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Abductors of Afaka Students Demand N500m Ransom

Although 10 of the students were released by the gunmen and have since reunited with their respective families, the remaining are still held by the kidnappers since March 11, 2021. The many parents of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state said they were asked …

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Nationwide Blackout Looms, As Nine Power Plants Collapse

The plants are Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji, Ihovbor, and the Jebba power plant which was shut down for annual maintenance. Nigeria may plunge into total blackout, as nine out of the national integrated power plants supplying electricity to the national grid, have reportedly broken down. According Nigeria’s …

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FG Lifts Ban On Registration Of New Sim Cards

While the new directive is to implemented from Monday, April 19, 2021, the government however placed NIN registration as mandatory for registering new SIM cards. The Federal Government on Thursday lifted the ban on registration of new Subscribers Identification Module, SIM. While the new directive is to implemented from Monday, …

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Buhari returns after UK medical check-up

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to work to meet the high expectation of Nigerians in him. The President gave the charge on his arrival in Nigeria from his medical trip in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday evening. Buhari returned to …

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N60bn Printing: What If Obaseki Didn’t Lie

Under the current administration, Nigerians have seemingly become accustomed to unusual, absurd, unrealistic, shocking, disturbing, and mentally draining news. From how snake swallowed JAMB funds, to how rats took over the office of the President, the unending list of fictitious news has become accepted by Nigerians, even as we expect …

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Governor Makinde looks quiet but deadly – Fayose

Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has described Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state as a “deadly person” even though he ”looks quiet.”   Fayose who made the comment in an interview on Channels Television in reference to a viral video that showed some thugs threatening to kill him …

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