Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
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Traders in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are counting their losses after a fire incident destroyed the market on Friday at about 10 p.m. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, several traders expressed their devastation and recounted significant losses. Mr Ahmed Ayuba, a trader, was overwhelmed…
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Benin on Tuesday protested remarks by Niger's ruling junta chief accusing its neighbour of involvement in terrorist acts and summoned a Nigerien diplomat "for clarifications". General Abdourahamane Tiani accused Benin of serving as a rear base for terrorists and wanting to destabilise his country, in an interview on Niger state television last Wednesday. Beninese…
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Nigerian R&B star Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said she would never be the same after 2024 ends. The 29-year-old singer expressed her thoughts today, December 31st, via X, stating that the old version of her is gone. “I will never be the same after this year. Goodbye to the Ol’ me,” she…
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The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio. The Shipping Forecast, providing predictions by the Met Office on expected wind speeds, sea state, weather and visibility, began as a vital service to…
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Armed men have kidnapped a magistrate in Cameroon's English-speaking north, a human rights group said on Tuesday, in the latest abduction reported in the region hit by separatist violence. Nchang Augustin Amongwa was taken by unknown armed men from his home in the city of Bamenda late on Sunday and "his whereabouts remain unknown," Amadu…
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Russian gas is not scheduled to flow via Ukraine to Europe on January 1, data from Ukraine's gas pipeline operator showed Tuesday, as a key transit deal between Moscow and Kyiv nears its end. Ukraine has been allowing Russia to pipe gas to Europe via its territory under a five-year deal signed in 2019, but…
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Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal to hammer away at Liverpool's daunting lead in the Premier League title race. Arteta's side head into their New Year's Day clash with Brentford trailing nine points behind table-toppers Liverpool. The Anfield outfit have won 14 of their 18 league games this season to make them firm favourites to clinch…
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Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has vowed to reallocate all revoked lands after the expiration of the grace period given to affected allottees on Jan. 3. Wike stated this after he inspected the ongoing construction of Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal and Saburi…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Jan. 6, 2025, for ruling on a bail application filed by Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu with a death threat on social media. Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday set the date after Terry J. Aondo, representing Thomas, and the prosecution's lawyer, Victor Okoye, presented…
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The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has extended greetings to residents and people of Anambra State on the celebration of the dawn of the New Year 2025. In his New Year message to the people of the state, Governor Soludo stated that the dawn of 2025 brings refreshed hope and unprecedented opportunities…
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The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has again criticized President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing disagreement on the Tax Reform Bill, stating that the Presidency should be open to constructive criticism, as Tinubu himself had been during his tenure as Governor of Lagos under the administration of then-President Olusegun Obasanjo and his role in NADECO,…