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Heavy security, panic buying as IPOB holds Biafra Heroes Day

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Ahead of today’s Biafra Heroes Day declared by the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra across the South-East, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Itam, on Wednesday, deployed policemen across schools in the state. Similarly, the Enugu State government rejected the sit-at-home order called by IPOB to mark the …

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Outrage as Nigeria changes national anthem

National

Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country’s national anthem was changed with little consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978. The newly re-adopted anthem, which begins “Nigeria, We Hail …

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Pope Francis issues apology over homophobic slur

Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week. “The pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use …

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I won’t revert to old national anthem, Oby Ezekwesili fumes

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I won’t revert to old national anthem, Oby Ezekwesili fumes. The former Minister of Education, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem. The former Minister of Education, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem, …

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Gov Ododo dedicates tribunal victory to Kogi people

Tribunal

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has hailed the decision of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which upheld his election as the duly elected Governor of the state. In an interview with journalists, Ododo dedicated the victory at the tribunal to the people of the state. He noted that …

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