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The movement of people from one place to another, often in search of better living conditions, economic opportunities or to escape conflicts, persecution, or natural disasters, is as old as human creation. But as societies evolve
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Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has commissioned 20 tractors for farming communities across the state. This initiative is part of his administration's vision for food security and economic empowerment. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, which followed the Plateau State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project (ACReSAL) Day/CRF disbursement at the New Government House, Rayfield,…
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Record 31-time Copa del Rey winners Barcelona will face Valencia in the quarter-finals, after they were paired in Monday's draw. Spanish and European champions Real Madrid travel to neighbours Leganes, while Atletico Madrid host Getafe in another capital derby clash. Barcelona thumped Real Betis 5-1 in the last 16 to progress to the last eight,…
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The death toll from the Niger tanker explosion has risen to at least 98 persons, with 69 injured, following the petrol tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday 18 2025, in Gurara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The latest update was issued by Abdullahi Baba-Arah, Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency,…
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 1,161 complaints of human rights abuse in Plateau between January and December 2024. Mrs Kiyenpiya Mafuyai, the Acting Coordinator of NHRC in the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. According to Mafuyai, the cases ranged from unlawful detention,…
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On Monday, an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court remanded a 35-year-old man, Ikechukwu Nkwuda, over alleged theft of goods worth N6 million. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that Nkwuda committed the offence between June 2023 and November 2024 at No 1. Aderemi Road, Lagere, Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said that the suspect entered the shop of…
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A safety and security expert, Amb. Nurain Abayomi Mumuni, on Monday, urged Nigerians to avoid using mobile phones close to fuel tankers. Mumuni, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emphasised that the use of mobile phones near fuel tankers could trigger an explosion. The APC chieftain made these declarations while…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed his delight after he defied freezing temperatures of 1°C to complete the 21-kilometer
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British Airways plans to resume flights from London to Tel Aviv on April 5, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas. Israeli news portal Arutz Sheva reported on Monday that the airline announced in Oct. 2024 that it would suspend flights to Tel Aviv until the end of March 2025. The airline…
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The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has decried the appalling level of funding of security agencies in the country. Chaired by Mr. Ahmed Satomi, the committee called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Minister of Finance to ensure the full release of the 2024 capital allocation to the security…
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The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, attended the special programme held ahead of the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. At the event, Kumuyi's profile of being a professor of mathematics and the pastor of the third-largest church in the world was declared to the audience. Stepping onto…