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7 Feb
The Kogi State Police Command said it has arrested two suspected armed robbers along Anyigba-Egume road in Dekina local government
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Top members of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), who are grassroots mobilisers of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was announced by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, who welcomed them to the APC. According to Jibrin, who shared on X, the first…
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Renowned leadership coach and former presidential candidate of the defunct Alliance for New Nigeria, Fela Durotoye, has revealed how he rejected an attempt to engage in a fraudulent government deal worth N5 billion, despite intense pressure from an official who claimed to be a pastor. Speaking at the ongoing biannual conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship…
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has rejected social media rumours alleging that he is responsible for the pregnancy of reality TV star, Nengi Hampson. The rumours, which recently gained widespread attention, claimed that Nengi had given birth to the governor’s child, with some even suggesting he has four wives. The Guardian reports that, on Monday,…
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February 14 is Valentine’s Day. Also known as Lovers’ Day, it is a day set aside to celebrate love. Just as there are healthy ways of celebrating love, there are also unhealthy ways of doing so. But first things first! It is generally believed that Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr.…
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The Southern Caucus of the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Bassey Otu and declared him as their choice for the 2027 governorship election. The lawmakers, comprising representatives of Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Biase, Calabar South 1, Calabar South 2, Calabar Municipal, and Odukpani constituencies, made their…
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his side lacks composure to defend a lead after Real Madrid struck twice late on to snatch a 3-2 win from the first leg of their Champions League play-off. City have dipped drastically from the high standards they have set during Guardiola's glorious nine-year reign this season, with the…
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Nigeria spends about $10 billion annually on raw material imports despite having many of these resources in abundance, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, has revealed. The minister also disclosed that the country loses an estimated $25 billion annually due to the underutilisation of its manufacturing sector, primarily…
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Taiwan said Wednesday it detected 62 Chinese military aircraft near the self-ruled island this week, as two US ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The United States and its allies regularly transit the 180-kilometre (112-mile) Taiwan Strait to reinforce its status as an international waterway, angering Beijing. Beijing has never ruled Taiwan, but it…
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The African Union will elect a new chairman over the weekend, with three candidates vying to represent some 1.5 billion people across the continent at a time of heightened uncertainty and regional conflicts. Here are brief profiles of the men: Djibouti: Mahamoud Ali Youssouf The 59-year-old career diplomat has been foreign minister of Djibouti, a…
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Cameroon President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, turns 92 years old on Thursday after more than four decades in power but remains tight-lipped on whether he will run for another term in elections this year. Many people including the deeply divided opposition are in little doubt that the leader, who first won…