Federal Government Removes VAT on Diesel, Cooking Gas
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Davido deletes controversial song after widespread criticism
Nigerian music sensation David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has eventually surrendered to public condemnation and removed the controversial music video that allegedly mocked Islam. Widespread condemnation from both Muslims and non-Muslims since Friday...
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Building collapse kills 12, injured many others in Douala, Cameroon
A four-storey building collapsed in Cameroon’s commercial city of Douala on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more. The structure collapsed about midnight in the city’s eastern Ange Raphael neighborhood. The...
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Gov. Buni directs Min. of Works, Environment to increase preparations ahead of anticipated floods
The Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has urged the state ministries of Works and Environment to step up efforts to combat the impending floods, as earlier predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet)....
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Nigerian Government to provide health insurance to 50 million citizens by 2027
The Federal Government has announced its intention to provide health insurance to fifty million Nigerians over the next four years. Vice President Kashim Shettima stated this at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital’s (UMTH)...
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Railway Vandalism: NSCDC arrests 12 suspects, impounds trucks
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded two trucks conveying large quantities of stolen railway sleepers, arrested 12 suspected vandals and has clamped down on two illegal warehouses with vandalised railway...
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First female professor of Yoruba Studies, Omotayo Olutoye, dies at 87
The first female professor of Yoruba Studies in the world, Omotayo Olutoye, has died at the age of 87. Prof Omotayo Olutoye, wife of Major Gen Olufemi Olutoye (Rtd), the Alani of Idoani was...
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KWSG commended on swift response to road collapse
The acting Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University Malete, Professor Luqman jimoh, has commended the immediate response to the collasped culvert linking Shao to Malete in Moro local government area by the state government. Professor...
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NDLEA arrests drug lord in Lagos
A suspected notorious drug kingpin who specializes in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe especially Italy has been apprehended in his hotel room in Okota area of Lagos. The suspected...
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Oro community holds civil reception to honour Lai Muhammed
A civic reception has been held for the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed by the people of Oro community. The reception, according to reports, was “a mark of honor...
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Court sends 3 people to prison for internet scam in Benin city
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin city on Thursday, July 20, 2023 convicted and sentenced Kelly Alakpa to prison for fraud. Alakpa, 31, who claims to be a businessman,...
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