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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended Bariu Aliu, the traditional chief priest of the Igunuko shrine at Alpha Beach, Ajah, Lekki, Lagos, following the recovery of 2,760kg of skunk on October 25, 2024.
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South Korean authorities said on Monday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at airports around the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.
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Tens of thousands of people forced from their homes by enormous fires raking Los Angeles will not be able to return for at least four days, officials said Sunday.
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China's exports surged to a record high in 2024, providing a much-needed boost for the economy as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms.
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Nigeria has received a shipment of 32,000 tonnes of brown rice from Thailand, marking the first major import of the commodity in a decade, as the government seeks to reduce the prices of food. A report by Bloomberg said the shipment, facilitated by maritime logistics firm Ducat, arrived in Lagos under a federal policy suspending…
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President John Mahama of Ghana has reportedly scrapped seven ministries in a bid to reduce the cost of governance. Mahama's decision which came in an executive order was contained in a gazette dated January 9, 2025, just two days after he assumed office as president. The president who is in for a second term has…
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A group of bandits linked to Bello Turji, a deadly bandit kingpin, attacked a mosque in the Birnin Yaro village in Zamfara state and kidnapped several worshippers on Friday night. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, reported that the group of bandits led their abductees into a forest. The exact number of abductees remains unknown.…
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The leadership crisis rocking the main opposition political party, People's Democratic Party (PDP) is showing no signs of abating as top party sources hinted that the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, will resume work today at the party's national secretariat in Abuja. The Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, had on December 20, 2024, affirmed the…
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The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers for Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj exercise. Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the commission's Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Fatima Usara. Usara said the carriers were selected out…
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed plans to deploy a new marketing strategy into its Micro Pension Plan (MPP) to onboard 20 million on the scheme before the end of 2026.
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The Ojoto Traditional Council has denied allegations of turmoil in the community, describing them as “gross misinformation.” In a statement, Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu, the Eze Ojoto, reassured the public that the community remains peaceful and harmonious.