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Solutions FC coach Uche Okagbue dies
Uche Okagbue, head coach of solutions FC, Awka, is dead. A statement by Patrick-Estate Onyedum, chairman of Anambra Sports Development…
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Hsieh, Mertens win women’s doubles title at Australian Open
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens won the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an…
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Ebonyi governor’s wife begins free cervical cancer screening for 1,000 women
The wife of Ebonyi governor, Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has kicked-off a free cervical cancer screening for 1,000 women in the state.…
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Police commend peaceful conduct of APC political meeting in Kano
The police in Kano State said it recorded zero violence during the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders meeting led by…
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GOC calls for increased effort in tackling insecurity
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Valentine Okoro, has charged personnel and other relevant security agencies…
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Kano fans hail Eagles victory over Cameroon
Football fans in Kano on Saturday described the Super Eagles’ defeat of Cameroon in the round of 16 at the…
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U.S., UK, others stop funding of UN agency over involvement of staff in Hamas attack on Israel
Several countries temporarily halted their funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…
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INEC to deploy 4,000 personnel for Feb. 3 rerun polls in Kaduna: REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy no fewer than 4,000 personnel for the conduct of Saturday’s…
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Police arrest child trafficker, rescue three underaged children in Lagos
The police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a suspected kingpin of child trafficking and labour syndicate, after…
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How Bandits Kill Nursing Mother, Her Mum After 10 Years Of Barrenness
Although the security operatives recently recorded successes in the battle against terrorism in the city by rescuing kidnap victims and…
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Gov. Otti expresses satisfaction with progress on Port Harcourt road project
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Saturday, inspected the ongoing work on Port Harcourt Road and expressed satisfaction with the…
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Peseiro shifts focus to Angola after Nigeria beat Cameroon
Super Eagles chief coach, Jose Peseiro, says his team will immediately put Saturday’s victory over Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions behind them…
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Killings, kidnappings won’t affect Feb. 3 rerun polls in Kaduna, says REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says insecurity will not affect the conduct of the February 3 rerun polls and…
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Gov. Sanwo-Olu hails Super Eagles incredible display against Cameroon
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the Super Eagles’ match against Cameroon as an incredible display. Nigeria have…
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Super Eagles coach shifts focus to Angola following victory over Cameroon
Super Eagles chief coach, Jose Peseiro, says his team will immediately put Saturday’s victory over Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions behind them…
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Police nab three fake EFCC operatives robbing students in Abia
Police in Abia have arrested three suspects who impersonated EFCC operatives to rob students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,…
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Southern Kaduna Christian leaders urge communities to shun strife, embrace peace
Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has called on communities to break away from a past of strife and crises…
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Embattled naval chief Ogalla blames ‘unpatriotic’ Nigerians for exposing lucrative oil bunkering, contract fraud
The Navy Headquarters under embattled Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla says “unpatriotic” Nigerians exposed details of the naval chief’s alleged oil…
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U.S. President Biden wants to visit Africa: Blinken
United States President Joe Biden is very interested in visiting Africa, says Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in…
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Jigawa government sets up mobile courts for sanitation offences
The Jigawa government has set up mobile courts in five emirate councils of the state to prosecute violators of its…
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