bigamy and forging information on a marriage certificate before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun.Idowu Osungbure, the prose ....
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Pope Francis urges end to violence in Congo ....
Yesterday, Pope Francis addressed the conflicting factions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo directly to start the second day of his trip to Africa by pleading with them to lay down their guns and show one another forgiveness.The Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital of Kinshasa ....
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Actress Simisola Gold arrested over illegal exchange ....
Due to the lack of money, Nigerians are in a frenzy to get cash because it is hard to find it at banking facilities.Numerous financial service providers—Point of Sales (POS) operators—have started hoarding cash and selling at inflated prices. Some Nigerians are also in ....
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CBN orders over-the-counter payments of new notes ....
In a U-turn, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks to start giving customers new Naira notes over the counter (OTC).The directive, according to the country's top bank, was made to shorten lines outside Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) everywhere.The instruction ....
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Temi Otedola, Mr Eazi celebrate 6th anniversary ....
Temi Otedola, a Nigerian actress, recently commemorated her engagement to Mr. Eazi after six years of dating.To commemorate the anniversary, the millionaire entrepreneur's daughter published a photo on Instagram.“Yesterday, we met 6 years ago,†she wrote in the po ....
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IGP Usman Baba orders arrest of people selling naira notes ....
Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, has ordered senior officials in the Force to send their troops out into the streets to apprehend those who are misusing and selling naira.The IGP further ordered the prosecution of those detained, saying that the action furthered the Federal Go ....
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FG helped evacuate 1,531 Nigerians from Ukraine– Minister of Foreign Affairs ....
On Thursday, the Federal Government announced that it had transported 1,531 stranded Nigerians from Ukraine via air.On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, significantly escalating the conflict that had started in February 2014.Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, c ....
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JAMB registrar, Prof Oloyede, says no extension of UTME registration ....
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, announced on Friday that the registration period for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination would not be extended.On February 14, the one-month window for UTME registration closes. Oloye ....
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Gunmen killed more than 40 people in Nothern Katsina ....
The most recent violence before the parliamentary and presidential elections in Nigeria saw over 40 people dead in skirmishes between vigilantes and gunmen in the country's northern Katsina state.An armed gang, known locally as bandits, raided a village in Katsina's Bakori local g ....
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INEC begins mock accreditation ....
The exercise to assess the effectiveness of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in advance of the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections was announced by the Commission last week. It would take place on February 4.The machines used for the mock exercise ....
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Court jails two Lagos men for duping businesswoman ....
Two scammers were each given a year in prison by an Igbosere Magistrate's Court sitting at the Ebute-Metta Magistrate's Court in Oyingbo, Lagos for defrauding complainant Hunyingan Pentho Ifeoluwa of N115,000 through Instagram transactions.Oshodi Tunde Noah, 26, and Yusuf Sadiq Ola ....
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Taraba police found decomposed bodies of Monarch's wives, children ....
The corpses of the two wives and five children who were abducted along with their traditional leader of Mutum-Biyu, Justice Sani Muhammad (rtd), in Gassol Local Council have been found, according to the Taraba State Police Command.Recent gunmen raids in Jalingo resulted in the abdu ....
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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is dead ....
According to the BBC, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf passed away at the age of 79 following a protracted illness.In the statement confirming the death, the Pakistani military said it expressed its “heartfelt condolences†and added: “May Allah bless the depar ....
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American actress Melinda Dillon of 'A Christmas Story' dies at 83 ....
According to a cremation service held in Long Beach, California, actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the films "A Christmas Story" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," has passed away. She was 83.According to Neptune Society, which handled the ....
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Police detain 10 Yoruba Nation agitators in Lagos ....
10 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators were detained by agents of the Lagos Police Command on Sunday for unlawful assembly.A protest camp built up by the agitators at Alausa in Ikeja prior to the anticipated nationwide anti-Buhari uprising scheduled to begin on February 6 was also des ....
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NDLEA arrests pregnant woman, other three over drug trafficking ....
Mrs. Sylvester Gloria Onome, a pregnant woman who was arrested at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) on January 30, 2023, after 800 grams of skunk were found hidden in two miniature radio sets she was shipping to Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has been paraded by the National Drug Law En ....
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Court sentences landlord for allowing tenant store cannabis in warehouse ....
Saheed Ojomu, 51, was given a five-year prison sentence by a Federal High Court in Lagos for permitting his tenant to store cannabis in his shop.After the defendant amended his plea from not guilty to guilty, Justice Daniel Osiagor gave the punishment to the defendant.On March 31, 2 ....
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France fire kills mother, seven children ....
A fire that started while they were sleeping in their home in northern France on Monday claimed the lives of a mother and her seven children, who ranged in age from two to fourteen.Just after midnight, a fire broke out in the family's residence in Charly-sur-Marne, a town located about 50 ....
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EFCC arrests Abuja bank manager hoarding new notes ....
Despite having N29 million worth of the new naira notes stored in the branch's vaults, the operations manager of a top commercial bank in Abuja's central area was detained by agents of the Economic and Financial Commission on Monday.To the relief of the upset customers who h ....
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Thugs damage vehicles, canopies at Rivers APC rally ....
The All Progressives Congress rally was reportedly disrupted on Monday morning in the Umunachi town of the Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State by suspected political thugs.The event was eventually held after the party paid a courtesy call on Omuma's monarch at his palace. Th ....
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NDLEA seizes Europe-bound illegal drugs at Lagos airport ....
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has been the destination of illegal substances en route to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and Europe, particularly cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and ephedr ....
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Syria-Turkey earthquake leads to at least 4800 deaths ....
The double earthquake that shook border towns in Turkey and Syria claimed at least 4,800 lives.On Tuesday morning, Orhan Tatar, a representative of Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), said that 3,381 people had died and 20,426 had been injured in the county ....
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WhatsApp introduces new feature in latest update ....
Users of WhatsApp may now upload audio notes as status updates thanks to a newly released functionality.Users can now record and distribute voice notes that are no longer than 30 seconds as status updates using the new voice note feature.This breakthrough comes months after W ....
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Stock Market: Market value losses N37bn ....
Following a six-day consecutive bullish run on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, the stock market had a N37 billion loss on Tuesday due to profit-taking activities.The All-Share Index lost 67.98 absolute points, or 0.13 percent, to end the day at 54,299.76 points.Si ....
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Court stops implementation of old naira notes deadline ....
The Federal Government's plan to outlaw the use of the old naira notes starting on February 10, 2023, was temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.In a decision on an exparte application filed by the three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara, a seven-member pa ....
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Qatari investors set to bid for Manchester United ....
To give Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag the financial support he needs to take the team back to the top, Qatari investors are preparing an astonishing mega-money swoop for the club.Sportsmail reports that insiders have revealed a group of high-net-worth individuals located in the o ....
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INEC appeals Osun tribunal judgement ....
The decision to remove Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun state has been appealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).According to TheCable, the Osun governorship election petition tribunal ruled in favor of the state's former governor, Gboy ....
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Nigerian student loses life in Scotland road accident ....
A car accident claimed the life of 33-year-old Chinenye Okonkwo, a Nigerian student at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in Scotland.Okonkwo, a master's candidate at the university, was reportedly strolling on St. Vincent Street in Glasgow's central business district on February 2 ....
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 16, 000, many injured ....
As rescuers tried to help numerous individuals still buried under rubble on Thursday, freezing temperatures added to the suffering of survivors of a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and killed more than 16,000 people.As rescue operations continue through the 72-h ....
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Google loses $100bn as new chatbot provides wrong information ....
Google on Wednesday introduced a bevy of AI-powered improvements, but a flaw in an advertisement prompted a massive drop in the value of its stock.Shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, plummeted by almost 8% after a Twitter advertisement for the service, which generates ....
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Jandor responds Fashola, says he's not a cameraman ....
The PDP candidate for governor of Lagos has responded to Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, about his assertion that the candidate is only a cinematographer and lacks the expertise necessary to lead the state.In a string of tweets sent on Thursday, Abdulazeez "Jandor" Ad ....
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Nicola Bulley: Friends search for mother of two who got missing 13 days ago ....
A fortnight after she vanished, Nicola Bulley's friend described the ongoing hunt for the mother-of-two without any closure as "almost like torture."Emma White claimed that Ms. Bulley's friends and family will never give up hope despite their "unimaginable frustration."Later, Ms. Wh ....
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Gunmen attack Atiku's campaign DG vehicle in Rivers ....
The People's Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council's director general in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, managed to flee a shooting attempt on Thursday.Sekibo's bulletproof jeep was reportedly fired upon by gunmen in police uniform in Rainbow Town in Port Harcourt, the stat ....
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Relief workers join Turkey's earthquake rescue team ....
No fewer than 7,000 relief workers from 61 nations have arrived in Turkey as a result of Monday's earthquake to assist with search and rescue operations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.More than 22,000 people from both Turkey and Syria have already died as a result ....
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Naira appreciates against dollar ....
At the Investors and Exporters window on Friday, the Naira was traded for $461.50.The amount marked a 0.09 percent increase over the 461.10 it traded for on Thursday.On Friday, the open indicative rate reached N461.50 to the dollar.The highest rate recorded during Frid ....
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Court sacks Mohammed Abacha as Kano PDP governorship candidate ....
Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, has been removed from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP(Kano) )'s list of candidates for governor by the Court of Appeal sitting in Kano.The court recognized Sadiq Wali, a co-petitioner with Mr. Abach ....
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Nigeria man scams US residents $3.4m ....
Olaniyi Nasiru Ojikutu, a 39-year-old Nigerian, was convicted of participating in a multi-year romance scam and was given a sentence of nearly seven and a half years in a U.S. jail.Ojikutu, a permanent resident of the US, allegedly opened roughly 25 bank accounts under his own name, ....
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South African rapper AKA shot dead ....
According to IOL News, the well-known South African rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes was killed in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road in Durban, South Africa, on Friday night.According to the South African news source, AKA's security and another person were both injured. Another unnamed ....
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Police arrest man for sleeping with his 9-year-old ward ....
The accusation of having had sex with her guardian, Bernard Uzi, since 2020 comes from a primary five student (name withheld). The police in Alausa have detained Uzi& ....
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12-year-old student dies at Chrisland School's event ....
Because of yet another scandal involving one of its kids, Chrisland Schools is once again in the spotlight. ....
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NDLEA nabs church founder, student over Dubai-bound drugs ....
High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick, the founder and general overseer of the Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly in Lagos, has been taken into custody by the National Drug Law E ....
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Hit-and-run driver kills woman on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway ....
On the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, a middle-aged woman (whose identity has not been released) was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sunday.The event was reported to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, by Adetunji Oyebola, the Ifo Divisional Commander of the Traffic ....
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Gunmen attack Anambra police station, kill one ....
Anambra State police shot and killed an arsonist on Monday in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area.The deceased attempted to enter the station when he was fatally shot after storming the local police station with his gang in an unmarked Toyota Hiace bus, a Toyota Hilux, and t ....
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Rihanna shows up at Sunday's Super Bowl pregnant with second child ....
At Sunday's Super Bowl, Rihanna performed an exciting and hit-filled half-time concert, but when she unveiled an unexpected special guest, social media erupted.The Bajan singer was asked if there would be any surprises during her concert at Arizona's State Farm Stadium in an ....
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Police arrest pastor for preaching with AK-47 in Abuja ....
Pastor Uche Aigbe, the senior pastor of House on The Rock in Abuja, has been detained by the police for bringing an AK-47 to the pulpit.Aigbe was taken into custody by the Force Intelligence Bureau's (FIB) Intelligence Response Team (IRT).After a video went viral on social media, th ....
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Gov Sani Bello orders the arrest of anyone who rejects old naira notes ....
The police and other security services in Niger State have been instructed to arrest anyone who refuses to use outdated naira notes as a form of payment.The revelation was made during an interview with Alh. Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the SSG of the Niger State Government, on Monday in Minna. ....
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PDP cancels rally in Rivers to prevent havoc ....
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New Naira: CBN not ready to shift February 10, 2023 deadline ....
The postponement of February 10, 2023 deadline wasn't necessary, according to Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.In order to discuss the bank's monetary and currency reform policies, he paid a visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.He said, ....
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Naira Redesign: Nothern elders express disappointment, blame President Buhari ....
The redesign of the Naira, according to Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesperson Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, is the biggest demarketing effort against the All Progressives Congress (APC).This was stated by Mr. Ahmed on Tuesday during a Channels TV interview.The NEF official admitted that Mr ....
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Marburg Virus: Nine dead in Equatorial Guinea ....
As a result of testing positive for the Marburg virus, one of the worst diseases in the world, nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea.The Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola in that it causes bleeding to death in its victims, has an 88% mortality rate.According to the World ....
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Naira Scarcity: Residents attack bank in Edo ....
The persistent shortage of naira notes throughout the nation has prompted citizens of Benin, the capital of Edo state, to go to the streets in protest.Residents in the state capital stormed banks and ignited bonfires on main roadways, according to a witness who spoke to TheCable. ....
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EFCC arrests man who pretended to be EFCC chairman ....
Salman Umar Hudu, a 38-year-old native of Kano, was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday for impersonating the EFCC's Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and other commission officials.Hudu was located and taken into custody at an Abuja hotel.Accord ....
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Naira Scarcity: Buhari approves use of old N200 notes, shifts deadline ....
Nigeria On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari issued a directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) allowing the coexistence of the old 200 naira notes and the redesigned 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes.In a national broadcast that was broadcast on national stations, Buhari gave CBN th ....
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Soldiers set Ogun police station on fire ....
On Wednesday, soldiers in Nigerian Army uniforms raided the Ogijo police station in Ogun State after an alleged police assault on a soldier.The "soldiers," who had assaulted the station without their name tags, set it ablaze after the raid.Numerous people were hurt during th ....
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2023 Election: Police to deploy 310, 973 personnel ....
The Nigeria Police Force announced on Thursday in Abuja that it would send 310,973 of its personnel to the more than 176,846 polling places across the country for the presidential election, which will take place on February 25. The election is about one week away.According to the s ....
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Pastor trying to fast for 40 days dies on the 25th in Mozambique ....
Pastor Francisco Barajah passed away in Mozambique while attempting to break Jesus' record on the biblical Mount of Olives by fasting for 40 days.According to the BBC, the Mozambique man of God was only able to keep 25 of the 40 days he had planned before his death.The BBC r ....
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Jigawa govt declares 1000 and 500 old naira notes legal tender ....
Despite President Muhammadu Buhari's declaration that the old N500 and N1000 notes have been seized are legal tender on Thursday morning, the Jigawa State Government has taken the opposite stance by advising residents and other people in the state to continue using the currencies as accept ....
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Nigerian man marries American, defrauds her of $200, 000 ....
Chidozie Nwachi has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after defrauding Nicole Kierulff Sayers, an American, of $200,000 in fraud.The EFCC also said Nwachi had tricked Sayers into getting married.Sayers claims that after being taken advantage of, sh ....
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CBN orders banks to collect old 500 and 1000 naira notes ....
The old N500 and N1,000 notes should be turned in to banks right away, according to a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria.But it set the maximum amount that banks could take in at N500,000.The CBN insisted that the older currencies were no longer acceptable forms of pa ....
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Kano govt vows to destroy banks refusing old 500, 1000 naira notes ....
The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has issued a severe warning to the state's commercial banks, threatening to shut down any institution that continues to only take the old N500 and N1,000 notes.On Friday, the governor issued a warning while inspecting the palliatives that ....
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Gunmen attack INEC staff in Anambra ....
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials as well as other ad hoc employees were attacked, according to the Anambra State Police Command.According to a news release by Anambra State Police Command spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga, the gunmen attacked while the INEC ....
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Christian Atsu's lifeless body found under Turkey earthquake ruins ....
Football player Christian Atsu from Ghana was discovered dead in Turkey's earthquake debris.His manager, Murat Uzunmehmet, informed the DHA news agency on Saturday that his body had been discovered in the province of Hatay in southern Turkey, beneath the debris.He said: †....
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Gunmen set Anambra police station on fire, killing three officers ....
In the southeast Nigerian state of Anambra, three police officers were killed on Saturday when gunmen bombed the Ogidi Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili North Local Government Area.Early in the day, according to what PREMIUM TIMES has learned, the incident took place.This ne ....
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ICPC arrests accountant selling new naira notes in Abuja ....
An accountant for a gas station in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, has been detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.The accountant was reportedly detained for alleged new naira note racketeering, according to a statement released by the Commission's ....
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EFCC recovers 900m for NHIS program ....
A further N900 million has been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the National Health Insurance Program.Wilson Uwujaren, the commission's spokesman, revealed the information in a statement on Saturday.He claimed that the amount was a portion of funds that ....
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Police arrest dangerous armed robbers in Lagos ....
On Saturday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that two dangerous armed robbers had been apprehended in Ibeju Lekki's Abijo neighborhood as they fled with their stolen goods.In a statement, Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesman, claimed that while fleeing with their sto ....
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Marburg Virus: Epidemiologist reveals cause of virus outbreak ....
Islam Annan, an epidemiology and health economics professor at Ain Shams University, issued a warning about the threat posed by the Marburg virus, which has an 80% mortality rate.The Marburg virus has been around since 1967, and new cases are reported every year, according to Annan, who sp ....
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Three stoned to death in South Africa over alleged abduction ....
An eight-year-old girl was abducted, killed, and her body was dumped in a pit toilet at Senotlelo in Vaalbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, according to three persons who were allegedly stoned to death for the crime.Brig Selvy Mohlala, a spokesman for the Mpumalanga police, stated that Nomsa ....
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US charges no fewer than 18 Nigerian nurses over alleged fake qualifications ....
According to The PUNCH, there are currently 18 nurses of Nigerian heritage charged in Texas, USA, for falsifying their educational credentials.This is in accordance with a statement that was found on the Texas board of nursing's website and that our correspondent got on Sunday.Accor ....
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Again, gunmen attack another police station in Anambra ....
The Awada Police Station, located close to Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has once more been attacked by many gunmen.According to reports, the thugs broke into the police station around 2:18 am on Monday and started fighting with the officers on duty. T ....
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Rescue team discovers $2m buried in Turkey earthquake ruins ....
After the devastating earthquake that shook the area, search and rescue workers in Turkey found $2 million buried in the debris of one of the collapsed buildings.The team could be seen removing the cash off the ground and placing it in a bag while they counted it in a video that went viral ....
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ADC announces Peter Obi as its presidential candidate ....
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), was endorsed by a faction of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday in Abuja.Mani Ibrahim, the chairman of ADC's Board of Trustees (BoT), stated during a press conference that Mr. Obi is the ideal candidate to ....
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Traders accept old notes at APC rally in Lagos ....
At the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally's grand finale in Lagos, traders are still taking old naira notes in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling that prevented the Federal Government from outlawing them.That was the only way to ease the suffering and problems of people ....
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Nigeria records 789 cases of monkeypox ....
The PUNCH reported that there are now 789 confirmed cases of mpox in Nigeria.There have been eight reported deaths as a result of the illness.According to the World Health Organization's mpox situation report, Nigeria has the greatest number of mpox cases and fatalities in th ....
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Court sacks Akwa Ibom PDP governorship candidate ....
Michael Enoyong, the Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate who just emerged as the governorship candidate as a result of a court order obtained by a Federal High Court, has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.Once Enoyong was removed from office ....
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Again, earthquake hits Turkey and Syria ....
Six people were killed and new terror was sparked in northern Syria and the southern Turkish province of Hatay as a result of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, which struck after a huge quake on February 6 that left about 45,000 people dead in both countries.The deaths and over 300 hospitalizati ....
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Three UN peacekeepers die in mine explosion in Central Mali ....
The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) reported on Tuesday that an artisanal mine explosion in central Mali claimed the lives of three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers.“A convoy of the MINUSMA Force hit an improvised explosive device (artisanal ....
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Afreximbank's FEDA obtain 5% stake in Geregu Power Plc ....
A 5% interest in the electricity-generating company Geregu Power Plc has been purchased by the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA).The impact development division of the Africa Export and Import Bank is called FEDA (Afreximbank).Akinleye Olagbende, Geregu's secretary, provi ....
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200,000 corp members deployed for 2023 general elections ....
According to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), more than 200,000 corps members have been assigned as ad hoc workers for the general elections in 2023.Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, the director general, revealed the information on Tuesday in Abuja during a press confe ....
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IGP orders restriction of movement on election day ....
On election day, all vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation must be restricted from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the exception of vehicles carrying essential personnel such as INEC officials, electoral observers, the press, ambulances responding to medical eme ....
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Two Brazilian men kill seven after being mocked for losing at pool ....
In a horrifying video, two men are shown opening fire on a gathering and killing seven people, including a 12-year-old girl, in a pool club in Brazil, allegedly because they were made fun of for losing two straight games."The way it happened, it is clear that some victims may not ev ....
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11-year-old girl dies of bird flu in Cambodia ....
The first human H5N1 infection in Cambodia since 2014 has been confirmed in an 11-year-old girl, according to health officials.Prior to a 1997 outbreak among visitors to live poultry markets in Hong Kong, bird flu, also known as avian influenza, was not considered a threat to humans. ....
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R Kelly sentenced to additional 20 years imprisonment ....
R. Kelly, the disgraced musician, will serve one additional year in prison on top of his current 30-year term.After a New York trial, the singer was sentenced to three decades in prison for racketeering and trafficking in prostitution.He was found guilty of soliciting minors for sex ....
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Hoodlums attack ADP supporters in Lagos, injure five ....
In an attack on African Democratic Party supporters on Thursday in the Lekki neighborhood of Lagos State, at least five persons were hurt.PUNCH While the party members were returning from their evening campaign event at the Maruwa end of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, some louts a ....
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EFCC seizes N32.4m meant for vote-buying in Lagos ....
The anti-graft organization said in a tweet on Friday that authorities had also detained a suspect and were questioning him.“The massive operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to deter vote trading and other financial malfeasance ahead of tomorrowâ ....
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Brazil Storm: Death toll rises to 50 ....
Brazilian authorities announced Thursday night that at least 50 people had died as a result of floods and landslides brought on by torrential rains in the southeast of the country. Rescuers are still sifting through the rubble.“The more time passes, the less likely it is to f ....
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EFCC arrests man with N30m new notes ....
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has disclosed that the anti-graft agency detained a man in possession of N30 million in new naira notes.He revealed it in an interview on Television Continental's "Your View" show.“Just yes ....
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Again, container falls on Lagos road ....
After a container fell on the Ojuelegba Bridge in the Surulere neighborhood of Lagos State, there was chaos on Friday.Around 8 o'clock in the evening, an accident occurred following a Lagos State Government prohibition on articulated trucks using the Dorman Long and Ojuelegba bridge ....
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Full tuition not needed to obtain Canada study permit ....
To be eligible to apply for a study visa in Canada, international students are no longer required to pay all or a portion of their tuition costs.According to the Economic Times, a Canadian Federal Court decided that international students can be invited to apply for a study permit ....
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Tinubu wins in Akeredolu's polling unit ....
At Polling Unit 06, Ward 05, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Bola Tinubu, the APC's presidential candidate, easily trounced his two main opponents, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar.The PU is Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State.At the governor's polling place, ....
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Marburg Virus: NCDC warns of another virus outbreak ....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing the virus in the wake of the first-ever Marburg virus disease epidemic in Equatorial Guinea.The NCDC stated that despite the lack of information regarding the s ....
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Police warn Nigerians to stop circulating fake election results ....
The Police Force headquarters on Sunday morning warned people or groups engaging in spreading these alleged/fake election results to desist from such mischievous acts and wait patiently for INEC's official results, which are authentic and tenable, in light of the widespread circulation of ....
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NDLEA arrests three old men with 52kg of cocaine in Lagos, Plateau, Kwara ....
In conjunction with the discovery of more than 52.252 kilograms of cocaine, methamphetamine, and skunk as well as 32,590 pills of opiates in Lagos, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto, and two courier firms, NDLEA agents detained three sexagenarian grandfathers and a Nigerien.Onyebi Benjamin Chi ....
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Security officers arrest three LP coalition officers in Imo ....
Three Labour Party collation officers were detained by security personnel early on Sunday in Imo State's Isiala Mbano Local Government Area.The three agents—Egbomuche Nwoke, Bartram Iwuala, and an unidentified third—were detained on Sunday during the collation of resul ....
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US bans export of phones to Belarus Russis ....
According to a recent order by the Industry and Security Bureau, the United States is forbidding the shipment of smartphones and other electronic goods worth more than $300 to Russia and Belarus.The rule updates the so-called "luxury goods' sanctions" list, which will be mad ....
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Lagos oil and gas corporation obtains certification ....
The Lagos State-owned oil and gas firm claims to have certifications in occupational health and safety management systems, environmental management systems, and quality management systems.IBILE Oil and Gas announced that it has the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 c ....
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EFCC arrests two for vote-buying in Zamfara ....
On February 25, 2023, in Gusau, Zamfara State, EFCC agents under the direction of Commander of the EFCC, Aliyu Yusuf, detained two accused vote buyers.Isa Abdullahi was arrested for buying votes with wrappers hidden in the boot and back seat of a Peugeot 406 saloon, whereas Mustapha ....
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Kogi lawmaker, Jimoh Ommiata, is dead ....
Jimoh Omiata, a member of the Kogi State House of Assembly who represents Yagba, has passed away.He was reported to have passed away early on Monday at a hospital in Lagos where he was being treated for an unidentified illness.The Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi State House of Ass ....
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APC demands arrest of Dino Melaye, Paul Eneche ....
The General Overseer of Dunamis Church, Paul Enenche, was requested to appear before the Directorate of State Services on Monday by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council due to his "inciting sermon" last Sunday.Also, the APC PCC requested that Dino Melaye and D ....
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2023 Election: MSSN rebukes Obasanjo's letter on presidential poll ....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been criticized by the Muslim Students' Union of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit, for advocating for the suspension of the present presidential election process.Obasanjo's letter to President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), according to MSSN La ....
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Earthquake: FG donates $1m to Turkey for relief ....
A $1 million support fund has been presented to the Turkish government by a special envoy of the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), under the leadership of Mallam Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, The PUNCH has learned.The Turkish Foreign Affairs ....
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