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Senate spokesman, Basiru loses senate seat
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fadeyi Olubiyi has won Osun Central Senatorial District election to defeat the Senate spokesperson, Dr. ...
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Election: No corps member beaten to death, NYSC clarifies
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says contrary to reports on social media, no youth corps member participating in the general election was ...
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Presidential, NASS Elections: Salahu Leads Ibagun Ward To Deliver Bulk Votes For APC
The Special Adviser on Strategy to Kwara State governor, Alh Saadu Salahu, on Saturday, led Ibagun ward in Ilorin East local government area ...
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Election Duty: NSCDC losses one personnel to road accident
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has lost one personnel, Corps Assistant II Abdusalam Roqeeb from Lagos State Command in a road ...
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Election: Police arrest Ebubeagu commander with arms in Ebonyi
Policemen on routine election patrol in Ebonyi state Saturday arrested the Commander of the disbanded Ebubeagu Security Network at polling unit 002, located ...
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2023 Elections: ICPC Nabs 9 Vote-Buyers
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC, arrested nine persons for vote-buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa-Ibom and Sokoto states ...
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2023 Elections: Vote-buying: EFCC arrests 19 in Kano, Benue, others
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has arrested 19 people suspected of vote buying in Katsina, Kano, Benue and the Federal Capital Territory. The ...
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3 INEC officials abducted in Taraba
Three ad-hoc staff of INEC in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State have been abducted by unknown gunmen. The Coordinator of Electoral ...
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Election: FG warns against posting unverified election results
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has admonished Nigerians to resist the temptation of posting or sharing unverified election results ...
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Boko Haram attack voters in Gwoza, injures 5
Five persons were injured on Saturday in an attack on voters by Boko Haram insurgents in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno ...
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Elections: INEC cautions social media users
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to Nigerians, especially social media users, to “exercise restraint” on what they post on Election days. INEC ...
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Police arrest lawmaker with over $498,000
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a federal lawmaker, Dr Chinyere Igwe, with $498,100. Dr Igwe, who is a member of the ...
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EFCC Intercepts N32.4m meant for alleged vote-buying
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted some N32,400,000 suspected to be have been set aside for vote-buying in Lagos. In ...
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ICPC arrests man allegedly ferrying N2m to a politician
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken into custody one Hassan Ahmad in possession of N2 million cash ...
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Elections: FG shuts land borders
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the closure of all land borders for Saturday, February 25, 2023, general election. This was disclosed ...
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NGO charges incoming administration to give priority to pension
An NGO, the Contributory Pension and Happy Retirement Advocacy (COPEHRA), has appealed to the incoming administration to give priority to the development of ...
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Tinubu not against CBN’s cashless policy — PCC
The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the party’s presidential flag bearer, Sen. Bola Tinubu, is not in any way against the cashless ...
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Military apprehends mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Punch have apprehended one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022 terrorist attack on ...
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2023: Statewide N-SIP Beneficiaries Back Tinubu, Kwara Governor
Statewide women beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP) in Kwara State, on Thursday, staged a solidarity.rally in support of All Progressives ...
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Kwara govt gives N265m palliative to artisan groups
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented cheques totalling N267m to different artisan groups a fulfilment of the administration’s pledge to give palliatives ...
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Labour Party senatorial candidate, five others killed in Enugu
Unknown gunmen have killed and burnt the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr Oyibo Chukwu. The gunmen ...
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Election: Police prohibit personnel from escorting VIPs to polling units
The police has banned its operatives and other security personnel attached to governors, ministers and other government functionaries from escorting their principals to ...
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2023 Elections: Group designs strategies to stop disinformation, fake news in cyberspace
The Safeguarding Online Civic Space (SOCS) says it has designed strategies to stop all forms of disinformation, misinformation, fake news and violence incitement ...
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N400m Kogi Loot: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of 14 Properties
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted an interim forfeiture of 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja ...
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Wema Bank to honour customers on International Women’s Day 2023
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, is preparing to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023. The bank aims to honor women and provide them ...
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Election: NYSC deploys 200,000 members, warns against food gift
The National Youth Service Corps has deployed over 200,000 corps members as adhoc staff to partake in the general elections scheduled for Saturday, its ...
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Elections: NlS deploys 1,000 personnel in Kwara
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has deployed about 1,000 personnel for the upcoming general elections in Kwara. The Comptroller of NIS ...
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Kwara Gov names new Fiscal Responsibility Commission chief, others
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Abubakar Abdullahi Uthman as chairman of the state’s Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). Uthman ...
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Give naira redesign policy chance to work – NOA DG appeal to politicians
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has appealed to the political class to give the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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How I stopped Obasanjo’s third-term bid in National Assembly — Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that his intimate relationship with National Assembly members when he was ...
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Kwara 2023: Why We Partnered With ENetSuD To Assess Needs of Kwarans – Gobir
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) Governorship Candidate in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Gobir has stated reasons for Gobir Organization Foundation’s partnership with the ...
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Naira redesign: Obey Supreme Court order, govs, APC beg Buhari
With barely five days to the February 25 Presidential/National Assembly elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government ...
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CSO unveils findings of Needs Assessment of Kwara communities, discloses area of infrastructure deficit
A Kwara-based Civil Society Organization (CSO), Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) on Sunday presented the Needs Assessment report for various communities across ...
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Facebook, Instagram users to pay $12 monthly for verification
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO ...
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Slug – Naira Redesign Policy/ Fuel Scarcity- Cleric Appeals for Calm, Keep Faith in God
The National Amir and Spiritual Leader of Daaru-r-Rahmat (DARMAT) Islamic Society of Nigeria, Imaam Muali Musbahudeen Olawale has appealed to Nigerians to continue ...
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Resign if you disagree with Buhari’s naira policy, Atiku’s aide tells Keyamo
The Special Assistant on Public Communications to Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, has called on the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, ...
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New executives take mantle of Osun NUJ leadership
New Executives have emerged for the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ Osun State Chapter. Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu emerged as the Chairman, Comrade Adeyemi ...
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FCT, 32 states risk high floods, severe consequences, FG warns
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has warned that 178 Local Government Areas(LGAs) in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) ...
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2023 Census: NPC deploys 786,741 personnel to Kwara
The National Population Commission (NPC) has deployed 786,741 personnel to Kwara for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The NPC Federal Commissioner in ...
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Over 120 anti-graft CSOs give IGP 7 days to arrest, jail EFCC boss
Over 120 Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have given the Inspector-General of Police a seven-day ultimatum to effect the court order that committed ...
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CBN denies authorising commercial Banks to collect old #500, #1, 000 naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied reports circulating on the social media that it has asked deposit money banks to collect ...
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Accountant in ICPC net over alleged new Naira notes racketeering
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested an accountant of a filling station at Dutse Alhaji in Abuja. ...
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Full excerpts of El-Rufai ‘s speech on naira notes, fuel scarcity
State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, 16th February 2023. My dear people of Kaduna State, a. Create a nationwide ...
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Osun: Imole youth corps replaces O-YES
The Osun State Government has dissolved the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O-YES), creating the scheme under a new name “Imole Youth Corps”. In ...
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US returns late Alamieyeseigha’s loot
The United States Government has returned to Bayelsa State $954,000 stolen by former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. The Federal Government approved the funds to ...
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Nigeria needs accurate data to get it right – Dataphyte
A media research and data analytic organisation (Dataphyte) says it is important for Nigeria to get the right data for the 2023 elections ...
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Gbajabiamila faults FG’s stand on naira policy
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has faulted the decision of the Federal Government to disregard the Supreme Court order ...
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How teachers can partake in blue economy, AFCFTA – Experts
Some stakeholders in the maritime industry on Thursday implored teachers to take advantage of the benefits inherent in the blue economy and the ...
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Protest: YPP Guber Candidate, Gobir Pays Solidarity Visit To Police Boss
Following a protest by residents on kwara over the deadline of the Naira swap, which grounded commercial activities in some areas of Ilorin, ...
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Cash crunch, fuel scarcity: Shun Violence, Be Patriotic, Ajia Urges Nigerians
The Peoples’ Democratic party (PDP) House of Representatives Candidate for Asa/Ilorin West federal constituency in Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammed Ajia on Thursday ...
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Only old N200 still legal tender, N500, N1000 no longer in use – Buhari, read full text
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender. He made this announcement in a national broadcast ...
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Fraud: Katsina withdraws N11bn suit against Ex-Gov Shema, others
KATSINA State government has withdrawn an N11 billion suit filed against the former Governor of the State, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema and the ...
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Coup comment: I was asked to report to DSS everyday – Fani-Kayode
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday, revealed that his interrogation at the Department of State Services, ...
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New Naira notes: Governors reject out of court settlement – El-Rufai
Governors who took the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to court over the deadline for the swapping of the ...
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Why there’s high rate of divorce in Nigeria – stakeholders
Infidelity, lack of trust and barrenness have been identified as some of the major factors contributing to the high rate of divorce in ...
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Protest in Benin, Kwara, Ondo states over naira notes
Nigerians have continued to react over the scarcity of the new naira notes across states. Some have demonstrated in the major roads to ...
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Elections: Google commits $2m on fight against misinformation
Google.org has announced a grant of two million dollars for Nigeria Fact Checkers to leverage Artificial Intelliegence (AI) to fight against misinformation at ...
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Kwara: Police arrest 5 as Gov. AbdulRasaq calls for calm over protests on scarcity of new naira notes
Kwara state Police command has confirmed an arrest of five people for what they called public disturbance, as protest rocked Ilorin metropolis over ...
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Gov Abiodun vows to shut commercial banks rejecting old naira notes
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday warned that the state government would shut down any commercial banks operating in the state that ...
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Implementation of Naira swap policy political – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the shoddy implementation of the naira swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ...